Many times it appears the downstream of life hits us in sets of three.  It can be overwhelming and cause you to go through this emotional roller coaster amusement park several times a day.  You may go from feeling this is something you can handle, to being angry,  to feeling like giving up, to feeling hopeless and sometimes experiencing all of these feelings at once.  This is where building a solid village is very helpful along with fine tuning your faith. For me, it was several health issues including entering perimenopause,  a stoke, and breast cancer all in less than a year along with a legal issue that was not fact based but race STILL prevails in America. This seemed to consume me at times because I could not understand WHY?  There was a lot of mental anguish placed on my family and our relationships. I chose to rely on my faith, listened to a lot of Joyce Meyers, reached out to my mother and pastors while keeping communication open with my immediate family.  In addition,  each im