He’s in the sky
And the birds and trees
All the gardens
All nature
In the clouds
Dancing
With Marjorie
Mom & Dad
Together again
Spacious
Floating in beauty
Love
All is well
We remain
And honor your glory
Giving thanks for all
Peace and ease
Music with great joy
Your song
Mine
Strength – courage – softness – kindness
All that is
Left to me
I know
Grateful
So very grateful
For you
I look to the east
Morning light shimmers
Gradual awakening
To my good day
When I can see the light coming thru
The silhouette of these trees
I know
Gentle breeze, the feeling on my skin
Love and strength from friends and family – we are all one
Love for my mom
True connection sustaining
Blessing …
Offering thank you’s
Saying I Love You – out loud
All Love in Life
Beauty in accepting help
Loveliness in the offer of help, love and support
The sky
Trees
All in nature
Hummingbirds
Always
Seeing Beauty
Peace in being
He said thank you to my brother
Said a prayer to bless his mother and father
Said I Love You to us over and over
Wanted me to have a nice dinner with him
Didn’t think he deserved such goodness
Remembered being so poor
And how they figured it out
To Thrive
To 89 in beauty and courage
Wanting the transition to be with Marjorie, all the people you love & who love you so much…they’ll help you to float
No fear
Just goodness
Light
Love
I can let you go there
With love
Glory
Kindness
As I hold fast to my own strength
Thank you for teaching me
Showing me
Infinity
Celebrating a beautiful Fall day here in Michigan!
Asking all my family, friends, and acquaintances to head out into nature, in honor of my Dad, who’s been in Hospice care the past few weeks. Enjoy a walk in the woods, sit in the park and admire the scene before you, have a great lunch on the patio.
He would love that.
Namaste and all my thanks
There’s a field across the road
I’ll meet you there
We’ll sit together
And melt
Into the beyond
The paper says “Dementia”
I’m learning, though
Dad’s life:
The old farm
“I’d like to see your mother”
“Did you see Mom?”
“I’d like to see my mother”
Aunt Ruth
“Don’t want to go back into the service”
…was sleeping on the floor of a restaurant …
“I’d like to see my father”
I just want us to all have a nice lunch together
“Hello young son”
When’s breakfast? Are you going to pick me up for the football game?
“If we could just get a little rain…?
Pender first
Then Niles
“You’ve become a nice-looking girl”
“You’re a beautiful girl”
He looked straight at me.
Oh, Dad
Peace be with you
May you be happy
It’s an honor to be your daughter
I am grateful for
These cool morning temps as I sit
Outside
Admiring the sky
Mist on the mountains
Call of the birds
Life in the distance
Sounds anew
Steps
My dad so determined
Content to sing
My strength
Community
All around
Roses
Hummingbirds
Perseverance
Stillness to a deeper breath
Daily routine
Ritual of life
Music – the fine notes of now
Drought here in Southern California – so I brought the rain as best I could
Joy and peace to all
I didn’t know he was fading…as is my dad, he kept it to himself – just telling me he felt slower.
Across the miles – California to Michigan – connection, but independence – a necessity, still planning trips, yet realizing the need to stay home.
I’m grateful for his logic, but I know now he doesn’t know he’s dying (aren’t we all?). That’s ok. I’m here now.
Bip, bip, bip….skoal
And so a new day comes on. The neighborhood awakes. Sun shines. Birds sing and play.
Let it be.
Yoga with Ann Lapo 