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We Were The Misfits
The Universe Sends Us The Right People at the Right Time
When I was going through one of the toughest challenges in my life, I was surrounded by a group of women who had a unique combination of DNA, surviving catastrophes, living victories, and life experience to support me through it. I think the correct people show up in life for us when we need them most.
Perhaps you have noticed you may attract people who are/have been going through similar experiences to what you are currently dealing with. Support groups may form naturally for us if we keep a look out for them. We should try to join these groups when they appear as they are usually uniquely effective for us in our circumstances. Like attracts like, as the saying goes.
I believe the forces of the Universe conspire to send us the people we need at the moment we need them. It happened to me on more than one occasion.
I had joined a popular weight loss program in 2012. There was a group of women who seemed to gravitate to each other at the meetings. I met each of them over several months, and one day it dawned on me I had become part of this odd little group. Every week, we would sit near each other and catch up with what was going on.
Barbara was trying to lose over a hundred lbs. She had been clean and sober for 25…
