tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post3532012957011384852..comments2023-05-06T03:22:46.821-07:00Comments on The Titanic Swim Team: Retirement: Leaving a Career, Listening to Stories, Following a CallingStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-30034631866181386302011-01-31T20:59:35.982-08:002011-01-31T20:59:35.982-08:00Widow_Lady, thank you for providing a larger pers...Widow_Lady, thank you for providing a larger perspective from which to view the potential impact of these years behind me.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-48926230668620627292011-01-29T19:07:58.803-08:002011-01-29T19:07:58.803-08:00My husband was a counselor for almost 30 years, di...My husband was a counselor for almost 30 years, different kind than you but he helped changed lives. When it became apparent that he couldn't go back to work because of his cancer, he sat with me and I his despair was palpable and he said "I wish I could have done more, done something great." It blew me away...<br /><br />For every person he helped here was a family behind them benefiting from the help the person he counseled was getting. A father who wouldn't have to worry. A daughter who might have their father around. A wife, a mother...and so it goes for generations. What more could he have done? What more could you do? Thank you <br /><br /> You touched thousands, generations, and for that I thank you, and wish you God's blessing for the next throng of people who will have hope because of you.<br /><br />Blessings..Widow_Lady302https://www.blogger.com/profile/02473728003078221688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-5804356600233122132011-01-28T15:50:10.164-08:002011-01-28T15:50:10.164-08:00Cheryl, As I think about that statement I made, it...Cheryl, As I think about that statement I made, it reflects my own struggles with faith. There have been and are times when I could walk away from it all and there are times when I'm clinging and grasping with everything I've got. Thanks for your reassuring words.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-19902146273485204752011-01-28T13:09:36.365-08:002011-01-28T13:09:36.365-08:00Whew! That was powerful. I like it when you said, ...Whew! That was powerful. I like it when you said, "Many have come, no longer believing in God, but desperate for God." What a loaded statement. As far as knowing what good you've done or been, I believe you answered your own question. You tried to do God's work and that's the best any of us can do. <br /><br />Happy Retirement!Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511536163668122532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-60645505070987227562011-01-28T06:06:17.765-08:002011-01-28T06:06:17.765-08:00YogaSavy, thank you for your kind words.
sweepyjea...YogaSavy, thank you for your kind words.<br />sweepyjean, I hope, in time, I will be free with my own thots. thanks.<br />Pamela and Jan, thanks for your encouragement and for reading my blog.<br />MJasper, I plan to write again about the forthcoming Honduras experience.<br />alejandro, The last 6 months I was downing shots DURING, not after, each session. :>)<br />Mary, you know, don't you. Thanks.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-85660802280022051782011-01-28T05:04:08.115-08:002011-01-28T05:04:08.115-08:00I worked in an adolescent unit for most of my nurs...I worked in an adolescent unit for most of my nursing career. It was one of the toughest things I ever did in my life. I wanted to help everyone! But, in reality, there were some that I couldn't touch. We were limited as a nurse in what we could do, but talk therapy was available 24/7. <br />I commend you for the people you have helped throughout your career. It is a job that takes a unique individual to be successful and still be able to function in their own life.Mary Hudak-Collins livingthescripture.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181851742870395058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-83095038684319066322011-01-27T22:00:06.555-08:002011-01-27T22:00:06.555-08:00A true human can listen without judging. It amazes...A true human can listen without judging. It amazes me that you survived until retirement. I know thatnI would of had to have had a strong drink after every session..<br /><br />Happy retirement mate. Aalejandro guzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444725035058665346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-76510241162867214212011-01-27T20:48:57.868-08:002011-01-27T20:48:57.868-08:00I wish you well...and safe travels...I wish you well...and safe travels...MJaspernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-8803288338886797182011-01-27T20:45:24.876-08:002011-01-27T20:45:24.876-08:00Thank you for the years you put in being someone t...Thank you for the years you put in being someone the wounded could trust. Thank you for sharing your stories. Congratulations on your retirement and enjoy many years of love.photos by janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931922143998773384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-80868176132093950682011-01-27T20:13:14.631-08:002011-01-27T20:13:14.631-08:00Yes, many lives you touched, helped to heal, chang...Yes, many lives you touched, helped to heal, changed for the better and yet you probably have no idea how very much. Congratulations on retirement and your blog!Pamelahttp://pamanner.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-62648481403812946322011-01-27T19:36:34.341-08:002011-01-27T19:36:34.341-08:00Congratulations on your retirement. Also, thank yo...Congratulations on your retirement. Also, thank you for the service you provided. Certain professions are made for certain people. Not all of us could take on the burden of listening to so many broken people. Now is your time to be free with your own thoughts. Enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-8812977829218502092011-01-27T18:48:40.257-08:002011-01-27T18:48:40.257-08:00They were sincere.
