James said, “You learned your birth, birth took place. you learned your body, counrty, family, religion, ethnics, then they all took place.”

From that sentence, I conclude you are saying that one is separate from the body. You learn your birth, you learn your body. Sounds like being separate from the body to learn of it. Where as I believe that one does not become aware until the body exist and the mind grows into the body. If the mind was separate from the body then alcohol would have no effect on the state of mind. But, it does. So, you are not separate from your body. You can not find anything inside of you that is other than this body. Though parts of you may be discard such as an appendix. One can not discard the brain. It holds the thoughts and memories of the person. Take it out and throw it away and the person no longer lives. What is left after your body dies? Only what was there before your birth. And that is where you shall return.

If you believe in God and his angels and prophets then you long to belong to a group of believers who have faith that God does exist. Whether God exist or not is immaterial when it comes to watching your enemies kill your loved ones. If God exist then why would he allow for the horrors that have gone on during the World Wars? No, God is for those who have faith and trust in God. Those who would endure the bitterness of life in the belief there is something after this life. IDK, And I do not judge. But, I am a practical man.

Oh, thought of something.
Alessa, do not feed tap water direct from the tap to the baby. Sorry, just worried about the quality of tap water in your area. Me, I boil water in a tea kettle and then drink from that all day. I have put a whole house filter in that filters the water down to 5 microns. Not sure if that is good enough but it does remove a lot of the sediment. Iron rust mostly. Anyway, be safe. Wishing you a wonderful year coming up.

Roberta,

That is a great idea. When helping others, it is tough to feel depressed.
Volunteering keeps one busy and when being around others, it helps one feel connected.

Dear Anita,

Sorry. It is not nightmarish as much as the norm. I too wish it was better but it is the reality we live in. Have a healthy, happy and safe year.

Advice?? The only thing I can think of is to actually talk with him. Spell it out. Tell him how much you care about him as a friend. Reminder him of all the times you were there to help him. Then tell him about your own needs. Ask him to seek therapy or find someone who can help him in the way he really needs. You being there is more like a co-dependent. Are you assisting him in staying this way instead of getting better? Over time, he has got to change and get better cause you can not be there forever. Being honest and caring with your words. Make sure he understands that this type of relationship can not last forever this way. It has to change and become better. It has to allow for you to grow and have a life just like he must change and grow and have a life.

Yeah, please don’t take my advice cause I do not give good advice. I see things differently.

Anita,

During the intake, the nurses were able to determine it was more a stomach related issue. And anyone who has chest pains would have been taken in first. They have triage procedures which help to take care of such situations when there are more than one person with chest pains. It may be a safe approach by saying it was digestion related. But, that don’t help when your sitting in pain. Which I have done when I had kidney stones. Got into Er waiting room at 12 pm. Did not get in to see the intake nurse until 4:30pm. Then sat around while they came around to take insurance information. Then at 6:30pm to finally see the doctor and get a cat scan ordered. 8:30pm to get the cat scan and then 9:30pm to get released with prescription for pain killers. Got prescription the next day when the pharmacy opened. Yeah, that kept everyone safer. The front desk asked about the injury and told to take a seat. Hardly anyone in the waiting room. two hours before seeing the intake nurse. Then another half hour before the doctor came. They did the can scan while I was sleeping in the waiting room for my mom. Around 4am I was able to take her home.

Yeah, safer for everyone. I get it. Still, the system is not working. Do you live in Canada? The wait time is even more. Getting a schedule appointment is tough. This is because the government stuck their nose into it and made everything free. I am sorry. No one died because my BIL was taken in first. They are trained to take serious stuff first. But when you go to reception to register to be in line, they don’t know anything. They only ask what is the problem. It is the intake nurses that are trained. So, it is a matter of seeing the intake nurses. They do the triage. If you are sitting in the waiting room cause you said my baby is not feeding and threw up then you could be sitting a long time before seeing the triage nurse. Once anyone sees the triage nurse or intake nurse then they can determine what or who is next.

I get your point. I hope you see mine too. No one cares about you unless you do. The squeaky wheel get the oil. Never mind. My advice was bad. I take it back. Don’t listen to me. That should

keep everyone safer.