Passing

 In reflecting upon the pandemic there is so much immeasurable loss. But one that I have thought about in the last day is the loss of celebration - of birth, of marriage, of death, of graduation, of retirement.... the list goes on and on. All these events are shared - in the best of times.

I was just thinking about two lives lost in my family - a niece and a cousin. In their lives they absolutely sparkled, touching and igniting so many other lives. Their passing normally would have produced sizable gatherings of people who loved them.  And yes you can zoom, write in whatever form, call - all of which are useful. But the power that comes from touching - hand to hand, hug to hug, visible tears to hearty laughter in recollection - it's just not calculable how much of a difference that brings to the healing process. There is such a resounding stillness to loss in these days of isolation.

All the more reason to remember aloud with love and give new life to those who have passed in such unforgiving silence.