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The Persistence of Memory
“The Persistence of Memory” is arguably one of Salvador Dali’s best known and most analyzed paintings. Scores of scholars have written millions of words exploring the symbolism of the soft watches, the ants, the cliffs, and the figure in the center of the … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Sadness
Tagged beachhut, Dali, Grief, grievingparent, kauai, lossof, memory, palmolive
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Ojai Vignettes, Part 2
On Tuesday, once again, we made the trip north from Los Angeles to the beautiful Ojai Valley. We are blessed to have a friend who makes our sojourns possible by allowing us to stay at their lovely home here. It … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Sadness
Tagged farmer'smarket, grievingparents, lossofachild, memory, Ojai
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In Their Words
In the months since Jake’s death I have received scores of private messages on Facebook, texts, phone calls, emails, voice mails, and snail mail letters from Jake’s friends. I wanted to share some of them with you so you can … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Friends Write, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory
Tagged #, #rememberingJake, friends, friendship, Grief, love, memory
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Lessons of Holiness
Here is an article appearing on the Jewish Press website sent to me today. It speaks of the challenge of bereavement, finding our way forward and keeping our loved ones alive in our hearts. The Lessons of Holiness Even in … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Grief, Healing, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Other Media, Print Article
Tagged death, Grief, grievingparent, holiness, lossofachild, memory
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A New Stage
I have encountered a new stage of grief. There have been volumes written on these stages, or more accurately phases. We don’t go through them step by step, but rather by turns, and I mean twists and turns, looping back … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Sadness
Tagged deathofachild, disbelief, grievingparent, memory, stagesofgrief
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Passover
The observance of Passover is one of the very first commandments given in the Torah to what will become the Jewish nation. It is a precursor to the creation of The Children of Israel, the bringing together of a subjugated and enslaved minority and making … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Daily Ramblings, Food, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Sadness
Tagged grievingfather, lossofason, passover, peace, Sadness, seder
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Another Shabbat
Today was another unremarkable day. I guess that is also progress of a sort. A little puttering around the house, lunch with Terry, and a walk along the jetty in the afternoon. It was one of those beautiful Los Angeles … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Progress, Sadness
Tagged grievingparents, itallianfood, lossofachild, memory, pasta, shabbat, spiritpresence
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Foggy Days
Yesterday passed in a fog. Outside and inside. When I left the house in the morning, the ocean fog blanketed the world in its grey mantle, softening shapes and sounds. I couldn’t see much more than a couple of hundred … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Dreams, Grief, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged deathofachild, Grief, grievingparents, hopeforthefuture, lossofachild, Sorrow, suddendeathofachild
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Books and Bowls
Today I got two stacks of letters ready to mail. The first was made up of some bills Jake left behind. I wrote a brief letter explaining the situation to the creditors and printed copies of the death certificate. Seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Food, Friends and Family, Grief, Healing, Honoring Jake, Jake's Library, Jake's Spirit, Kindness, Memory, Progress, Support
Tagged friendsandfamily, friendship, legacy, lossofachild, movingforward, onedayatatime, singingbowls
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Forever Young
In reading some of the “grief literature”, and in comments and discussions I have seen, I have learned some new terms. “Grief Spasms”, those paroxysms of anguish that grip, periodically often without warning. “Chronic Sorrow” describes exactly what condition a … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Healing, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Progress, Sadness
Tagged comfortingwords, friendship, grievingparents, grievingprocess, lossofachild, shabbat
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