Isn’t Everyday Memorial Day?
It is nice to have a day a year set aside to officially remember those we have lost. On Memorial Day folks head to the cemetary to place flowers on the grave site of a loved one. Many people have a ritual. They clean the stone, pull or trim the grass. Maybe they take a gift for the love one. On that day their memories of the loved one are strong. They feel sad, happy, loss, blessed. They remember good times, happy times and so much more.
I know because I have lost loved ones. Three years ago I lost my father quite suddenly. So, not just on Memorial Day, the above thoughts and feelings run through me. My dad was (is) a bright star. I am so fortunate that we made many memories. In fact I have volumes of memories to recall everyday. I have an appropriate “Dad-ism” for every occassion. Those memories can be bitter sweet. I never thought I could feel happy and sad at the same time. Dad can still make me laugh but I miss him and that makes me sad.
This morning before I woke up I saw Dad in a dream. It was nothing particular but it made me feel like he is close by today on this Memorial Day. I believe he is always close by but today he showed me.
Everyday is Memorial Day for me. Everyday I remember my loved ones lost. I know that a cemetary doesn’t hold my loved ones. They are with me all the time. They are a part of me.
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May 29th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
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