It’s Christmas morning as I find myself reading this thread from 12/12/21. I didn’t recall helen posting in a while so I did my first successful search of her name. In the past those action parameters would say something to the effect of locked or disabled by member.
Hmmm.
Time. Ecclesiastics 23 comes to mind. It’s part of the surrounding verses that in all likelihood saved my life, half a lifetime ago.
“A time to mourn” where my first tears fell in a seven shot group in my KJV smaller than a dime at arms length that day in 1992.
Pain avoided must be confronted. A multitude of diversions only postpones healing. I really like helen. I don’t recall how long ago she lost her husband, but I do remember her sick in late July around the same time minkykat and I were.
Afterwards, with her immunity, she may have been compelled by her job and her responsibilities to others as a caregiver to vaXX up. That’s a table load of pressure for anyone; and especially for a bright minded loving and loyal individual.
From adamant to compliant in order to care for others comes at great internal sacrifice. Especially within the mourning period of loss of a love.
For some reason, I always had the impression helen did either research type lab work, or something similar, and may have had life experiences young that influenced that decision. Just impression-guessing. In all probability, I’m all wet in that aspect of profiling her. If it were the case, or even close, or off 10-mil’s at a mile, it might explain the nuisance of a trigger subject in conversation - or ‘recent post’ on the forum. Still… that is not to blame, as it is only one random domino in time and placement in this thing called life.
helen, prayers up for you. You seem like another friend I’d never have come across without the www. net.
So, much love, and Merry Christmas. Get back here by New Years or I’ll be doing toast with Luke-warm green tea, and well; it won’t be much fun.