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  • Main
  • My Beginning y mas
    • In the Beginning - I died
    • Hollow Hallowed Ground - An Open Letter to family
  • Snippets From Time
    • 1 Life interrupted
    • 2 If you dream your life...
    • 3 Ode to memories
    • 4 Sitting on the lateral... literally
    • 5 Disease doesn't hang out in the brain
    • 6 Dia de muertos
    • 7 Face it head on!
    • 8 Someone Asked Me
    • 9 Am I more spiritual if...
    • 10 Love vs intelligence?
    • 11 Charity wrapped in dignity
    • 12 Being Strong Women
    • 13 How do you stop overthinking "it"?
    • 14 Ode to parrot head lyrics
    • 15 Embracing our changes
    • 16 Being called crazy
    • 17 Listening - tellings - do it
    • 18 Journeys end... or not
    • 19 The Merida journey - Little lives
    • 20 The Merida journey - Not so little Deaths
    • 21 Beyond the comfort zone
    • 22 Daddy
    • 23 Loss in the time of Covid
    • 24 Relationship Canyons
    • 25 Gone or just beyond
    • 26 Mind evolution
    • 27 You never know who will show up
    • 28 The Dichotomy of Perceptions
  • Just the responses
    • 1 Loss: What is more tragic?
  • Persaverance
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The Merida journey
Not so little Deaths

I debated writing this snippet from the Story - but to not would be a loss and a dishonor to the life of the man, the family that asked, the journey home.
We'd lived in Merida for about 2 months and were moving - when I met a couple that I admire to this time - in the process of buying  a couch of all things.  The discussion often turns quickly to what I do, when the conversation isn't directed by me or others. :)   "Spirit drives the bus" is a real thing.
Their questions turned to helping with cancer - their father was diagnosed with it years before and told he had 4 months.  :)  needless to say, will power was stronger than the prognosis.  I offered what I hoped would ease the pain of a journey my system said was coming to a close.
About 6 weeks later, I received a message asking to help.  Their dad was in hospital, in extreme pain and could no longer speak - and asked for help. 
I had them send a photo and name and reached out through the family connections to dad.
I felt such pain around the lungs, chest and sternum so worked to help that subside and set it aside for him.
I could feel the breath become less labored and the tension subside.
9 hours later - I was informed of his passing and a few days later I received an invitation to the funeral service. 
At the funeral, I received such a heart felt thank you from the family and his loving wife. 
He'd been unable to speak for over a week before they contacted me.  After I reached out and helped as I could, he turned to his wife and asked 3 times for kisses - they were his final words.   
I can think of no greater request from love
Thank you Spirit for the gifts you give.  For the love you allow me to give voice to.

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  • Main
  • My Beginning y mas
    • In the Beginning - I died
    • Hollow Hallowed Ground - An Open Letter to family
  • Snippets From Time
    • 1 Life interrupted
    • 2 If you dream your life...
    • 3 Ode to memories
    • 4 Sitting on the lateral... literally
    • 5 Disease doesn't hang out in the brain
    • 6 Dia de muertos
    • 7 Face it head on!
    • 8 Someone Asked Me
    • 9 Am I more spiritual if...
    • 10 Love vs intelligence?
    • 11 Charity wrapped in dignity
    • 12 Being Strong Women
    • 13 How do you stop overthinking "it"?
    • 14 Ode to parrot head lyrics
    • 15 Embracing our changes
    • 16 Being called crazy
    • 17 Listening - tellings - do it
    • 18 Journeys end... or not
    • 19 The Merida journey - Little lives
    • 20 The Merida journey - Not so little Deaths
    • 21 Beyond the comfort zone
    • 22 Daddy
    • 23 Loss in the time of Covid
    • 24 Relationship Canyons
    • 25 Gone or just beyond
    • 26 Mind evolution
    • 27 You never know who will show up
    • 28 The Dichotomy of Perceptions
  • Just the responses
    • 1 Loss: What is more tragic?
  • Persaverance