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Please: A Thought, A Prayer

Thank you for taking a few minutes to read the poem below.

Read it as a prayer for Linda’s mom.

And for Linda, with love.

Black Hole

Death is a black hole

Sucking out life

As I know it

Misleading

Misnomer

But what if

Portal is fissure

Toward freedom

Pure love

Acceptance

Peace

Knowing

Souls before me

Souls after me

Essence of me

Communion

Unity

Joyfulness

Light aperture

Picture focus

Life light

Exposure perfect

Revelation

Death is a light hole

Linda Grau Powell

December 18, 2009 

                                    

 

 

Posted by Nadette

A Personal View Point On Living and Dying

Experiencing life and death.

The linked video is by Randy Pauch, an amazing man who shares his personal journey with us through his knowledge of his upcoming death from cancer.  This was viewed on Opra.  It is one of the most powerful messages I've ever seen about being grateful, humble and truthful with yourself and everyone else.

Prayers and holding sacred space

Prayers and holding sacred space for our friends is an important part of the healing spirit and that is exactly what we are doing here. 

Please join us in sending prayers and love to April Rhodes, www.riverdesert.spaces.live.com , as she joins her mother in Maine for the next 3 months.  She is moving there to help take care of her mother who has Lou Gherig’s Disease and is need of constant assistance.  She and her mother are going through incredible transitions in this challenging situation and we send all of our love and support to both of them. 

"On the Advent of Our Deaths"

Ronni Bennett, one of my favorite bloggers, has posted another thoughtful article inspired by one of her favorite books,  Light on Aging and Dying, selected by Helen Nearing. The article is followed by many wonderful comments from some of her faithful readers.

I encourage you to read it. Cogitate a bit.

And if you want to read more about a 'good death', I suggest this article - from Helen Nearing about Scott's passing - two weeks after his 100th birthday.

Wisdom & Inspiration

You already may have heard about Randy Pausch from an ABC news report or online. If not, meet him now.
He's funny, talented, creative, and dying at 46.

ABC's story    first 19 minutes of his speech and part of the interview with Diane Sawyer
YouTube search results   many postings - most different versions of the same thing
Post-Gazette story   article with most of his key points. Most meat is here...
or search Google; he's everywhere.
And his own site   http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/
And he has much to teach us about life and about conscious dying.

And before you ask, I can't find a link to the 2nd half either.

Enjoy, be inspired, live fully, love deeply

PS: Here's a blogger who found a link to the whole speech...
Randy Pausch Delivers Stunning Motivational Speech
...Thanks, Laura

On Solitude, Contemplation and Finding Your Spiritual Center

Can't make time for   ...fill in the blank...?   
Here is an essay on why I should chose discipline over indulgence: Another post by one of my favorite people, my coach, and a gifted writer, Laura Young, of The Dragon Slayers Guide to Life.

Prayer & Light

A reader left this message in a comment last night, but it deserves more attention and its own post:

Dear Friends

A long-time friend of HMHC is dying. Bobi Tatum is at home with hospice care. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and declined the chemotherapy and radiation. She tried herbal and alternative methods but they were ineffective, the cancer had already spread. Barbara has worked on her many times. She attended workshops and seminars through the years and was very aligned with spirit. She seems peaceful, I saw her today, but the more prayers the better to help her in this transition. We are asking the HMHC community to light a candle and send her love and light. She won't last much longer. Here is a poem for Bobi Tatum.

The Face of Death

Another friend is dying, cancer is taking over her weakening body.
She refused treatment, the chemotherapy and radiation;
she chose the alternative path, energy work and visualization.
That has cured many, but she couldn’t stop the scourge in her system.
It has spread too deep and pervasive.

Her face is so pale; eyes starting to have that glazed stare
the constant relief from morphine brings.   
She was sitting at her table finishing a morsel called breakfast. 
I waited while she slowly wiped her mouth with the ragged napkin.
We exchanged sad smiles and I hugged her, holding back my tears.
I saw no fear, only acceptance, patience, humility and love.

Bobi loved “The Course in Miracles” gifting me with “Gifts from a Course in Miracles”
the first and only time she came to share lunch at my home.
The cover says:
Accept this Gift
A Gift of Peace
A Gift of Healing

Every time I saw her she would speak of Spirit, her revelations, her Peace.
The cancer has ravaged her body, robbed her of this physical life,
prevented her from being cured.
But I believe she has been healed, her work finished on this plane,
ready to move on to the next dimension, in Peace and in Love.

To die of old age or natural causes in one’s sleep is such a blessing.
Cancer is a harsh and ruthless killer.
It distorts body and mind transforming
its victims into unrecognizable beings.
Many of us will suffer this fate,
based on statistics, the hard cold facts.
It is essential to meditate on love and compassion,
the illusory nature of life, and realize our true
spiritual selves while we still can.
Nothing is more important than this.

Fame, fortune, friends and family all fade away
in that last breath after we rejoin spirit.
Bobi’s embracing that enlightening moment.
Our prayers will ensure her peaceful transition.
May we remember her always with this Peace and Love.

Posted by: Susanna Jade | February 19, 2007 at 08:39 PM

Thanks for posting this - for Bobi and for us.