tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499148.post2517053461611251357..comments2022-08-04T19:49:08.631-06:00Comments on Drop In Calgary Blog: Homelessness SucksLouise Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499148.post-7106188262466335732008-07-10T07:14:00.000-06:002008-07-10T07:14:00.000-06:00Thanks! I love the quote and will incorporate it ...Thanks! I love the quote and will incorporate it into my work too -- it says so much.<BR/><BR/>LouiseLouise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499148.post-2922295809859255722008-07-10T00:47:00.000-06:002008-07-10T00:47:00.000-06:00Great post, Louise. I loved your examples of a few...Great post, Louise. I loved your examples of a few different people's situations, and I think I know a couple of these people, even through the details you changed. There are no blanket, catch-all solutions, and perhaps listening may be the best tool we have.<BR/>You also reminded me of one of my favorite quotes, by Jeanne Duprau:<BR/>"Acceptance is hard. To accept my pain means holding it in my arms, like a package handed to me, my proper burden to be carried. The package may be heavy as lead, or burning hot, or stuck through with razors, but I must concede that it is my package, simply because it has arrived in my life. It is not a mistake. It has not been sent by accident to the wrong person. I may not welcome it, but accepting it means I carry it without protest for as long as necessary - and then I lay it down."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com