I can't believe it has been almost 10 years since my grandpa passed... or it will be at the end of May. This missing him doesn't get any easier.
There are a couple others that I miss having around as well. Those people include my Uncle Jerry, Great Grandma Peek, Great Grandpa Sam, Great Grandma Jo, Aunt Lisa... and my good friend Steven. I also miss my pets who have passed: Rusty, Riley, Lucky, Midnight, Millie, Sunny, and Tiger.
I think of them always and even though they say that it gets easier with time, I still miss them. There are days that I still feel their presence. And, I think that this helps them to live on through memory and to share in my life. I know that they would all be so proud of the person that I have become.
I recently bought a sympathy card for a friend of the family, and it reminds me of how I deal with my loved ones being gone.
Here is what it said:
"When I look up at the sky tonight, I will think of you and your loved one. I will find a star-- the one perfect, shimmering star that looks like it could be brand-new. And I'll make a wish in my heart for you to feel their love and presence with you still. For comfort and healing to shine down on you. For peace to light your path."
For me, grieving is not only spiritual (not religious), but makes me think more about the natural things that surround me. I feel the presence of my loved ones in the sunshine, the moonlight, the stars, the ripples of the water, grass or crops with the wind, the movement of the trees, the grace of birds in flight, the lapping of the water on the shore and on my feet, and the wind itself. And, it brings a smile to my face.
Here is an article that I wrote about my grandpa's funeral: http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2004/11/11/opinions/letters/letters01.txt
There are a couple others that I miss having around as well. Those people include my Uncle Jerry, Great Grandma Peek, Great Grandpa Sam, Great Grandma Jo, Aunt Lisa... and my good friend Steven. I also miss my pets who have passed: Rusty, Riley, Lucky, Midnight, Millie, Sunny, and Tiger.
I think of them always and even though they say that it gets easier with time, I still miss them. There are days that I still feel their presence. And, I think that this helps them to live on through memory and to share in my life. I know that they would all be so proud of the person that I have become.
I recently bought a sympathy card for a friend of the family, and it reminds me of how I deal with my loved ones being gone.
Here is what it said:
"When I look up at the sky tonight, I will think of you and your loved one. I will find a star-- the one perfect, shimmering star that looks like it could be brand-new. And I'll make a wish in my heart for you to feel their love and presence with you still. For comfort and healing to shine down on you. For peace to light your path."
For me, grieving is not only spiritual (not religious), but makes me think more about the natural things that surround me. I feel the presence of my loved ones in the sunshine, the moonlight, the stars, the ripples of the water, grass or crops with the wind, the movement of the trees, the grace of birds in flight, the lapping of the water on the shore and on my feet, and the wind itself. And, it brings a smile to my face.
Here is an article that I wrote about my grandpa's funeral: http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2004/11/11/opinions/letters/letters01.txt
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