A Struggle!

[Guest guest]

I tried going to bed, but couldn't and felt the need to come to the

group for help through prayers. If you have read the recent posts by

Chrism and myself titled " Headache in the center of my forehead " you

know that my struggle to STOP smoking permanently, not just taking a

break. I refer to it as taking a break because if you quit something,

you don't do anymore. Well that isn't the case with me, so I take

breaks. I have been trying to quit smoking and have gone months

without doing it, but when I have a very challenging day I have set

backs and then I break.

 

Today has been one of those days. Most of you know that I have

started a non-profit organization to help those who are homeless and

who are on the verge of being homeless. It is in infant stages still,

however, in the last month we took our first client. When I began

this journey, I never in my wildest dreams thought we would be

working with mental health patients. Our client is such a case. This

client is a paranoia-schizophrenic/Bi-polar or so that is the

diagnosis the doctors gave her. Anyway, there is NO doubt that she is

delusional. Anyway, despite her condition I felt she deserves the

love, compassion, the ability to build trust, respect as a human

being, and to experience friendship. She is on medication to help

offset the hallucinations and voices she experiences especially at

night. She doesn't take her medications as prescribed and so this

makes for a very difficult situation such as today. Our client was on

the verge of an explosion and any little thing could have set her

off. She has assaulted before and may do it again, I don't know. I

don't want to know. When I met her this morning I had a very strong

sense before I even spoke to her that there was tension beaming from

her. I felt very uncomfortable, even more so when she started into

extreme mood swings going from bad to worse. I could tell that she

was becoming more and more agitated as the time passed which sent me

into an emotional fear. I want to help her along with a new client

that we are now going to be helping with the same problems. Sure I

could only help those who don't suffer from any mental health issues,

but that isn't what God wants me to do and that isn't what Jesus

would have done and that isn't what I am going to do either. Their

families have disowned them both because the families can't deal with

it. It isn't fair to either of them to live a life of loneliness and

lack of love and respect.

 

I am positive that over time, we will take on more of these wonderful

people who simply have problems they didn't ask for and I want to

help them. Just for the record, I will be taking self-defense classes

to protect myself. Anyway, my request is prayer in helping me to be

able to release the need for smoking, especially on days like today.

I am not saying that this is the only thing that sets me back,

because I have always turned to smoking when stressed, but at this

current point in time, it is the most challenging. I love what I do,

I want to do it, it is so rewarding to see the smiles and feel the

love from these remarkable people, but I need to and want to STOP

smoking permanently, to have the strength and the determination NOT

to allow any setbacks, to do away with it completely!

 

So please say a prayer for me and if you don't mind for my clients as

well. I will not give their names, but God knows who they are. Thank

you in advance!

 

Love,

Katherine

[Guest guest]

Of course Katherine, I will pray for you and your clients. Could you,

Becky and I make this a triad intent together?

 

Love,

Linda

 

, " Katherine "

<katsam19 wrote:

>

> I tried going to bed, but couldn't and felt the need to come to the

> group for help through prayers. If you have read the recent posts

by

> and myself titled " Headache in the center of my forehead "

you

> know that my struggle to STOP smoking permanently, not just taking

a

> break. I refer to it as taking a break because if you quit

something,

> you don't do anymore. Well that isn't the case with me, so I take

> breaks. I have been trying to quit smoking and have gone months

> without doing it, but when I have a very challenging day I have set

> backs and then I break.

>

> Today has been one of those days. Most of you know that I have

> started a non-profit organization to help those who are homeless

and

> who are on the verge of being homeless. It is in infant stages

still,

> however, in the last month we took our first client. When I began

> this journey, I never in my wildest dreams thought we would be

> working with mental health patients. Our client is such a case.

This

> client is a paranoia-schizophrenic/Bi-polar or so that is the

> diagnosis the doctors gave her. Anyway, there is NO doubt that she

is

> delusional. Anyway, despite her condition I felt she deserves the

> love, compassion, the ability to build trust, respect as a human

> being, and to experience friendship. She is on medication to help

> offset the hallucinations and voices she experiences especially at

> night. She doesn't take her medications as prescribed and so this

> makes for a very difficult situation such as today. Our client was

on

> the verge of an explosion and any little thing could have set her

> off. She has assaulted before and may do it again, I don't know. I

> don't want to know. When I met her this morning I had a very strong

> sense before I even spoke to her that there was tension beaming

from

> her. I felt very uncomfortable, even more so when she started into

> extreme mood swings going from bad to worse. I could tell that she

> was becoming more and more agitated as the time passed which sent

me

> into an emotional fear. I want to help her along with a new client

> that we are now going to be helping with the same problems. Sure I

> could only help those who don't suffer from any mental health

issues,

> but that isn't what God wants me to do and that isn't what Jesus

> would have done and that isn't what I am going to do either. Their

> families have disowned them both because the families can't deal

with

> it. It isn't fair to either of them to live a life of loneliness

and

> lack of love and respect.

