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And so, you know, like you said, taking a walk, you know, uh, being able to talk to your friends, because a lot of times when people are, uh, grieving, they don't really feel like they can talk to anybody that could really understand or could really empathize with them. And so it's it's important. I believe I believe that it's important in our lives that we have.
And so, you know, like you said, taking a walk, you know, uh, being able to talk to your friends, because a lot of times when people are, uh, grieving, they don't really feel like they can talk to anybody that could really understand or could really empathize with them. And so it's it's important. I believe I believe that it's important in our lives that we have.
We have friends that we could talk to, you know. And many times in our in our in our life, we we become so siloed that when these tough times come, we don't have anybody that we could relate to.
We have friends that we could talk to, you know. And many times in our in our in our life, we we become so siloed that when these tough times come, we don't have anybody that we could relate to.
But let me share this thing with you, though. I think part of what we know, though, is that there are some people that that they grieve for like 20, 30 years, man. Yeah. You know, I mean, that's that that chronic grieving. I mean, and every time you talk to him, I had somebody in my life that every time I talked to them.
But let me share this thing with you, though. I think part of what we know, though, is that there are some people that that they grieve for like 20, 30 years, man. Yeah. You know, I mean, that's that that chronic grieving. I mean, and every time you talk to him, I had somebody in my life that every time I talked to them.
it always got back to how they were brought up and how they felt like they were mistreated. And I'm saying them people are dead. I mean, them people are dead. They've been dead 20, 30 years and you still mad at them? You know what I mean? But I think that there are some things about us as human beings that sometimes,
it always got back to how they were brought up and how they felt like they were mistreated. And I'm saying them people are dead. I mean, them people are dead. They've been dead 20, 30 years and you still mad at them? You know what I mean? But I think that there are some things about us as human beings that sometimes,
We get caught like that, where we are grieving over things, first of all, that we have no control over, but secondly, over conditions that are long gone, and yet somehow we hold on to those things as though they are ever-present and it's just a continuous sore for people.
We get caught like that, where we are grieving over things, first of all, that we have no control over, but secondly, over conditions that are long gone, and yet somehow we hold on to those things as though they are ever-present and it's just a continuous sore for people.
And so I think that we need to recognize that there are some people who are grieving, and then the question is, how do you help them to overcome that, or if they choose to overcome it?
And so I think that we need to recognize that there are some people who are grieving, and then the question is, how do you help them to overcome that, or if they choose to overcome it?
And I can talk about it from my perspective. I don't live that far from the site where it happened. I think my granddaughter, she was driving past it while it was occurring. Wow. But I think that what it does was sometimes...
And I can talk about it from my perspective. I don't live that far from the site where it happened. I think my granddaughter, she was driving past it while it was occurring. Wow. But I think that what it does was sometimes...
The lifelong experiences that you have gone through or those experiences that you have heard other people discuss or what you've read about can set it up for how you're going to respond when a trigger occurs. triggering event happens. And I think for a lot of folks, that was very much a triggering event that you could visually see.
The lifelong experiences that you have gone through or those experiences that you have heard other people discuss or what you've read about can set it up for how you're going to respond when a trigger occurs. triggering event happens. And I think for a lot of folks, that was very much a triggering event that you could visually see.
And a lot of times people with grief, they hear about it and that's how they respond. But when you can both hear about it and you can see about it, it does create a different kind of emotion. I think that's what happened with the George Floyd thing. And interesting enough, this is the thing.
And a lot of times people with grief, they hear about it and that's how they respond. But when you can both hear about it and you can see about it, it does create a different kind of emotion. I think that's what happened with the George Floyd thing. And interesting enough, this is the thing.
I just had this conversation this morning with this guy that was talking about this, is that when that event happened, it was a more universal community-wide expression. It wasn't just one group of people that were expressing grief and upsetness with this issue.
I just had this conversation this morning with this guy that was talking about this, is that when that event happened, it was a more universal community-wide expression. It wasn't just one group of people that were expressing grief and upsetness with this issue.