EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE-HURRICANE KATRINA EXPERIENCE

KEEPING AN EYE ON THE STORM
This from the Alabama Gulf Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau. I was at one time considering retiring to this area. It is beautiful, and has been ravaged this year. Hurricane Ivan is fresh on their minds as they absorb Hurricane Katrina. Here's what they've learned:
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"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." - Eleanor Roosevelt

THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE BEACH
Hurricane Katrina passed to the west of Orange Beach and Gulf Shores. Our hearts and prayers go out to our neighbors who were hit so hard by Katrina, but we are extremely grateful to report that Gulf Shores and Orange Beach were spared the heavy damage of the storm.

We did experience a temporary gasoline shortage last week. That situation has stabilized and gas supply in the area has already returned to normal.

Orange Beach fared very well. Power was quickly restored throughout the city. Businesses and accommodations in Orange Beach were open with a day or two and are excited to welcome visitors. Public beache areas are also open.

Gulf Shores experienced greater storm surge, but virtually no structural damage. Crews have restored power throughout the city. There is a large amount of sand to be removed from along roadsides, but that work is well underway. The Gulf Shores Public
Beach and city-owned public access points are temporarily closed
for cleanup, but not for long.

Reaching Out to Our Neighbors

With the memory of Hurricane Ivan still fresh in the minds of people here, citizens of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach have overwhelmingly come to the aid of neighbors in Mississippi, Louisiana and south Mobile County. On practically every corner you’ll find a benefit car wash, food drive or clothing collection site. Local business owners have loaded up their own delivery trucks, taking it upon themselves to drive supplies to storm-ravaged areas. Churches, civic centers and individual citizens are opening their doors to those who need a place to stay.

Here in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, we are filled with mixed emotions about Katrina: relief that we were spared, and guilt at feeling that relief. It’s one thing to watch the suffering unfold on TV. It’s quite another to know it’s happening not far down the road, in places you love, where you have friends, family and
colleagues.

A year ago, we found out first-hand that the kindness of strangers does still exist and we are ...

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