Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt01933)

Dear Niki,

If you are still on this list, let me add my voice to those who will say 
they care.

I nursed my first wife through cancer a good many years ago till her death. 
But, sorrowful as that time was, I have to say that with the passage of 
years, there is a harvest of strength and wisdom that comes. Not the 
power-over-people kind of strength, and not the head-and-book learning kind 
of wisdom, but something that another grieving person will sense by being 
near you and gain solace from.

Blessings on your journey

Murray



At 16:34 30/04/2005, you wrote:
> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:35:18 -0700
> From: Jerry Hejka-Ekins <jjhe@charter.net>
> Subject: Re: Taking a break
>
> Dear Niki,
>
> In January of this year, my wife and I stood an all night vigil over my
> wife's mother. She took her last breath at 7:12 a.m., on the 22nd. We
> are still mending our hearts too. I just wanted to share this with you
> so that you will know that there is at least one other person on this
> list who does understand what you are going through.
>
> I apologize for not responding earlier. There was so much junk on this
> board, that I, for several weeks, had been erasing most of the messages
> without reading them.
>
> Best wishes,
> Jerry
>
>
> Anika Kinnara Durand wrote:
>
> >Dear All-
> >
> >After the last contentious batch of posts and having to delete them all, 
> I'm taking a
> >break from reading anything from this group for awhile.
> >
> >I joined this group to gain more spiritual knowledge, and have 
> experienced very little
> >of that. What I have mostly experienced is people slamming my views with 
> way-too-
> >long emails that are filled with intellectualisms and not enough heart. 
> I know there
> >are brilliant minds here, and for that I am grateful...you know who you are.
> >
> >Add the biliousness of Thal (ifn you don't like this a/o won't ever open 
> your heart,
> >Terrie, well...), and the contentiousness...
> >
> >I'm still mending my heart after the sudden death of my soulmate...
> >
> >I need a forum to grow in, where there is not only an intellectual 
> understanding of "all
> >that is", but a heart connection that informs that knowledge. I know it 
> resides here, I
> >have no doubts there, but I also have witnessed too much that obscures 
> that...
> >
> >...and my heart cannot bear that at this time.
> >
> >I have no judgments here, only what I feel. Even those I've had "words" 
> with I have
> >love and compassion for. All I desire is that we all get back to the 
> "Work". There is
> >much to be done and we all need to remember why we are here.
> >
> >Blessings to you all.
> >
> >Niki Durand
> >