[at-l] My Mom's passing

[Bror8588 at aol.com (Bror8588@aol.com)]

Every time someone "flies away" it is a time of transition.  Whether  they 
fly to another area on earth or take that final flight from earth, it is up  to 
us to adjust our thoughts and come to an appreciation of the individual and  
how their life affected us and what their being away means.  If a  relationship 
was especially deep and meaningful the space that they leave when  they take 
that flight leaves an emptiness that can only be filled with the  memories of 
shared experiences or the remembrance of benefits we received from  them while 
they were present to us.  The benefits may be tangible (good  meals, things 
taught, skills observed and learned, etc.) or the benefits may be  intangible 
-- nothing that can be defined with clarity but a feeling of comfort  or love 
and affection, a shared esteem, a feeling of importance or belonging,  etc., 
and that emptiness within when someone leaves our presence can also be  filled 
to an extent with the many friends that we have in this life.  Not  that they 
can take the place of the one that is no longer present but they can  crowd out 
some of the pain of loss that we feel.  Still having friends  around can help 
and a new sense of belonging can grow.  Of course, some of  the friends that 
we have had for a while will give comfort but there is also the  possibility 
to meet new friends and their lives can intertwine with ours and  that growth 
experience can be enlarging.  
 
My thought are with you at this time but I don't think that I am the only  
one that is thinking of you.  
 
Jack
Skylander