These are random musings of my life journey, the people, animals, places, and events which have woven, and continue to weave, a tapestry that is me. We all know there is no real destination, only the ongoing experiences which blend together, creating the trail. Each step gives a glimpse of what is to come, without allowing me to see the end result. It is exciting. I have a home base that is mine, that gives me a place to rest. This is it. This is where my heart is, no matter where I journey...................

Monday, July 18, 2011

Sadness

I'm a little bummed tonight. I just learned that an acquaintance died last night. A little over a month ago her husband died after a very long illness. I knew them both fairly well, as they were some of the first folks I met after moving here. They owned a local eatery, a BBQ place that was a favorite of mine. He came into hospice shortly before he died, and his passing wasn't unexpected. But hers was. OK, she was a smoker with high blood pressure, but she still seemed essentially healthy. But a heart attack, followed by blood clots did their dirty work.

You just never know. You just ever know.

16 comments:

  1. Loosing a friend is always sad. Somehow we all think we have forever!

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  2. Our family and friends are all that really matter. I'm sorry for your loss.

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  3. Merikay, even into our aging years, we have a sense of immortality, don't we?

    Bob, thanks. Yes, it is always a sad loss when we lose any person in our circle.

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  4. So sorry to hear this....one more reminder to enjoy each and every day. We have no idea what tomorrow will bring.

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  5. So true, Donna. It is sad that we lose so many at this point of life.

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  6. I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your friends. Being a cancer survivor, one of the reasons Dave and I are on the road prior to reaching "retirement age" is that life is indeed short. As you say in your "Leave your comment" section, there is "no time to waste!!!"

    Gentle sisterly hugs to you from afar,
    Betty

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  7. TYR, it is odd, because I was not particularly close to this couple, but this struck me as if so. I genuinely liked them for their good hearts. They were a sort that this world is short on. Sometimes things strike us that way I guess.

    Yes, I agree. Regardless of age, we should live life to the fullest. I try to do that in my way just as you and your hub have. Leave no wasted days! Make each day a memory!

    Thanks for the comment and the hugs.

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  8. I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sure you will miss her. My dad lived to 94, first he lost my mom, then his brothers & sisters, then friends, but the kicker was, he was outliving the trees he planted as a young man. Go at life as if you are going for the gold, and plant things, so we know where you have been. Luv, Muffy

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  9. Isn't that the truth? You just never know when the end will come. I'm so sorry to hear of your loss and the shock of it.

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  10. Thanks, all. It is odd how things like this strike us hard one time, then another, it just rolls off. I' much better today. :)

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  11. I am so sorry to hear this. Whenever I hear of someone passing away (even if I don't know them) I use it as a reminder to enjoy every moment because we never know what tomorrow will bring.

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  12. Sorry to hear of your loss. Even when we expect someone's passing, it is still a shock.

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  13. You never know. You just never know.

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  14. I'm sorry about your friend Lyn, may she rest in peace with her husband.
    Love Di ♥

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  15. Yes, yes. She would like that. :')

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If you have something to say about it, just stick out your thumb, and I'll slow down so you can hop aboard! But hang on, 'cause I'm movin' on down the road!!! No time to waste!!!