Life, the universe, the Divine, God has a unique way of reminding us that we’re not alone on our journey and sometimes no matter how bad we think our lives are there are people out there they’re going through similar or worse situations. This morning I ran into a friend of mine that I worked with a VA who retired a few years ago just like I did. He had his own battle with cancer and is now a cancer survivor. I would see him walking the neighborhood with his wife on a fairly regular basis over the last couple years. I saw him this morning and stopped just to say hi and catch up with him and he told me that his wife died in January from pancreatic cancer. She was diagnosed in mid 2025 and five months later she died. She had been to three different doctors who missed the diagnosis. Finally, she went to a cardiologist who did some more extensive testing and made the diagnosis. I expressed my deepest condolences and sympathies for his loss. He said that he has been in grief counseling since she died. I told him that I thought that was a very good thing. I told him that people can be very sympathetic, but unless they’ve gone through the loss of a close love one they truly don’t understand what a person is going through. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. I know that God is great and will watch over them and guide them through this journey of grief and rebuilding their lives without their loved one. This is a reminder for us all to cherish every moment, especially the ones we have with our friends and loved ones. After I drove away I found a place to park and I had a good cry

Good evening. Does anyone have the Guilt, Shame, Blame, Helplessness, Self Forgiveness Chart. I cannot get into Opus Peace. Tried resetting the my password but they won't sent me the link. If you have the chart, can you scan and send it to [email protected]. Thank you!

Interesting article on writing thank you notes, gratitude and our brains :) https://siliconcanals.com/s-t-psychology-says-people-who-still-handwrite-thank-you-notes-instead-of-texting-dont-just-have-good-manners-they-process-gratitude-at-a-neurological-depth-that-changes-how-they-experience-relationsh/

I have a lot of trouble not being fully aware of a situation and where work is concerned I am really struggling not knowing everything that is going on. How do you all just “let things go?” My anxiety is triggered bc this need to know goes back to my very, very early childhood.

I am doing this class alongside Doula 101 at IDLM and am not yet in the groove of the routine and missed 2/1 class. I had it in my mind (not calendar) that is was this Sunday. I do have a question as I muddle through the class work. Where do you download the Loss Inventory Tool that is referenced multiple times? I have it in my book but would appreciate a printed version as I’m sure this will change over time.