>

> I am positive that over time, we will take on more of these

wonderful

> people who simply have problems they didn't ask for and I want to

> help them. Just for the record, I will be taking self-defense

classes

> to protect myself. Anyway, my request is prayer in helping me to be

> able to release the need for smoking, especially on days like

today.

> I am not saying that this is the only thing that sets me back,

> because I have always turned to smoking when stressed, but at this

> current point in time, it is the most challenging. I love what I

do,

> I want to do it, it is so rewarding to see the smiles and feel the

> love from these remarkable people, but I need to and want to STOP

> smoking permanently, to have the strength and the determination NOT

> to allow any setbacks, to do away with it completely!

>

> So please say a prayer for me and if you don't mind for my clients

as

> well. I will not give their names, but God knows who they are.

Thank

> you in advance!

>

> Love,

> Katherine

>

[Guest guest]

As the Aussies would say - " You, Katherine, are a champion. "

I think that you are amazing for doing this kind of work. I feel so

deeply for the homeless, but until I can detach more, I would find

it so difficult.

You said that these people you help have problems they didnt ask

for, but I believe we all come into this life with karma and

lessons.

I send light to you Katherine.

CV

 

 

 

 

, " Katherine "

<katsam19 wrote:

>

> I tried going to bed, but couldn't and felt the need to come to

the

> group for help through prayers. If you have read the recent posts

by

> and myself titled " Headache in the center of my forehead "

you

> know that my struggle to STOP smoking permanently, not just taking

a

> break. I refer to it as taking a break because if you quit

something,

> you don't do anymore. Well that isn't the case with me, so I take

> breaks. I have been trying to quit smoking and have gone months

> without doing it, but when I have a very challenging day I have

set

> backs and then I break.

>

> Today has been one of those days. Most of you know that I have

> started a non-profit organization to help those who are homeless

and

> who are on the verge of being homeless. It is in infant stages

still,

> however, in the last month we took our first client. When I began

> this journey, I never in my wildest dreams thought we would be

> working with mental health patients. Our client is such a case.

This

> client is a paranoia-schizophrenic/Bi-polar or so that is the

> diagnosis the doctors gave her. Anyway, there is NO doubt that she

is

> delusional. Anyway, despite her condition I felt she deserves the

> love, compassion, the ability to build trust, respect as a human

> being, and to experience friendship. She is on medication to help

> offset the hallucinations and voices she experiences especially at

> night. She doesn't take her medications as prescribed and so this

> makes for a very difficult situation such as today. Our client was

on

> the verge of an explosion and any little thing could have set her

> off. She has assaulted before and may do it again, I don't know. I

> don't want to know. When I met her this morning I had a very

strong

> sense before I even spoke to her that there was tension beaming

from

> her. I felt very uncomfortable, even more so when she started into

> extreme mood swings going from bad to worse. I could tell that she

> was becoming more and more agitated as the time passed which sent

me

> into an emotional fear. I want to help her along with a new client

> that we are now going to be helping with the same problems. Sure I

> could only help those who don't suffer from any mental health

issues,

> but that isn't what God wants me to do and that isn't what Jesus

> would have done and that isn't what I am going to do either. Their

> families have disowned them both because the families can't deal

with

> it. It isn't fair to either of them to live a life of loneliness

and

> lack of love and respect.

>

> I am positive that over time, we will take on more of these

wonderful

> people who simply have problems they didn't ask for and I want to

> help them. Just for the record, I will be taking self-defense

classes

> to protect myself. Anyway, my request is prayer in helping me to

be

> able to release the need for smoking, especially on days like

today.

