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Category Archives: loss
An Uncle like Harold
Harold passed away yesterday morning, which I’d been anticipating for a few years. But it still seems unfair – as if certain people should live forever. My earliest memory of him goes back to the summer I turned 13. He’d … Continue reading
Posted in family culture, generous, kindness, loss, Memories, mourning, reflections, relationships, remembering childhood, uncle
Tagged difficult teenager, fabulous fifties, loss, uncle
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“Do unto others…all the rest is commentary.”
Okay, folks; it’s been a tough-ish few months, I admit. At times it’s been challenging to focus long enough to write a paragraph. On March 22nd, it was Raymond* whose twinkling eyes and affectionate smile would no longer warm our … Continue reading
Posted in accessibility, advocacy, friendship, grieving, Inclusion, loss, Raymond Cohen, values
Tagged friendship, grieving, loss, Raymond Cohen, values
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Isabel, then and now…
At times it’s easier to reflect on the past more than the present because the past contains more pleasure, less sadness (in some ways). Recently I visited my 92-year-old aunt*, whose mental state – which used to be sharp for … Continue reading
Posted in loss, Memories, old age, Reflection, reflections, relationships, senility, short-term memory, values
Tagged dementia, Memories, old age, reflections, relationships, society, values
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Lost friends #2
Seems to me there’s a lesson learned with each lost friend – as with all of life’s significant experiences. When the friendship is lost through death, there are perhaps different types of lessons, but they are there for the plucking … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, education, friendship, ignorance, loss, personal growth, Reflection, values
Tagged consciousness, friends, personal growth, reflections, social commentary, values
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The feel of love…
I have kept the lace jacket for almost 50 years now. It was made by my mother’s hand, to go with the peau de soie wedding dress she also made for me. I knew she was doing it partly to … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Insight, loss, love, Memories, mother, personal growth, Reflection, reflections, relationships
Tagged consciousness, memorabilia, Memories, mothers, personal growth, reflections
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The People of the Kattawapiskak River
I sit here in my large, comfortable, well-heated home, almost trembling with reverberation from seeing Alanis Obomsawin’s film, “The People of the Kattawapiskak River” at the ImagineNative film festival in Toronto. Every Canadian needs to see it. It’s late, and … Continue reading →