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I have been offered a 25-30 hour/wk position working with the Flood REcovery program in High River (45 minutes south of my home in Calgary). It’s being run out of The United Church there, and they were looking for someone with experience working with PTSD survivors, and someone who could deal with the gov’t rehab programs for homes etc.
For those who do no know, the worst natural disaster in Canada happened last June in Alberta. High River was one of the hardest hit areas. Whole neighbourhoods are being abandoned and will not be rebuilt, other homes are down to shells, still others had six feet of water in the basement. Business closed and left, and people are still living in trailers the govt brought in. So it’s a little like New Orleans.
The work is a year long project and likely two years. So that gives me some steady income. It’s also important because I can use everything I have learned in my own PTSD life, and in our life together on this site. Thank you for everything you have taught me about ptsd and Complex ptsd!
I’m also grateful for your ongoing support and encouragement in my own recovery. I treasure each one of you, without exception. You have changed my life for the good, and a part of your generosity is going to spill over into the lives of another whole group in High River, facing different challenges but struggling with the same symptoms.
So everyone, let’s take bow.
love,
Diane.
ps I start Feb 1.Diane that is the best news. Congratulations to you and to them for making the wise choice in selecting you for the position. You will be awesome. xox
FANTASTIC Diane!!! I am very happy for you. Your calm and sage advice has helped me many times. You will be great in that position. A round of applause please!! 🙂
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MoniqueDiane…I am ABSOLUTELY thrilled for you and I know you will bring grace to all the people you serve in High River. If I was in despair and darkness, I would recognise you instantly by the beacon of light that radiates all around you. You will be a rare gift to all those displaced spirits.
Much Love KarenThat is wonderful news Diane! I’m with Karen in that those that are suffering will be graced by your shining light and calming demeanor. I hope you find the work rewarding. They are so lucky to have you!
The Lord works in mysterious ways…
Diane, there is not one single person I can think of that would be better at this job than you.
I love you and I love the person that you are.
Wow. God placed you right were you needed to be to help the most people possible. As my son and I say all the time, EVERYTHING happens for a reason. And here you are, a product of your suffering and healing, ready to help others on their journey to healing. It is truly a miracle. They are lucky to have you!
Brava Goddess Diane! I am so ecstatically happy for you. Spring is coming, and with it all new and wonderful things in your life.
Much love and congratulations. ~ JoAnn
I second everyone Diane – you are a woman with amazing grace, clarity, compassion, and humor, mustn’t forget that – CONGRATULATIONS – what a difference you will make xo
Diane I’m so happy for you and you are the perfect person for the job. I think you are going to love it too. Wishing you all the best always!!
Love you, NapxoxoWow, this is wonderful news. You are the right person for this job. Will you commute to work or move closer to there? I’m so incredibly happy for you. You are such a sweet lady and you deserve this and those people deserve you.
Much love, Claire
This is fantastic, Diane! What an amazing thing you’ll be doing. It really sounds like something you were called to do. Wishing you much happiness in this new job. xoxo
Perfect! God is so good – and turning all things and shituations to good!
You will be great and remember you have an army of sisters as back up when you need us.
Love you x
Diane I love your new pic. You look so vogue and the hat is adorable! Is it leopard print and furry it’s so pretty (looks warm too!)
~NapThanks NAP.
I got that hat years ago and I can’t let it go, so I just keep sewing it up when the seams separate. It’s hard to find a warm hat that doesn’t look stupid and in Alberta, we need one! The fur isn’t real.
We were at Lake Louise (google it–its one of the most photographed places in the world) for the ice sculpture competition that they hold every year just between the Fairmont Hotel and the Lake (which is frozen now). Competitors come from all over the world including the US, and they have these really cool things to keep warm—-four foot chunks of tree trunk, slit crosswise so it opens up the log but doesn’t split it. Then they bore a hole in the side at the bottom for air flow, and they light a fire down inside the log, and it burns from the inside out. And they have an ice bar (everything is made of ice–tables etc) and you can get hot chocolate with shots of different things in it. I might post a few pics I took (not of the sculputres because that never shows up right, but of pretty scenery)
love, Diane.Diane how neat. As a kid we took summer vacations by car. My parents car had bucket seats and us 4 kids were smashed in the back. We took 2 vacations to Canada and I saw Lake Louise. My mind takes pictures and I can still see it. It’s sooo beautiful. On another trip we camped (tent) and fished at Sibley (sp) Provential Park. If I remember that right. Canada is a beautiful country.
Dianne, congratulations! The misfortunes of these people are so enormous, so they will need to look for positives where they can find them. God gave them you.
Oh my gosh, Diane, this is great!!
This is such an example of a window opening when a door has been closed. You have taken your crushing grief and worked through it to now become a healer for others in their grief.
I’m embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t even heard of this horrible natural disaster in Canada. Either the US press didn’t report it widely enough, or it’s evidence of how much of a fog I live my life in. Either way, I’m so sorry to hear of such a tragedy.
Yep….she is a walking, talking, breathing angel our Diane….a REAL live miracle. Naturally, angels and miracles show up JUST when you need them most? I love that thought and have experienced it first hand. We shouldn’t be so afraid of life and change and bad things. Angels and Goddesses walk among us. To me, its a fact and a great comfort. Diane is going to make a whole lot of unlucky people feel like it is going to be ok and if it isn’t ok, it isn’t the end yet? 😉
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