Dear Aaron, I hope that you are finding some peace today. If surviving the death of ones son is like surviving abuse, I expect the process of becoming more whole is nonlinear. It is tough to extrapolate where we will be in terms of mental strength in a day, month, and so on. But know that the overall trend is towards healing.
I hope that you can reflect on awesome memories of times with Lucas as sources of strength in the journey
Recently, I’ve been categorizing my writing passages into ones that bring forth thoughts of regret and ones that bring forth calm contemplation. I’m finding that most of the recent ones are of the calm contemplation variety and are double the ones that bring forth feelings of regret.
Aaron, the death of our children is the darkest place we will ever be in. The feeling of darkness never completely disappears, but when we finally navigate toward the light, we learn to live with both, and can reconstruct our lives. I'm so glad you found the light, and some peace.
I'm back from my trip to Africa, Aaron, and missed your writing while I was gone. This was such a heartfelt and hopeful post! I continue to learn so much through your words and the light Lucas shines in them. Words are eternal, just as his spirit and love are.
Dear Aaron, I hope that you are finding some peace today. If surviving the death of ones son is like surviving abuse, I expect the process of becoming more whole is nonlinear. It is tough to extrapolate where we will be in terms of mental strength in a day, month, and so on. But know that the overall trend is towards healing.
I hope that you can reflect on awesome memories of times with Lucas as sources of strength in the journey
Peace,
Mike
Recently, I’ve been categorizing my writing passages into ones that bring forth thoughts of regret and ones that bring forth calm contemplation. I’m finding that most of the recent ones are of the calm contemplation variety and are double the ones that bring forth feelings of regret.
Aaron, the death of our children is the darkest place we will ever be in. The feeling of darkness never completely disappears, but when we finally navigate toward the light, we learn to live with both, and can reconstruct our lives. I'm so glad you found the light, and some peace.
Thank you for your message. I still have bad days, but I am doing much better as a whole. I hope you are finding peace.
We will always carry sadness, but the balance gets easier. I am finding peace, and even joy on some days. They walk side by side with me.
We share the same months of our sons' dates. These dates make this time of year tender. Sending peace and love, Aaron.
I hope you find peace as well. Take care, Rea.
I found divine peace.
I'm back from my trip to Africa, Aaron, and missed your writing while I was gone. This was such a heartfelt and hopeful post! I continue to learn so much through your words and the light Lucas shines in them. Words are eternal, just as his spirit and love are.
Thank you for saying so, Stephanie. I have been doing much better. I hope you had a good trip and am glad to see you back.