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“For life and death are one, even as the river and sea are one.” ~ Khalil Gibran
It’s Friday, February 23rd as I write this and my Mom died this morning. She lived almost 20 years without my dad who died in mid-October, 2004. My youngest sister was with her last night and told me that Mom was calling Dad’s name and asking to be pulled out of her body. She was ready to go. And I think it’s a beautiful thing, when someone has lived a fulfilling life and they are ready to graduate to the next level. It’s hard for the those of us who are left behind though.
I’ve been with people during their dying process and sometimes it’s difficult and scary and sometimes it’s beautiful, but one thing I feel, is that only our bodies die. Who we really are transitions to a different plane. We get to be with our loved ones who have passed. Mom was the last one left of her generation in the family and I think she’s happy to be among Dad, her sister, and parents, my cousin Susan, and her brothers and sisters-in-law again.
It may sound weird, but I love when the family gathers at times like this. I love hugging each other and sharing stories through the tears. We remember the person who has passed and as we share memories, threads of love are wound around us. I felt those threads drawing us closer together last summer when we gathered to remember my cousin, Susan. And I felt it when we gathered to remember my father so many years ago. It happens during happy times too, like two summers ago when we celebrated Mom’s 90th birthday on the Oregon Coast. We laughed, talked, ate and allowed Mom to remember good times in her life. I got to spend a lot of time with her as other members of the family did a bit of site seeing. She was getting frail even then and my arthritic joints were bothering me so I took the time to just be with her. I’m so happy now that I did.
Barry and I made our reservations to go be with family this morning before we got the news. Now we’ll be there to help my sister take care of final tasks and share with other family, which means I won’t be posting here until we get back. That might be a couple of weeks.
Being human is a wondrous journey with so many experiences to explore. We can find meaning in everything that happens, or we can fight it all the way. I choose to be grateful for all the experiences of my life and all the people I have been able to know along the way.
Have a blessed time ahead.
Blessings,
Lucinda Sage-Midgorden © 2024
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