Monk's Den

[LostTexan]

I can relate to giving up on people. I have been told that I need to get away from the den and get out and meet people. As Craig said, it’s extremely hard to look around and find something good these days. But when I do find good, I tend to spend more time there than anywhere else.
The den has giving me hope again that there are good folks out there. I too, have been chewed up and spitten out by so many that are trying to get a leg up on everyone else. The politics of a team can be very disappointing. Everywhere I look, except for the den, someone is hurting someone else to try to get ahead. Their self imposed entitlement justifies their actions to themselves for squashing other people.
As the Monkinar in Portland ended, I was desperately missing my wife and son but at the same time, I didn’t want it to end. I was finally among a group of people that actually cared for everyone around them. It was, to say the least, the best place on earth at that moment.
There are a few folks here that know some of the things that my family and I are facing right now. Regardless, if I am able to stick this out or not, I can honestly say, even if for a brief moment in my life, I found the most awesome, wonderful group of people on this planet, and for that, my family and I are blessed.