Hi Beth, how are you? I am so very sorry for the lack of compassion surrounding you at work as you are dealing with a tremendous load on you shoulders. People really lack understanding and compassion and are into themselves, their own lives and people they care about. The thing is....you deserve better from the people around you, to be regarded and cared for. They would not like it one bit if they had this type of disregard and rejection in their lives. They would understand if they knew what you know right now and feel what you feel, people just don't always care to see what is going on right in front of them. It truly helps all of us, even them, when they choose to be caring, understanding, and accepting. Unity, for the greater good, not leaving anyone out to suffer alone, people really need to wake up and realize we live in community with each other, whether at work, home, the market place, we have to cooperate and function as a society that cares and encourages healing and growth, never rejection of the innocent! They have no real idea the damage they are doing to you right now. Hopefully someday they will learn, not wishing anything bad on them, not at all, but this shows their enormous immaturity. One can have all the knowledge in the world, but lack love, caring and the ability to apply what they have to the people around them and then it is useless, it can do more harm then good, and does not help society in the least. For this I pitty them and feel bad for them for they may know no better. They don't know any better, perhaps and we may look at them and have compassion on them for their lack. I feel your frustration and hope I didn't write anything inappropriate, or unacceptable, I am very gun shy right now. I am thinking about you, praying deeply for you and sending my love your way, you are not alone......G

ps....did you get redeployed, I hope it is better.