Have to add my own story here though some of you may be tired of hearing it. The 11th doesn't seem to be a very auspicious time of the month for me. I lost my partner of 9 years, my beloved Edward on February 11, of 1993. I have vivid memories of driving to work in the months prior to that listening to Joni singing 'Turning and turning within the widening gyre/the falcon cannot hear the falconer/Things fall apart/The center cannot hold'. Cul's description of the eagle reminded me of it again. And there is my own story about an eagle that I posted a few months ago.
9/11 is still too fresh in my memory for me to want to turn on the television and see the images play themselves out again. I can only try to imagine what those who were directly affected by this horror must be feeling. I wish healing and hope for all of you. You are not alone, Cul, as Sharon has already told you. Peace and Healing to You Both and To All Who Are Feeling the Pain of Loss, Mark E in Seattle > Dear Cul: > > Thank you so much for sharing your 9-11 experience with the jmdl. I am > so sorry you lost your partner. I know how important words can be...I > had lost my partner, Sheila, of 17 years to brain cancer. She died > December 5, 1998 and I listened to Joni's River so many times. Every > time I hear that song now I am transported back to the time of Sheila's > death. > > Your Dan, like the all those who die senseless or even expected deaths > are not forgotten. Instead they are remembered in a myriad of different > ways, with marker posts along the way. It does not matter whether others > come into our lives. I remember my father and my mother and my Sheila. > It is good to remember because it reminds me to not delay the joy. > > In Peace...Sharon
