Oh Oprah Winfrey is NO SAINT. FAR from it lol. I loved the Bob Dylan thing, btw.

People are AFRAID of grief. People are AFRAID of any intense emotion. People are walking around like zombies so overwhelmed by false flag operations and constant barrage of make believe, FBI sponsored "terrorist" attacks that are "thwarted", not to mention financially being unable to survive, they can't let go of their control of emotional response. I lost two friends when my daughter went to God, one of over 40 years!

People immerse themselves in material possessions, constant busyness (notice how so many people can't even sit in a waiting room without fidgeting with their cell phones?), anything but THINK (let alone PRAY!).

You're angry, rightfully so. Let me point out that anger is a response to pain so basically you're hurt, you feel invalidated (because your emotions were invalidated). This only hurts YOU, it has zero effect on society at large. Know this: life does not end at physical death, I absolutely guaranty it. God is in control. Those who treat others with no compassion, those who cannot love their neighbors, those who are selling their souls for the latest Apple product....they will arrive at their moment in time and have to account for this. YOU....you're different, so go out and love others. Be part of the SOLUTION and you will be blessed!
Jill

thank you for your reply.Lets work together and all of us to stop
this racism.Today I heard the story about a woman whose child was accidently killed on a boating incident.She thought that her co workers would be understanding.They are not.Some of them are not speaking to her and she cant quit because she has 2 boys in college.Lets quit this.These people should learn to mind their own business and learn that life is precious.but noone excepts this to happen and she has my sympathy and I am extending a hand to her join this group.vader

people are so self absobed in their own interests that they lack compassion or understanding to someone who is in great pain. we have become a society of none feeling people who watch tv where people are humiliated and and made fun of not to mention some shows that actually show the worst side of people behaving in ways that hurt others and they call this entertainment for us? we have being conditioned to accept this culture of death and destruction of human compassion that believe it or not once existed 100 years ago. now we are being shaped to be none thinking robots dependent on cell phones,and the internet anything that will keep us from socializing with one another in a personal one to one level the distance between human contact is so greater than it was 100 years ago.

i happen to agree.I think that the internet is great,but it has also caused me isolation.I used to be on my computer for hours and it isnt healthy to be a computer for hours.One of the things that does concern me is this atittude,that parents grew old and die and the adult children are suppose to forget about them in two weeks.This isnt right.Grief must be addressed.My grief has gone on for years and the grief that I have over Brads suicide and death will always be with me and i cant get pass it.

I think the situation is improving though. Work cultures are slowly changing. And don't forget the Family and Medical Leave Act. If you work for a firm with 50 or more employees, you are entitled to up to 6 months of unpaid leave for medical reasons, and that includes the death of family member.

And Elizeena is right. If you haven't been through it, you can't appreciate it. People don't know what to say so they avoid.

I agree completely with what you have said. After my best friend died suddenly, I got limited support from my workplace, immediate colleagues sent messages but my actual employers said nothing. When I returned to work I was basically ignored, it hurt immensely because it was probably the one time I actually needed to feel as though someone cared but instead I felt like I was invisible. Even now, a few months down the line, they have never mentioned her or what happened, they act like it never happened, I hear their comments about me grieving or when I'm off sick because its all too much (not that it has been often), they have no understanding at all and if i try to bring it up or mention her name, they quickly change the subject or talk amongst themselves. It does need addressing but where do we even start? x

i think that all of management should concentrate on how to communicate better with their employees.They should get over their silly coffee clubs and their silly vacations.People who work in the work force are human beings and they should concentrate on their needs instead of the silly enviroment.This is why there is anger in the work force and until they address this growing problem there will be more people quttiing their jobs and violence until they all grow up.

I don't really agree not every workplace is that way. In March of 2011 I lost my 14 yr old grandson to the choking game. My co workers were awesome they sent food to my son's house. Someone came by or called everyday. I know they all were praying for comfort and peace for the family. I realize I am truly blessed to work for such a caring an close net company.