Most
of what I’ve been blogging about is how to develop relationships and team work
and what it means to be committed to each other’s success. I had a perfect example of this
recently. I have been leading a
Grief/Transition group for these past 12 + years at a local church. We meet weekly and people have come in an
out. There has been a core group that
have been together for most of these years.
We discovered and are still discovering that grieving is not over in a 6
week course. Life continues to
happen. That is why we added the word Transition
to the group. We are always in
transition.
Some in
the group who started to come because they lost a spouse or parent, have since
lost a child, a grandchild and/or a friend.
Some in their families have lost jobs, are dealing with losing health,
or people they know and even themselves are moving into care facilities
transitioning from their homes to a couple of rooms.
As I am
aging I have discovered for me the transitions are the most difficult. Accepting the fact that I cannot do what I
use to do is frustrating. Dealing with
health issues is a reality. I kid
about my new profession is going to doctors.
These last several months have been especially difficult for me. I started with going to the hospital with
severe pains in my head. I felt like my
head was going to blow up. They treated
me with so much morphine that I lost 4 days.
They tell me I visited with people and was acting normal but I don’t
remember any of it. Then, I was in the
Skilled Nursing Facility here at The Grove for two and a half weeks.
Since then
my fibro myalsia pains have been flaring up and I am dealing with chronic neck
and head pains that have definitely limited my abilities to be up and about for
more than 30 to 45 minutes at a time. I
became aware that I was giving into depression.
That just is not me and it scared me a lot.
So back
to the team and relationships. A couple
of weeks ago I “unloaded” with my Grief/Transition group. Talk about the healer
being healed. These folks surrounded me
with love and acceptance. Reassuring me
that God is present and active in my
life. I risked exposing my weaknesses
with these friends and they shared that with me. I cannot tell you the healing that took
place. The cloud over my head was
lifted. Nothing has changed physically
but the ability to move forward and be freed from the weight of it all is
amazing even miraculous. These wonderful
folks practiced team ministry. I
encourage you to take the risk and find a team/group even a person to share
your grievings and your joys. God has given us the gift of friendships. Practice and trust God’s love.
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