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Vicki:  Thank you.  I can certainly [[relate]] to that one.  I’d like to talk a little bit about giving and receiving, Monjoronson, because roles will [[change]] at this time, and we [[mortals]] [[struggle]] with the shifting of the gears.  I guess I’m primarily referring to it being [[difficult]] to shift from being a giver to being a receiver, and vice versa.  I also struggle with this in my grief, feeling that I am a burden to others.  Could you comment on this?

Vicki:  Thank you.  I can certainly [[relate]] to that one.  I’d like to talk a little bit about giving and receiving, Monjoronson, because roles will [[change]] at this time, and we [[mortals]] [[struggle]] with the shifting of the gears.  I guess I’m primarily referring to it being [[difficult]] to shift from being a giver to being a receiver, and vice versa.  I also struggle with this in my grief, feeling that I am a burden to others.  Could you comment on this?

===='''''[[Receptivity]]''''', ''''[[Grace]]'''''====

===='''''[[Receptivity]]''''', '''''[[Grace]]'''''====

*Giving and [[receiving]] with [[grace]]

*Giving and [[receiving]] with [[grace]]

   

   

MONJORONSON:  Yes, I will be most glad to.  Those are [[natural]] [[feelings]] of a well [[balanced]] [[personality]]; one who has a well balanced [[emotional]] [[sphere]].  There is a time for giving, and there is a time for receiving, and also know that in the receiving, you are [[assisting]] others in [[understanding]] the role of [[receiving]], for they too will surely go through this.  Receive with [[grace]] would be my [[advice]].  You have given with [[grace]], now receive with grace, and [[understand]] that you by receiving grace, you are a living [[model]] for those who will also grieve your passage when you leave; that you will have provided them with a model for [[receiving]] appropriately, and not extensively or for great duration, but as is [[necessary]] for you to go on your way to pick up the pieces and resume your life again—changed, but still resumed.

MONJORONSON:  Yes, I will be most glad to.  Those are [[natural]] [[feelings]] of a well [[balanced]] [[personality]]; one who has a well balanced [[emotional]] [[sphere]].  There is a time for giving, and there is a time for receiving, and also know that in the receiving, you are [[assisting]] others in [[understanding]] the role of [[receiving]], for they too will surely go through this.  Receive with [[grace]] would be my [[advice]].  You have given with [[grace]], now receive with grace, and [[understand]] that you by receiving grace, you are a living [[model]] for those who will also grieve your passage when you leave; that you will have provided them with a model for [[receiving]] appropriately, and not extensively or for great duration, but as is [[necessary]] for you to go on your way to pick up the pieces and resume your life again—changed, but still resumed.

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===='''''[[Stress]]''''', '''''[[Fear]]'''''====

Vicki:  It has been suggested to me that [[stress]] played a significant role in the [[death]] of my [[husband]].  What do you advise to others when they [[experience]] long-term, stressful situations in the [[future]]?

Vicki:  It has been suggested to me that [[stress]] played a significant role in the [[death]] of my [[husband]].  What do you advise to others when they [[experience]] long-term, stressful situations in the [[future]]?