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so the call came the other day:
are you so 'n so?
yes, how can I help you
this is the SF police dept, we are sorry to inform you that we found you brothers body...
oh !#@k!
And the kicker is that my brother and I couldn't have one conversation in which I walked away not feeling slighted, hurt.. he had a way of preaching.. always telling others what they should change in their lives. never just a hi how are you I love you kind of thing. But hey.. there'd always be another day (right?) another chance to say the I love yous, the remember whens
maybe life is like that.. the difference make us who we are... but it is way on the !#@ked side of the line.. way over there.. that our ways don't allow us to see the mortality.. to feel it.. to live it.. and never forget it.. not even for a moment. I think you gotta say every goodbye as if it is the last.. to utter the I love yous.. to live them.. to feel them.. no matter what the differences are. Otherwise we are more the animal and less the spirit.. more alone than we'd every want to admit. #@k!
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I'm sorry for your loss.
Pua`a
S. FL
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Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
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I'm sorry for your loss. Thank you for the reminder that we should always let those we love know how we feel and that we really mean it. I had a very dear friend die suddenly at age 37 almost 20 years ago, and I hadn't spoken to him for almost a year because of a stupid argument I had with his wife. I promised myself that I would never let something like that happen again, and so far I have kept that promise.
Wishing you solace,
Jerry
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our hearts go out to you!
"chaos reigns within.
reflect, repent and reboot.
order shall return."
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"a great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
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I am so sorry. Sibling relationships can be complicated. I have a cousin in Austin who found me through genealogical research a few years ago. We have had several fun adventures since then -- mostly driving trips through the South looking for --and finding!-- departed relatives. When I get on the plane to come home she always says "I just want you to know that if for some reason I don't see you again, I had a really good time!"
It really is important to live like we are dying and to remember that each goodbye can be our last.
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A big hug to you, dude.
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A pleasant slideshow:
http://www.thejoymovie.com
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Astonishing skill! This archer is a real-life Legolas and then some!
http://geekologie.com/2013/11/real-life-...rs-anc.php
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Sorry for your loss. I lost my mom 1 year ago today and I know the pain of losing a close family member.
Wishing you God's comfort.
Andrew
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Sorry for your loss....and mahalo for your heartfelt reminder.
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I am so sorry for your loss. Remember to take care of yourself during this difficult time. My prayers are with you and your family.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family during this difficult time. Death is very hard to deal with, but we always have to channel that energy to do something positive. My father died suddenly a couple years ago, and I felt lost, angry, sad, and sometimes didn't know how the heck I felt. Sometimes I would think I was fine and then it would hit me. But I used his death to becoming a healthier person, physically and spiritually. I have tried to be a better father and husband. Not sure what your faith is, but I take peace that my dad is no longer suffering physically or spiritually, and he is in a better place, where he can be everywhere he wants to be, without spreading himself to thin. And I always feel his spirit around me, and I will actually talk to him sometimes. But I know that one day, when my time comes he will be waiting for me.
