Posted by Phil on April 29, 2004, at 16:55:49
In reply to Re: Very Bad News about Whiterabbit » shar, posted by Penny on April 29, 2004, at 14:42:13
Silence and tears
Alone in my room
With silence and tears.
A life shortened
by 30, 40 years
To a disease
With no peer.
I kneel where I am
to silence and tears.
I say to the heavens
Rest sweetly, Gracie dear.
You blessed us all
In your time spent here.A 2003 post from gracie:
"Just finished (re)reading your wonderful words, because you all give me strength, and hope, and make me laugh ("There he is, take him away." Love it, love it.) Then I was thinking how terrible it was that I could walk right past any of you on the street and never say a word because I wouldn't know it was you. (Would I?)
But then I thought, maybe here is another lesson for you. We always attach so much importance to outward appearance and - worse - material possessions. When in reality, our bodies are nothing more than vehicles for our souls to get around in while we're down here on earth...they're just cars. I'll never forget this comment from Wayne Dyer: "We aren't human beings having a spiritual experience. We're spiritual beings having a human experience." Damn, I feel like the Grinch who stole Christmas.
So the fact that we're all faceless to each other, here on this website, isn't a factor. Our souls do connect when we recognize a kindred spirit. Is that too mushy? We all have lessons to teach each other, like: there is life after madness. There is life after depression. There is life after divorce (I'm still working on that one).
Still, you do need some material things to get by comfortably. I'm not living in no box or tent when I move on outta here. So I'm getting out my notebook and starting a list of THINGS GOING WITH ME, and first on my list is the computer. I can't lose ya'll now, no way.
-Gracie
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