Juliet’s dad shared your post with me. She was one of my best friends, a philosopher, a Scorpio, my sister. It fills me with joy that her blog impacted you in such a deep way. She was so wise and taught me so much. I will miss her lessons.
I am both touched and in a way saddened that you, like me and all of those that knew and loved Juliet, are still affected by her passing. This piece is a treasure of remembrance, as well as an opportunity to take a hard look at our own lives. Thank you for applying your deft pen to cyber parchment and introducing Juliets wisdom, and your keen reflections on life and untimely deaths.
This was beautiful and devastating in so many ways. Most recently I learned that a hiker I followed out of Louisiana had passed away in the spring. He was interested in getting a longish distance trail put together there and was excited about it. The shock to find he had passed stunned me. This weird place where we follow people online and then *poof* they are gone and you don't know how to process the weird grief over someone you had a passing internet acquaintance with...and then about a year and a half ago someone else I followed with a young family passed in a vehicle accident with her husband, leaving her kids orphaned. Again, that moment of realization that well, could have easily been me instead. But the parts of your writing here talking about the impermanence of our 40s and I have been suddenly struggling with how fast everything is going, that there isn't much time left because do I have 5 years or 40 years left? I will bookmark her blog and delve into her writing, so thank you for sharing this.
Hi Jill,
Juliet’s dad shared your post with me. She was one of my best friends, a philosopher, a Scorpio, my sister. It fills me with joy that her blog impacted you in such a deep way. She was so wise and taught me so much. I will miss her lessons.
Much love,
Jasmine
I am both touched and in a way saddened that you, like me and all of those that knew and loved Juliet, are still affected by her passing. This piece is a treasure of remembrance, as well as an opportunity to take a hard look at our own lives. Thank you for applying your deft pen to cyber parchment and introducing Juliets wisdom, and your keen reflections on life and untimely deaths.
Box Canyon Mark
This was beautiful and devastating in so many ways. Most recently I learned that a hiker I followed out of Louisiana had passed away in the spring. He was interested in getting a longish distance trail put together there and was excited about it. The shock to find he had passed stunned me. This weird place where we follow people online and then *poof* they are gone and you don't know how to process the weird grief over someone you had a passing internet acquaintance with...and then about a year and a half ago someone else I followed with a young family passed in a vehicle accident with her husband, leaving her kids orphaned. Again, that moment of realization that well, could have easily been me instead. But the parts of your writing here talking about the impermanence of our 40s and I have been suddenly struggling with how fast everything is going, that there isn't much time left because do I have 5 years or 40 years left? I will bookmark her blog and delve into her writing, so thank you for sharing this.
We ALL require a light to guide us in the darkness that is all around. If I blink, I am lost in depression, feeling sorry for myself. Rich R.