(Resend with the correct birth date) > On Oct 29, 2023, at 12:56 PM, Peggy Holman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Friends, > > I just got off the phone with Sue Stadler, Anne’s daughter. Anne died > peacefully yesterday afternoon, October 28 surrounded by her family. From > Sue’s comments, it was clear Anne created the space for the kind of death she > wanted: filled with love, tears, and laughter. > > I’ll continue to act as a contact to share messages from the family. To be, > as Sue put it…"part of the communication network as we let people know about > plans for gathering, sharing stories, and honoring what Anne has learned with > us all in the innumerable webs of love and learning that have made up her 92 > year long life." > > In the meantime, please continue to post your thoughts in this Google Doc > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gFoTdzw6N1iX2pGlkouXtrTOafTw2LxUaEeMjxfqes4/edit#bookmark=id.gp9idig7q5qq>. > The family will look at what we have all created as they are able. I suggest > posting new messages on the opening pages, just below the picture of Anne. I > have moved the messages written before she passed to a section below. > > As an experiment, here is a discussion group for anyone who wishes to connect > with others who loved Anne. You can subscribe by sending an email to > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. > Perhaps we shall meet there as part of the Radiant Network. > > If you wish to communication directly with Anne’s family, you can send an > email to her daughter, Sue Stadler - [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> and/or her son, Aaron Stadler - > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. They’ll share messages with > their siblings. That said, please don’t expect a response. They have a lot > going on!! > > In terms of a memorial, when they know what they are going to do, I’ll pass > on the message. If you have thoughts or offers for a memorial, contact Sue. > They’ll likely do something outside so it may be a while before there is > something in-person. > > As we celebrate the life of one of the most remarkable people I have ever > known, whom I deeply loved, I leave you with this thought: We are weaving > ourselves as a radiant network with Anne's thread integral in connecting so > many of us. > > Much love to you all, > Peggy > > > P.S. The link to the mantra for transition I sent in an earlier message went > to the wrong site. Here is the proper link: > https://youtu.be/OV9LXGOXjgs?feature=shared > > P.P.S. Below is a poem someone gave me when my mother passed. It keeps coming > up for me as I think about Anne. I hope you find some comfort in it. I do. > > GIVE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME AWAY > > When I die > Remember me with a smile and laughter. > If thoughts of me provoke no love, > Only sadness and tears, > I ask that I be soon forgotten. > > Give what's left of me away > To children and old men who wait to die. > And if you must cry, cry for your brother > Who walks in grief beside you. > And when you need me, > Put your arms around anyone, > And give them what you need to give me. > > I want to leave you something. > Something better than words or sounds. > Look for me in the people I've known or loved, > Or helped in some special way. > And if you cannot give me away, > Let me live in your eyes for awhile, > As well as in your mind. > > You can love me most > By letting love live > Within the circle of your arms > Embracing the frightened ones. > > Love doesn't die, people do. > So when all that's left of me is love, > Give me away. > > -- Merrit Malloy > > > <Give Whats Left of Me Away.docx> > > > > > > _________________________________ > Peggy Holman > [email protected] > Twitter: @peggyholman > > Bellevue, WA 98006 > 206-948-0432 > www.peggyholman.com > www.journalismthatmatters.org > > Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity > <https://peggyholman.com/papers/engaging-emergence/> > > > "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, > is to become > the fire". > -- Drew Dellinger > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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