So this breathing thing – it tastes like honey. I am alive and that’s the focus. I feel electrified and driven, but still walled up inside, guarded by demons in case the phone rings and death answers again. I haven’t yet let myself miss daddy, but I did get lost in the Hollywood Hills this [...]
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Posted in Unrelated Truth-Pours on Feb 8th, 2007
Death is such a bloody confusion. Losing dad felt like a blessing in so many ways; I couldn’t bear the thought of his suffering, on our earthly plane, and that appeared to be his destiny. Nor can I stand the sadness of my family. But it is not my sadness. I have not lost my [...]
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Posted in Unrelated Truth-Pours on Feb 7th, 2007
I’m not ready for a heart pour, but I need to say – He’s gone. Daddy died peacefully late last week, and we buried him yesterday. I don’t know what it means yet. I only know he’s flying around me, that we won’t make any more tangible memories, but he’ll be there, whenever I ask. [...]
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Posted in Aftermaths and In-Betweens on Jan 25th, 2007
There’s more to the Amazon story – one additional amazing rundown, but The Universe threw me a curveball. Daddy almost died on Saturday. A hardcore shutdown involving almost every organ. His liver was bleeding. His kidneys failed. He had an infection in his blood. We got to see him Sunday night, and it felt like [...]
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