i AM alive. i also have been very short on the time and the energy. work has been busy. and we had our first resident pass away. she had begun a rapid decrease in health after years of slow decrease. i am not envious of the years of anguish and pain her and her family had to go thru with her alzheimers and degeneration of muscle and bone, leaving her joints rubbing against each other with the slightest movement. but i am jealous of her passing. over the last two days, her breathing slowed and she basically was sleeping for that time. family all made it over to say their farewells and the last day her husband was by her side and her breathing slowed, slowed and finally came to a stop. no fighting for life, just peace at a life well lived. my mother has learned from her years in health care that alot of the times when someone is passing, if they are at peace with life and ready to go, they tend to pass quietly and not fight it as some people with "unfinished business" may.
rob bell once commented about how the hebrew name of God is unspeakable, it is almost a breathing sound and how it is very deliberate and yet very ironic that in this life that God has given us, the very first thing we do when we enter it is breath, and it is also the very last thing we do. yet another beautiful reminder of how we cannot live without Him.....no matter how much we take Him for granted or ignore him.
i hope everyone reading this is doing well and try to enjoy every breath of life you have.
live in love,
chris
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good to hear you are making it through your tough schedule. it sounds like you need a hug so i am sending you one, you should be getting it about.....now. love ya buddy!
That was really well written - - I hope you've written this in your . . . "journal of ideas and comments" for possible future use. What a wise observation, and comments, on the end of life. It is tough to see someone die, especially someone you know. I wonder if it was easier for the lady, too, because she knew that people who cared were around her. And, I know you cared.
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