Dear Elise,
I have completely enjoyed traveling through the last 28 days with you. For me, the timing of this journey was an incredible gift. Initially, I had concern about 'taking on' a 28 day focus on self class just as the first anniversary of my Mother's death was approaching. However, after reading the introductory material for the class, I felt strongly that this opportunity was here for a reason. Letting grief and loss take a necessary place in our lives is often a difficult issue and one that I'm more comfortable with when I am assisting others. Allowing our emotions to ebb and flow with the grief process is often seen as weakness in our 'time to get over it' society. Your class and the focus on self provided me with a path that I could follow while taking side trips as often as needed or desired. Some days the off the trail paths were long and emotionally painful as I traveled through memories of my Mother's last days, but each day began again with the focus of self exploration. Knowing that the main path was always within one days trek I was able to explore and experience my feelings of loss, immense sadness, gratitude for my most amazing mother, and wonderful moments of joy that were always part of our relationship. So, for all of that, I thank you graciously for this journey at this particular time.
Jackie N.
Cape Girardeau, MO
