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It is painful. Yes. This post extends a safe place to feel. All the human emotions with which we are born which rarely find a safe place to ponder and express. You do that! I am sad for this family.

When I lost my baby brother, it was such a vicious loss. The moment I realized the accident was "fatal" I jumped on the bed beside me in that moment. I couldn't do it now. I probably couldn't do it then other than at that moment. I didn't think about it. I just did it. Like when a mother lifts a car off her cub (boy, girl... loved that part!) That superhuman strength we have in certain moments. Although, jumping on the bed didn't save anyone, looking back it gave me a hint of my life which was to unfold.

I never thought life would make sense again. He was 31. I was 33. Thirty years later, because he was so special, (a truly wise old soul who knew spirit early) he has shown me how pliable is the communication between the veils. I wouldn't have believed it had I not lived its unfolding, day by day, moment by moment.

I wish you peace. I wish the Quilici family peace and understanding.

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Thank you, Lisa, and I join you in wishing the Quilici's peace and understanding. 💜

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Heartbreaking to be sure. Your “Boy” wrapped you in comfort, how very precious and wise from this young one. 💙

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I agree. I learn from him all the time. 💜

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So sorry, Sue. Thx for sharing in this essay. My daughter recently lost a good friend to a car accident. The shock is an anchor on the heart. It submerges us into the deepest parts of the ocean. I pray for the Quilici family. May their son’s memory be a blessing. 🙏

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Thank you for your prayers. 💜

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Thank you for this bittersweet story, so moving, well written and luminous. Another reminder and wake up call that we really never know what each day will bring--from great blessings to to a sudden end of life and all our hopes and dreams. Grief, such heart breaking, mind numbing, life darkening awful grief is like being suddenly cast into a stormy ocean with no life support or rescue in sight. We have to keep breathing and keeping on keeping on even as our hearts are completely shattered as our lives become an ordeal of pain we have to live through every day. I send my loving prayers and thoughts to you and the families who are going through this tragic and unimaginably terrible time.

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Thank you, Chinmayan. 💜

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"As I clipped and pruned, I let my tears fall." A beautiful, cathartic moment of release that stood out to me. <3

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Thanks, Jeannie. Watering my garden, so to speak. 💜

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This is such sad news and my heart aches for his family and loved ones. It brings to mind the saying, “ grief is the price we pay for loving”. It is true we are all going to die but we never think our children will go before us. Sending love and light 🙏🙏🙏

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You are so correct, my friend. Thank you. 💜

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Holding you and your friends in my heart. Sending healing vibes of Reiki love.

I do understand losing a child. It is not the way we expect the world to work.

Embrace the beauty of each day and remember “It’s good to laugh”. That is what my daughter taught me before she left. 💞🐞💞

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Thank you, Patricia, for your kindness and love. I still need to get your book. Please send the link. 💜

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❤️❤️❤️

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Very nice Sue. I hope Mike see this as well

“Your boy “is quite insightful. I’m guessing he gets that from Mom

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Awww, that's a nice comment. Thanks Bill. I hope Mike sees it as well. I'm just about to post it to FB, so maybe it will make its way to him. Lots of people sending him love. 💜

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Oh, I'm so sorry, Sue. Sending strength. I love how you've sought out growth and spring life in the garden, and bathed in precious family conversation. 🥀 Beautiful.

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Thank you, Rebecca. 💜

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