Moose, I just want to add something too. I've met you in person and you DO have a gift( actually you have many). You have the gift of clarity. you can see things as they are, clearly, without complications. Where I may stumble around what is happening and try to figure out why and what part in all this is mine...you just see it as it is...and that, my friend, is a wonderful gift.
I too think that perhaps these people were sent to receive a message from you, that life can be fun, life can be good, without using a substance to try to enhance it.
God puts us each on each other's path for a reason, and it was no coincidence that all these people had substance abuse issues. Nope, no coincidence at all.
Hugs and Lotsa Love
