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I think of grief as an ocean--turbulent one day, calm the next. You can't predict when the next wave is coming to knock you down. I once read somewhere that we remember people to keep them alive, and I have found that to be true with my own losses. Still, I never think of it as healing, necessarily. It's always a wound and the years make it slightly easier to live with. Sometimes. Sending you my best.

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I think that's such a beautiful way to describe it, and truly how it is. Thank you so much, sending my best right back to you

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I’m so sorry about your mom. If you’re anything to go by, she must have been a mighty great lady. Thank you for sharing this part of your journey with us.

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Thank you so much

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Thank you for sharing your vulnerability. I hope you know how loved, supported and cherished you are. 💞💞💞💞💞❤️❤️❤️❤️💞💞💞💞💞

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Thank you so much, and the same to you, and thank you for being a long time reader, it's always nice to see your name pop up in the comments

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So much love and solidarity. I am a year into a season of so much grief, and your words resonated and comforted me. I’m so glad you wrote this and even more glad you had that beautiful visitation. Rest in power to your mother ❤️

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Thank you so much, I hope your journey gets easier, and if not easier, a little less turbulent.

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I am so so deeply sorry for your loss. My momma passed away in September 2022 after a fierce, short battle with cancer. This Mother’s Day hit me like a train. Last year I think maybe I was in shock. Thank you so very much for sharing this very personal, vulnerable post. It put into words what I’ve been feeling and it makes me feel not so alone. Sending you so much love and in tears, Dawn

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Thank you, and I'm sorry for your loss as well, I think that's why this Mother's Day felt so strange, it wasn't this difficult last year, but I also don't remember it at all?

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This brought tears to my eyes. The best mothers are never easy rings so true and they are the ones we sometimes grieve the hardest. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece. Sending you lots of love 💕

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Thank you, I usually try tears of laughter, so let's get back to THAT, I appreciate you reading, and sending the love right back!

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So sorry for your loss. Thank you for this lovely piece.

My dad was a doctor who somehow got through the worst of Covid during lockdown, but died very suddenly on vacation with us. My mom started birdwatching as a way of coping and also sees cardinals as signs of my dad. I do too 💕

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Thank you, and I'm sorry for your loss as well. I think that's the weirdest part of things, getting through covid only for something else to intervene. Life is eternally mysterious

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Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I can really relate. Arohanui ❤️

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Thank you so much Emily. Māori mami lol

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I’m so sorry for your loss, Meech. Thank you for sharing 🫶🏾

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Thank you, and thank you for reading.

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What a beautiful tribute to your mom. She still has her eye on you, so keep being open to those signs 😘

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Thank you so much

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So beautiful. My Grandma comes to me as a Cardinal sometimes. She definitely was checking in. 💕

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It's something she always told me as a kid! They're visitors from beyond!

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Meech you just showed us another dimension of you that is beautiful in that your mother played a clear role in pushing and prodding you to the glorious zealous passionate writer/critic/person that you are today. Sounds like the two of you have some shows and catching up to do when you meet her on the other side :) and until then, she will come visit you to remind you that you are on the right path as long as you are happy. Take care.

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Thank you so much Kalani, and thank you for reading

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Very very beautiful. Sending you roses (unless you hate roses). I am a devotee of cardinal visitations - they pack such a glorious, deafening pop of love. xx

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hahahahahah I do hate roses, unless they're white country roses, but I love ranunculus, so I'm gonna pretend you sent that instead!!!

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lolol. look, if you can spell ranunculus, you get football fields of them

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Gorgeous, I’m crying. It was a difficult Mother’s Day for me too. Thank you for writing.

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thank you for reading, peace for both of us!!!

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So beautiful. Sending you love, light and healing. Thank you for being so brave and generous to share your grief with us 💜

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Thank you so much, and thank you for reading

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Sending you SO much love

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Thank you MK, as always, you're a real one

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