hope cannot be purchased with the refusal to feel.
~Susan Griffin
“This time tomorrow” drifts through my head like lyrics to a song I am singing but have never heard. An internet search brought a song by that name by The Kinks.
This time tomorrow, where will we be?
On a spaceship somewhere sailing across an empty sea?
This time tomorrow, where will we be?
This time tomorrow, what will we see?
This time tomorrow
This time tomorrow we should be on 31 South….
It is not easy to organize, pack, load, drive, drive, drive, unload, unpack.
It is a lot…
It is a lot like life.
John has been down with sciatica pain. He has not been able to get the leaves up. He has not been able to bike or walk. He has been quite uncomfortable…. I know readers understand. The greatest discomfort has been standing still. So grateful he has been able to sit comfortably and he can drive.
My OCD (obsessive compulsive Debra) leanings have served me well. Other than our toiletries and clothes for the week in Tennessee with Stacey and the kids, and freezer and fridge stuff, and John’s guitar, I have most everything loaded into the van already. Bikes will get loaded on the rack this afternoon. Larry Gunter will help me load the coolers tonight or tomorrow if I need him to.
Two months ago yesterday, was John’s brother’s birthday.
Interestingly, the previous sciatica flare John experienced was related to the passing of his brother, Jim….
I continue to be affected profoundly by meeting folks from IANDS. This is the group for those who have had near death or other spiritually transformative experiences. The International Association for Near-Death Studies associated with the academic field founded in 1981.
Someone said if you are afraid of death, hang around people who can literally say, “Been there, done that.”
The opening quote from “Today’s Gift” is: Trust one who has gone through it.
We have all gone through it. We have lived through the “year of firsts.”
My next post might be after Thanksgiving so I will close with this link to an article about how often feathers, butterflies, rainbows, and electronics are just a few of the 11 Signs a Deceased Loved One is Visiting.
