Tag Archives: Death

Loss

Posted on September 1, 2016 by hernibs

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live. ~Norman Cousins

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Sad

Posted on May 22, 2016 by hernibs

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. ~Arthur Koestler

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Suffering is not reduced by refusing to face it or by wallowing in it but only by accepting it, surrendering to it, and letting the natural healing processes take root and unfold. ~ Clark E. Moustakas

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Praying For La Loche

Posted on January 29, 2016 by hernibs

Ripped open, a boy, a family, a school, a community, a country. We are Canadians, we do not settle our problems this way. Lord forgive.

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On The Death of Two Friends

Posted on January 12, 2016 by hernibs

You have to cry, no time for goodbye, you want to ask why, but no answer, no reason will satisfy. Eighteen is much too young to die. Remember their faces, their favourite places, stand by their friends as they cry, … Continue reading →

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Passing It On

Posted on August 5, 2015 by hernibs

Those things my parents have lived through I know that I can live through too. I saw them when their parents died, watched their strong faith, though they cried. I knew they hurt but comfort came knowing they would see … Continue reading →

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Yom HaShoah

Posted on April 16, 2015 by hernibs

We must never forget! It’s not what ‘they’ did to ‘them’ it’s what humans did to other humans. We must look, listen, see, and know we are all guilty of power over those weaker, of prejudice without reason, of judgment … Continue reading →

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Then I’ll Go

Posted on February 5, 2015 by hernibs

My hope is that I will be here only as long as I am alive. I don’t want to live a half dead existence sitting waiting to die, making excuses for still being here. I want to live life every … Continue reading →

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Dying Beautifully

Posted on October 16, 2014 by hernibs

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I Watched Him Die

Posted on October 4, 2014 by hernibs

No code blue or palliative care. Machines descend on last breath of salt sea air. Ripping limb from limb before death shudder ceased, piling naked trunk upon, remains of those deceased. A horrible, haunting thing to see, the merciless and … Continue reading →

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The Truth

Posted on August 15, 2014 by hernibs

There must be absolutes – a beginning, an end, a reason, a purpose. Myths must have originated somewhere. Certainly much has been invented by someone else, perpetrated as The Truth. But that can not negate the fact that truth is. … Continue reading →

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No Ones Fault

Posted on July 1, 2014 by hernibs

No ones fault. Not mine, not yours, not theirs. No one is to blame. But life, love, dreams, mistakes. Blame not. Judge not. Accept. Life and Death must be, that’s all. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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