> I am not saying that this is the only thing that sets me back,

> because I have always turned to smoking when stressed, but at this

> current point in time, it is the most challenging. I love what I

do,

> I want to do it, it is so rewarding to see the smiles and feel the

> love from these remarkable people, but I need to and want to STOP

> smoking permanently, to have the strength and the determination

NOT

> to allow any setbacks, to do away with it completely!

>

> So please say a prayer for me and if you don't mind for my clients

as

> well. I will not give their names, but God knows who they are.

Thank

> you in advance!

>

> Love,

> Katherine

>

[Guest guest]

CV, thank you so very much for your kind and loving words! This will be an

extreme challenge for in a lot of areas attachment being one of them. I know

though that this is my calling and I look forward to a tremedous growth in our

organization. I am on my way to the local soup kitchen who feed the homeless to

volunteer today! Thanks for the light you sent CV! Very much appreciated. Oh

yeah! You will know when it is your time to work with the homeless. A lot of

people never become ready! Smiles!

 

Love,

Katherine

 

 

 

celticvoice6 <celticvoice6

 

Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:46:16 AM

Re: A Struggle!

 

As the Aussies would say - " You, Katherine, are a champion. "

I think that you are amazing for doing this kind of work. I feel so

deeply for the homeless, but until I can detach more, I would find

it so difficult.

You said that these people you help have problems they didnt ask

for, but I believe we all come into this life with karma and

lessons.

I send light to you Katherine.

CV

 

Kundalini-Awakening -Systems- 1 , " Katherine "

<katsam19@.. .> wrote:

>

> I tried going to bed, but couldn't and felt the need to come to

the

> group for help through prayers. If you have read the recent posts

by

> and myself titled " Headache in the center of my forehead "

you

> know that my struggle to STOP smoking permanently, not just taking

a

> break. I refer to it as taking a break because if you quit

something,

> you don't do anymore. Well that isn't the case with me, so I take

> breaks. I have been trying to quit smoking and have gone months

> without doing it, but when I have a very challenging day I have

set

> backs and then I break.

>

> Today has been one of those days. Most of you know that I have

> started a non-profit organization to help those who are homeless

and

> who are on the verge of being homeless. It is in infant stages

still,

> however, in the last month we took our first client. When I began

> this journey, I never in my wildest dreams thought we would be

> working with mental health patients. Our client is such a case.

This

> client is a paranoia-schizophre nic/Bi-polar or so that is the

> diagnosis the doctors gave her. Anyway, there is NO doubt that she

is

> delusional. Anyway, despite her condition I felt she deserves the

> love, compassion, the ability to build trust, respect as a human

> being, and to experience friendship. She is on medication to help

> offset the hallucinations and voices she experiences especially at

> night. She doesn't take her medications as prescribed and so this

> makes for a very difficult situation such as today. Our client was

on

> the verge of an explosion and any little thing could have set her

> off. She has assaulted before and may do it again, I don't know. I

> don't want to know. When I met her this morning I had a very

strong

> sense before I even spoke to her that there was tension beaming

from

> her. I felt very uncomfortable, even more so when she started into

> extreme mood swings going from bad to worse. I could tell that she

> was becoming more and more agitated as the time passed which sent

me

> into an emotional fear. I want to help her along with a new client

> that we are now going to be helping with the same problems. Sure I

> could only help those who don't suffer from any mental health

issues,

> but that isn't what God wants me to do and that isn't what Jesus

> would have done and that isn't what I am going to do either. Their

> families have disowned them both because the families can't deal

with

> it. It isn't fair to either of them to live a life of loneliness

and

> lack of love and respect.

>

> I am positive that over time, we will take on more of these

wonderful

> people who simply have problems they didn't ask for and I want to

> help them. Just for the record, I will be taking self-defense

classes

> to protect myself. Anyway, my request is prayer in helping me to

be

> able to release the need for smoking, especially on days like

today.

> I am not saying that this is the only thing that sets me back,

> because I have always turned to smoking when stressed, but at this

> current point in time, it is the most challenging. I love what I

do,

> I want to do it, it is so rewarding to see the smiles and feel the

> love from these remarkable people, but I need to and want to STOP

> smoking permanently, to have the strength and the determination

NOT

> to allow any setbacks, to do away with it completely!

>

> So please say a prayer for me and if you don't mind for my clients

as

> well. I will not give their names, but God knows who they are.

Thank

> you in advance!

>

> Love,

> Katherine

>

 

 

 

 

 

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