Warm fleece.
Nobody has ev...They were sincere. <br /><br /><br />Warm fleece. <br />Nobody has ever described my words<br />as warm fleece. <br /><br />Now I'm smiling. <br /><br /><br />you did good again.Kathleen Badehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511937166340041010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-59689102879965943702011-01-27T16:50:23.379-08:002011-01-27T16:50:23.379-08:00Jim, thanks for your affirmation.
Kathleen, I am ...Jim, thanks for your affirmation.<br /><br />Kathleen, I am savoring your words and wearing them. They're like a warm fleece. You're very kind. And you have a beautiful way of expressing yourself.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-81278187129732621612011-01-27T16:45:39.933-08:002011-01-27T16:45:39.933-08:00They were meant to be in your life. You gave, love...They were meant to be in your life. You gave, loved, cared and held them when they needed you. You were there for them. Absolutely beautiful and it brought a little tear......<br />You saw them as a person/being with hearts that needed fixed or just to be heard.<br />Not many can do that. You took your profession one step further. You extended the hand of humanity.Savira Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463773284421101573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-78755744842748189052011-01-27T16:02:15.252-08:002011-01-27T16:02:15.252-08:00With all the kindness in the world, I echo your wo...With all the kindness in the world, I echo your words... you don't know what good you've done? <br /><br />You must know.<br />You must know that every time<br />you opened that door to someone <br />who needed to be heard ...<br /><br />you listened ...<br />and they were ...<br /><br />you did good.<br />you must know that. <br /><br />If you don't, <br />then with all the kindness that I began this with .... I tell you ...<br /><br />You did good every time you opened that door... you opened your heart<br /><br /> ... <br /><br />heart listening is the best therapy in the world. <br /><br />You did better than good.Kathleen Badehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511937166340041010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-42544536310999498202011-01-27T15:15:17.393-08:002011-01-27T15:15:17.393-08:00Hi Steve,
I follow and read a lot of blogs to get ...Hi Steve,<br />I follow and read a lot of blogs to get a wider image of this world and the people that make it happen.<br />I'd just like to repeat what Sarah says above-"It takes a special person to be able to walk with people afflicted, to listen, to show them they are special and to help them take baby steps back to the world, to show them that not everyone is the same. <br /><br />You are that person and although your calling now is moving in a different direction I feel it will always be your calling. May the rest of your life journey for you be one that enhances your life as much as you have enhanced others."<br /><br />I don't think I could ever have done what you have. "It takes a special person...."Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-71857303819911764832011-01-27T15:06:12.087-08:002011-01-27T15:06:12.087-08:00SJ, thanks for your kind words and your blessing.
...SJ, thanks for your kind words and your blessing.<br />Jessica, you describe it quite well. I promise--I'll keep sharing my stories.<br />Bongo, As always. . .Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-62496242735632645372011-01-27T14:33:50.147-08:002011-01-27T14:33:50.147-08:00An awesome post ...it's rare to be able to see...An awesome post ...it's rare to be able to see what goes on inside that room....To see it from the therapists eyes...thank you for giving us a glimpse inside...I'm sure you have many stories like these to tell....Please keep telling them.....As always...As always...Bongohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476508632697640785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-69064973281472938842011-01-27T14:26:44.299-08:002011-01-27T14:26:44.299-08:00Powerful I can see where your profession would dra...Powerful I can see where your profession would drain you and exhilarate all in the same breath. Please keep sharing your stories<br /><br />~Jessica~Jessica Branthttp://www.findingonesway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-405529878844487592011-01-27T14:10:55.302-08:002011-01-27T14:10:55.302-08:00I think I stopped breathing and only started again...I think I stopped breathing and only started again as the tears were rolling down my cheeks. Life is cruel but it's the people that make it so. <br /><br />It takes a special person to be able to walk with people afflicted, to listen, to show them they are special and to help them take baby steps back to the world, to show them that not everyone is the same. <br /><br />You are that person and although your calling now is moving in a different direction I feel it will always be your calling. May the rest of your life journey for you be one that enhances your life as much as you have enhanced others.Papercut Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464641582104501391noreply@blogger.com