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Losing My Voice
Where does the time go? I have read that it takes 21 days to create a habit. That is if you want to start doing something, do it consistently for 21 days, and you will create the habit to continue … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Memory, Observations, Poetry, Progress
Tagged deathofason, grievingfather, jake'sbirthday, lossofachild, robertburns
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Finding the Words
This is an excellent article appearing in the New Yorker online. Poet Edward Hirsch writes about the loss of his son, Gabriel at age twenty-two. It is a moving and thought-provoking piece. What is uncanny is that some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Grief, Jake's Spirit, Other Media, Poetry, Print Article, Sadness
Tagged edwardhirsch, grievingfather, newyorker, poet, Tragedy
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Father’s Day, 2014
Yesterday was another first. My first Father’s Day without my son. To rephrase that, my first Father’s Day without my son alive. As days go, it was okay, difficult but okay. I dedicated the day to my son, Jake, who … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Daily Ramblings, Food, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Memory
Tagged fathersday, grievingfather, jazz, lossofason, music
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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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Ojai Vignettes, Part 1
Driving north on Highway 1 again. Through the same blackened and blasted landscape of six weeks ago. Today, the charred hillsides wore the gauzy green mantle of new growth that signifies Spring in California. My internal landscape was slightly less … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Food, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Memory, Photography, Sadness
Tagged deathofason, farmer'smarket, grievingfather, Irishmusic, lossofachild, Ojai, shabbat, spring
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For Whom Do We Weep?
I woke up this morning at 6:35 with tears in my eyes. Usually I am awake before my iPhone starts to play the Chopin Nocturne #1 that is my alarm clock, but today, the music dragged me up from a … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged bereavedparent, deathofachild, grievingfather, hopeforthefuture, suddendeath, tears, tragicloss
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Kindness
Today was flat. Flat, grey clouds overhead, flat grey light, flat grey feelings inside. After the wrenching emotional rollercoaster of yesterday, I feel exhausted and encouraged all at the same time. That paradox. I experienced several acts of kindness today that … Continue reading