To Denny

[Guest guest]

Den Den,

If I somehow offended you I am deeply sorry. I only was trying to

help. I obviously saw something that was not there. Perhaps it was a

lesson for me that I mistook as being one for you. Thank You Denny,

much love to you. Carol

 

, " Denny "

<dennynorton wrote:

>

> Hi Carol,

>

> Thank you for you opinion. I think I need to clarify a few things

> here. What I mean by my " avoid " word of choice is this. There are

> several, if you had an experience and it was unpleasant, hurtful,

> painful or whatever, there was a lesson here we had to learn from

it.

> I am sure most of us dealt just fine with it and moved on. Why

would

> you want to stick your finger in the fire again. I think once is

> enough. Also, I am intuitive and a very sensitive EMPATH and I see/

> feel things before they arrise in most cases. If I have a feeling

> it's not going to be pleasant, it is my choice to either go on with

> it or avoid it. I have never ever run away from my problems or our

> family problems. I allow myself to deal with those emotions in a

> positive perspective. My father being an alcoholic is a very big

> issue our family had to deal with. When I was 12 he became a

> recovering alcoholic, we all were so proud of him. I attended Ala-

> Teen in my teen years then Al-Anon in my adult years and I still

> attend Al-Anon for Me not my father. A year and a half ago both my

> parents had open heart surgery and while in the hospital my 3 other

> brothers and I went to talk with our father about his drinking.

He's

> 67 years old and in poor health himself. We asked him to go to

rehab

> and give it another go and to really try this time. He promised and

> he kept that promise. He is now a recovering alcoholic who attends

AA

> meetings and he is now attending college to become aa alcoholic

> counselor. He has been sober a year and a half as of today. We are

so

> proud of him and very supportive of him. When I was diagnosed with

> cancer, my father came to my home and stayed with me to help me for

a

> month. He was there for the very 1st time as the father I always

> wanted. He bathed me, fed me when I was too sick to hold my head

up,

> we talked a many a hours day and night, we cried together, he asked

> me for forgives and I not only forgave him but I also forgave me

too.

> He stood by be, side by side to be sure I would not fall, he was

> especially there for me when I really wanted to give up and throw

in

> the white towel and just die. He knew the severe pain I was in and

he

> felt so hopeless and he let it be known. He held me at night like I

> was a child and he told me stories to take my mind off cancer and

my

> health problems. I have to my knowledge never run away from

problems,

> I deal with them as they come the best way I know how. I am sure

> there was a lesson to be learned in it too. I am forever grateful

for

> those lessons. I can not even begin to tell you how it has changed

me

> and my family as well as other who are a part of my immediate life.

>

> Many Blessing,

>

> DenDen (Denny)

>