You describe grief and love so beautifully. I lost my Mother when I was 36 and was unmoored. She was all that was best in my life and I still feel her loss everyday. When something good happens my first thought is to tell her and I do say it out loud into the ether. I feel like grief is a river which we must meander down, sometimes with a raging torrent and other times a moonlit dappled water where the distinctions are less clear. You do your Mother proud with your words and I am sure she is aware of everything.
Beautiful, Jessica. You are so much your mother, and your son has her spirit to be sure. She IS with you always. I know you hold her in your heart.
Grief is ever changing on the day...sometimes it comes quietly when I'm walking down the cookie aisle and see the cookies Mike loved most, or it hits like a tornado when the light is turned out at night, and I can't reach out to touch his shoulder. I've learned embracing Grief is less stressful than fighting against the door of her, not letting her in. We are not in the hugging stage as of yet, but we are at least walking on the same path.
Best Christmas movies: I have to say Charlie Brown Christmas animation starts us off in the holiday spirit. It's a Wonderful Life and Christmas Carol both have the element of darkness but contrasting nicely with the joy. And I agree with you, The Philadelphia Story is a favorite of mine, too. Christmas in Connecticut is a slapstick rom com of old with Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan that we always have to watch, too, along with Dennis Morgan and Maureen O'Hara in Miracle on 34th Street. We've added The Holiday (love the Nancy Meyers aesthetic) and my daughter has added Love Actually to the list of Must Watch for the season. Christmas Eve is Harry Potter, usually the first one. I have adored and watched numerous times, the West Wing Season One, Episode 10 - In Excelsis Deo. A wide mix of the season, compassion, sadness, loneliness, and the wide contrast of life around us. Beautifully filmed.
Thank you Susan for this generous comment... You've been so brave in your grief. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family - the movies sound great! xx
You describe grief and love so beautifully. I lost my Mother when I was 36 and was unmoored. She was all that was best in my life and I still feel her loss everyday. When something good happens my first thought is to tell her and I do say it out loud into the ether. I feel like grief is a river which we must meander down, sometimes with a raging torrent and other times a moonlit dappled water where the distinctions are less clear. You do your Mother proud with your words and I am sure she is aware of everything.
Thank you Larissa... I'm so sorry for your early loss. Thank you for your kind comment.
Beautiful, Jessica. You are so much your mother, and your son has her spirit to be sure. She IS with you always. I know you hold her in your heart.
Grief is ever changing on the day...sometimes it comes quietly when I'm walking down the cookie aisle and see the cookies Mike loved most, or it hits like a tornado when the light is turned out at night, and I can't reach out to touch his shoulder. I've learned embracing Grief is less stressful than fighting against the door of her, not letting her in. We are not in the hugging stage as of yet, but we are at least walking on the same path.
Best Christmas movies: I have to say Charlie Brown Christmas animation starts us off in the holiday spirit. It's a Wonderful Life and Christmas Carol both have the element of darkness but contrasting nicely with the joy. And I agree with you, The Philadelphia Story is a favorite of mine, too. Christmas in Connecticut is a slapstick rom com of old with Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan that we always have to watch, too, along with Dennis Morgan and Maureen O'Hara in Miracle on 34th Street. We've added The Holiday (love the Nancy Meyers aesthetic) and my daughter has added Love Actually to the list of Must Watch for the season. Christmas Eve is Harry Potter, usually the first one. I have adored and watched numerous times, the West Wing Season One, Episode 10 - In Excelsis Deo. A wide mix of the season, compassion, sadness, loneliness, and the wide contrast of life around us. Beautifully filmed.
Thank you Susan for this generous comment... You've been so brave in your grief. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family - the movies sound great! xx