All - Requesting some protection, love, and light for all those federal workers that are facing troubled times. Someone extremely close to me is a civil servant with one of the organizations that is frequently in the news at the moment. Late afternoon on Tuesday, this person was repeatedly asked by the 20-something-year-olds on the Doge team to do something that the person did not have the legal authority to do. (The request/action was major and significant.) Because the action was illegal, this person recused themselves and was promptly cut off from all federal systems by Doge. (As a little background, civil servants must comply with a code of ethics and have very clear rules around what they can and cannot do depending on their role and what legal authority they have.) We don't know what will happen, but there is the strong risk that this person will be put on administrative leave and/or fired/RIF'd.
What is happening to everyone in Federal government now, including the person I mention above, is frightening for the whole country - and the implications are scary. But on a more personal level, we're talking about significant job loss among the federal workforce, with the strong likelihood that no severance will be given and backpay and vacation pay may be withheld. Yes, there are legal avenues that can be taken, but they may take years.
Any positivity and protection you can send to all involved is sincerely appreciated.
-Mamaly
Hello everyone, It's been a while since my last post. My family and I and are in need of your thoughts and prayers.
My god-daughter is now living in a juvenile facility. In the past 2 1\2 years, her behaviour has been deteriorating gradually to a point where she needed to be removed from the family home. My brother and I could no longer keep her in the family home, she was violent emotionally and physically with first her father, then her sister and finally myself. She has had a very difficult life, and was abandoned by her mother. To be honest, we are not as white as snow, but a Saint would have gone crazy in this situation as well. Our visits with her are very difficult, We feel like we need to walk on eggshells every time we see her or else, she'll explode which happened yesterday. I have been asked to be the primary person for her outings since the relationship father-daughter is too deteriorated. Since her departure from our home, her younger sister has been doing so much better with her anxiety and has been blooming! We just want to see my god-daughter receive the help she needs and become the happy young woman she is meant to be.
We also need prayers for my parents. My mother has been suffering from lung cancer for the past decade or so. She is now in the palliative stage. She is still at home however, I don't think she has much longer to live. She has been getting weaker and weaker, catching all the bugs, and her doctor has suggested she be put on a waiting list to enter a palliative care facility (they do that when the prognostic is less than 4 months). In the meantime, I take her to all her doctor's appointments and palliative activities, trying my best to look after her while taking care of things at home. My father is slowly declining, he has heart diseases and his cognitive abilities are decreasing.
I finally ask for prayers for myself as well. I have my own issues and my health and energy is not the greatest. I am the primary caregiver for everyone. I just want to have the strength to do it all, but I know I don't have it. So I would like to have the wisdom in prioritizing everything while respecting my frontiers and limits, knowing how and when to say no. I always want to help everyone and do everything, but if I do that nothing will get done and everyone will suffer from it.
So I'm a little overwhelmed. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.
So I'm a little overwhelmed.
No doubt!!
I will pray for strength and wisdom to be provided to you.
@bright-opal Oh, you are dealing with so much. Strength and perserverence to you!
@bright-opal sending you and your family loving, healing Reiki energy. Be at peace.