Ivan: Hope you don't mind me 'butting in" but your correspondences prompt me
to
give some advice- hope you think about it even if you use the delete button.
You seem totally focused on your need for money- I hate to tell you but
we ALL
even the rich, have serious and frustrating money concerns. I too have
literally been
homeless and to the very last dollar. I understand your feeling of panic when
the
last dollars are in sight. My husband's pension gives us less per person to
live on
than your talking about and ironically, it puts us in too high a catagory for
me to get
public assistance of any kind pertaining to health care, food, etc. When the
crisis
come around in our life, often due to our own misjudgements, I have had to
either
blame others or figure out a better way - in other words get bitter or get
better.
I've found that getting better about my attitude concerning money has led to
much
better situations ( a real good reference source for learning this technique
is called
the Bible, not necessarily religion) . I have always realized that noone is
going to
"give" you money just because you need it. If you focus your argument about
the
injustice done you in Miami (it sounds like you were done wrong, but your
subsequent actions may have kept you from getting satisfaction), rather than
just
how poor you are the the rich people need to cure your problem, I think you
will
come closer to getting results. Small claims may not be feasible due to
distance,
but I've often gotten a lot of problems solved to my advantage by l. stating
the facts
clearly and honestly and 2. respecting the people I'm wanting to help me.
Another thing I think might help your case tremendously is if you will
refrain from making the analogy to rape.
I hope this honest feedback can be of some help for you - I know how
tough it
can be to look in the mirror and see yourself clearly - but believe me it is
the first
step to finding God - and when you do that , things will get better!
A concerned listener, that cares .....
