Long post: Last year, I lost a friend very suddenly and unexpectedly. The other night, he visited me
Long post: Last year, I lost a friend very suddenly and unexpectedly. The other night, he visited me for a few seconds in a dream. It wasn’t some profound vision, but the fact that he took a photo of me in the dream reminded me of looking up to take this picture. When I went hiking in the Sequoias, there was a stretch of time where I was alone for at least 2.5 hours. I thought of friends that I lost recently – because I passed through his hometown on the way there, because I was in her element, because he was so loved by people I grew up with and in my community. They all passed so unexpectedly and within such a short time frame of each other. I cried a little on the hike and even now typing this. It’s not easy coming to terms that people are gone. But it is easier to reach out and show people how much you care. Even if it’s not with words. Be compassionate, be kind, be understanding. I love my family and I love my friends. I may not always get the chance to say so, but I feel it and I’m trying to get better at expressing it. (at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks) -- source link