One of very few positive moments of my trip to Florida for Thanksgiving was receiving this… a small, sculpted chunk of copper that brought back loads of memories the instant I laid eyes on it. It brought back memories of helping my mom dry the dishes she was washing at the kitchen sink, and seeing this thing on the window sill. To this day, I’m still not even sure what it is or where it came from. It brings back positive memories, though, and that’s all that matters.
“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing i know about physics: you are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements – the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life – weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.”
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Apple, Inc.
“You sometimes think you want to disappear, when all you really want is to be found.” - Anonymous
This is still sweet.
“God saw you getting tired and a cure was not meant to be,
So he put his arms around you and whispered “Come to Me”.
With tearful eyes we watched you, as we saw you pass away.
Although we loved you deeply, we could not make you stay.
Your heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.”
- Irish Funeral Prayer.
I expected to be here in Dade City, Florida for 5, 6, maybe even 7 days tops. Turns out, I’m going to be here for two weeks on the dot. I leave tomorrow (Friday the 28th) around 2:30 in the afternoon. Not that I should be surprised in the least, but after the doctors told my family and I that my mom wouldn’t make it past the (first) weekend, she’s lasted two weeks longer. Over the past two weeks, she’s had plenty of ups and downs, but it’s obvious that she’s not going to last much longer.
Disclaimer: I’m typing this as I’m in my mother’s hospice room. I haven’t seen her for almost 8 months and she’s half the weight she was when I last saw her. I’m watching her die. Everything below is just being typed as it comes to mind. I can’t guarantee that any of it is going to make any sense.
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” - Mark Twain.
“There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages” – Richard Lederer
