tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post2609201451801428397..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: A life well livedcarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-15711041855055851732009-12-18T16:22:08.059-05:002009-12-18T16:22:08.059-05:00Thanks, everyone. I've been reading your comme...Thanks, everyone. I've been reading your comments very slowly this afternoon, and they've each brought me immense comfort.<br /><br />This remains an extraordinarily difficult time for me and my family so many reasons, and I do hope that 2010 brings some relief. I get that good people are sometimes challenged as a way of testing their character. But I could live without the validation if it meant fewer sleepless nights.<br /><br />Onward...and thank you all again.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-156222513385470112009-12-17T12:27:02.274-05:002009-12-17T12:27:02.274-05:00I'm sorry about the loss of this cherished fam...I'm sorry about the loss of this cherished family member, Carmi.<br />Your aunt's death becomes inevitably a reminder of other pertinent losses in your life -- namely your dear dad -- and it's something you have to work through.<br />And yes, with the good memories, we do try to smile through our tears... <br />Wishing you and your family continued strength.torontopearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246510242496347242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-68304263454999354632009-12-17T10:50:50.186-05:002009-12-17T10:50:50.186-05:00a life well lived deserves to be celebrated when t...a life well lived deserves to be celebrated when the time feels right. i bet you could put a lovely piece of prose together for a family occasion. we do have words that will live on.<br /><br />GAHG. Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188849799366728069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-74967404238803340402009-12-17T10:43:13.072-05:002009-12-17T10:43:13.072-05:00right with you, friend. I will hold the reigns of ...right with you, friend. I will hold the reigns of tomorrow while you do what you have to today, to get through it with your family. There is a brighter day as surely as the sun will shine, days will lengthen and Spring will come again.<br />PrayingDavid Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690273066219097101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-5503273152637136602009-12-17T07:50:58.909-05:002009-12-17T07:50:58.909-05:00It's always tough to lose someone close. Toug...It's always tough to lose someone close. Tougher still when the loss comes to someone, or a family of someone's, who feel as keenly and deeply as you and yours do. There are times when I wonder just how much more can possibly be waiting, that it has to get better, right?<br /><br />And it does. Get better. I swear. That's cold comfort just now I know, but I hope it's <i>some</i> comfort.<br /><br />Lissa said it well when she said there are not "shoulds". That applies to everything really, but especially in dealing with loss.<br /><br />My very best to you and yours in this time of grief, and I'm sure there will be waves of good vibration rippling through the blogosphere and elsewhere headed your way.<br /><br />Shalom, my friend.Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498213932233245032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-11922357345020978262009-12-16T23:31:34.324-05:002009-12-16T23:31:34.324-05:00That should have read: a tough couple of monthsThat should have read: a tough couple of monthsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-37764308422571020212009-12-16T23:30:46.886-05:002009-12-16T23:30:46.886-05:00I don't think we'll ever get used to losin...I don't think we'll ever get used to losing loved ones. I'm thankful that she had "a life well lived." May the same be said about each of us. <br />It's been a couple of months, hasn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-22161006353366206682009-12-16T22:18:43.093-05:002009-12-16T22:18:43.093-05:00A true celebration of life when someone makes it t...A true celebration of life when someone makes it to 94 -- and is still considered a sweet member of the family.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-15980801440451595962009-12-16T19:31:19.750-05:002009-12-16T19:31:19.750-05:00I'm sorry, Carmi. But unfortunately, the older...I'm sorry, Carmi. But unfortunately, the older we get, the more family members we lose, until finally we are the oldest, and our youngsters watch us for signs of aging and on-coming death. (Didn't mean to preach; as if you didn't know that already). But coming to that point in life is always a shock, I think.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-25506091420118300312009-12-16T18:44:50.406-05:002009-12-16T18:44:50.406-05:00Carmi...my heart goes out to you and your family. ...Carmi...my heart goes out to you and your family. There's no such thing as "should" when we are faced with the finality of a life, even (or maybe <i>especially</i>?) a life lived well and lived long. So close on the heels of your dad's passing, this just digs deeper into a wound already open.<br /><br />You have already begun to celebrate your aunt's life by sharing her with us. Mourning her, and feeling the pain as much as you are, those are natural and sincere emotions. Allow yourself to feel it.<br /><br />And remember...you're not alone.<br /><br />Hugs to you and your beautiful family. You'll all turn the corner sometime in 2010. Right now, it's just too difficult. And that's okay. Those of us who have been there understand.<br /><br />Love and peace.lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505435869876658799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-34404708558357196842009-12-16T18:22:12.394-05:002009-12-16T18:22:12.394-05:00So sorry Carmi. It's hard to lose a family mem...So sorry Carmi. It's hard to lose a family member; harder still when it comes in waves and hardest yet at the holidays. I don't know why life levels these challenges at us; I only know that no one is immune and in the end, the same march of time that brings all this pain also continues marching to bring us joy. I'm praying for you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com