Living Like a Loved One; A Journey of Healing

I invite you to follow my day to day discoveries as I begin Living Like a Loved One, I lost my Uncle to cancer a year ago in late September. It's been a challenging healing process for the entire family, and I've decided that it doesn't have to be that difficult. During the next year, I will take the most special memories of my Uncle and bring them back to a reality in my day to day life. I hope this brings comfort and enlightenment to all who subscribe.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The Simple Things - Day 118 of 365

This post is for January 23rd, 2011

MEMORY -

I remember the simple things. The everyday gestures and habits Peter displayed. The moments I wouldn't normally label as "memorable", seem to stick in my mind the most. I guess in a moment of loss ...... everything is memorable.

APPLICATION -

Tonight, I sit down at the dinner table at Mom and Dad's. I sit patiently waiting for dinner to be served. During my wait, I noticed my mind begin to wander. It tends to do that when I am around Pete's old living quarters. I could imagine him at the other end of the table. Sitting quietly playing on his IPhone. He also had a bad habit of biting his nails on occasion. As crazy as that sounds, I miss that too! From the good to the bad ..... I miss it all.

REFLECTION -

It's when you no longer have the means to see nor touch someone, that you begin to miss EVERYTHING about them, even the simple things.