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<blockquote data-quote="New Leaf" data-source="post: 673620" data-attributes="member: 19522"><p>Hi 4now, so sorry for your pain and hurting heart. Why, that is a good question. My eldest daughter is homeless, as far as I know, right now, and why has been the big question for years. So, I am right there with you.</p><p> It has been raining constantly here. What I do know is that there is help out there for them. My daughter does not want to go to a shelter. She says it is gross there. I think that is partially true, but is being on the streets better? I think it is also because there are rules at shelters that she would have to follow. She has been a drifter for some time now. I think she prefers to come and go with the wind.</p><p>Some days are like this for me 4now. Just sad and overwhelmed. It is natural to go through a grieving process when we are faced with these situations with our d cs. You are reading your books, but it seems you may need some extra help to process. I went to counseling, that helped. How about alanon?</p><p>Getting out and walking helps, doing something, moving your body.</p><p>If you believe in a higher power, praying helps.</p><p></p><p>Take deep, deep breaths.</p><p>We all go through intense lows. If you know that your feelings have lasted too long, please go see somebody. Depression can grip us, and it is not good to stay there.</p><p></p><p>We have lives to live and we have value.</p><p>With so much sadness over the lives of our d cs, sometimes it is hard to keep our heads above the rivers of it.</p><p>Rivers of sorrow.</p><p>But you know what 4now?</p><p>There is life beyond the sadness and worry.</p><p></p><p>Writing to you has helped me. I have been writing how I am feeling numb, but I think I am feeling that way, because I am overwhelmed with the intensity of my situation. So I need to do something about it, too.</p><p>Maybe it is not just the why, 4now, it is the what.</p><p>The what we know, that what we can't do is help or enable our d cs.</p><p>The what we can do, is help ourselves.</p><p>Then there is the how.</p><p>I think I will start by cleaning up my kitchen and throw in a load of wash.</p><p>Starts with small stuff.</p><p></p><p>Stay with us 4now, and keep posting.</p><p>We are all on different places on this journey, and we help each other.</p><p>One of the biggest helps is that this is a safe anonymous place to get your story and feelings out. The other, is knowing there are others going through similar situations.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry for your heart ache. Mine aches too. But I do know there is a light at the end of this tunnel.</p><p>There is a way to swim across the currents of the river of sorrow, shake the sadness off and dry ourselves in some sunshine.</p><p></p><p>We will get there, one stroke, and one day at a time.</p><p></p><p>Swim across the river.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://static.thousandwonders.net/Amazon.River.original.2312.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>((HUGS))</p><p>leafy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New Leaf, post: 673620, member: 19522"] Hi 4now, so sorry for your pain and hurting heart. Why, that is a good question. My eldest daughter is homeless, as far as I know, right now, and why has been the big question for years. So, I am right there with you. It has been raining constantly here. What I do know is that there is help out there for them. My daughter does not want to go to a shelter. She says it is gross there. I think that is partially true, but is being on the streets better? I think it is also because there are rules at shelters that she would have to follow. She has been a drifter for some time now. I think she prefers to come and go with the wind. Some days are like this for me 4now. Just sad and overwhelmed. It is natural to go through a grieving process when we are faced with these situations with our d cs. You are reading your books, but it seems you may need some extra help to process. I went to counseling, that helped. How about alanon? Getting out and walking helps, doing something, moving your body. If you believe in a higher power, praying helps. Take deep, deep breaths. We all go through intense lows. If you know that your feelings have lasted too long, please go see somebody. Depression can grip us, and it is not good to stay there. We have lives to live and we have value. With so much sadness over the lives of our d cs, sometimes it is hard to keep our heads above the rivers of it. Rivers of sorrow. But you know what 4now? There is life beyond the sadness and worry. Writing to you has helped me. I have been writing how I am feeling numb, but I think I am feeling that way, because I am overwhelmed with the intensity of my situation. So I need to do something about it, too. Maybe it is not just the why, 4now, it is the what. The what we know, that what we can't do is help or enable our d cs. The what we can do, is help ourselves. Then there is the how. I think I will start by cleaning up my kitchen and throw in a load of wash. Starts with small stuff. Stay with us 4now, and keep posting. We are all on different places on this journey, and we help each other. One of the biggest helps is that this is a safe anonymous place to get your story and feelings out. The other, is knowing there are others going through similar situations. I am sorry for your heart ache. Mine aches too. But I do know there is a light at the end of this tunnel. There is a way to swim across the currents of the river of sorrow, shake the sadness off and dry ourselves in some sunshine. We will get there, one stroke, and one day at a time. Swim across the river. [IMG]http://static.thousandwonders.net/Amazon.River.original.2312.jpg[/IMG] ((HUGS)) leafy [/QUOTE]
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