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Comment on The House Feels Empty by loaenterprise

loaenterprise — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:33:42 +0000

We have both traveled a bit along the though, haven’t we? But as I wrote in one of my earlier entries, grief is a strange thing. Grief is like having a wild sleeping cat in your house, you never when know when or what will wake him up, and what damage it will do when it’s wake. So… when you least expect it… Anyway, this is what we got, and can only deal with what we have… couldn’t get to nap today, I’ve been feeling edgy all day. I still feel very edgy. Big hug Iola, take care

Comment on The House Feels Empty by Iola Regnier Gomez

Iola Regnier Gomez — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:58:06 +0000

grief never lessens…it just finds different paths inside to meander down. But taking it as a part of the whole that is the now me..well, its a work in progress.
Sending you a hug, and all the love and light in me for you, my dear nap buddy.xoxo

Comment on I Am Still Here by loaenterprise

loaenterprise — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:30:24 +0000

Well, I don’t know about… as I said, grief is a strange thing indeed, always in wait. But I have started another book and there is only so much I can do in one day.
And how are you?
Love and hugs, Esmeralda

Comment on I Am Still Here by Kukunaokala

Kukunaokala — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:41:47 +0000

Aloha! I very much missed reading your blog–hearing from you. But I interpreted the less frequent posts as an indicator that you “needed” to blog less because the intensity and frequency of your grief was decreasing–a good thing. A sign of healing to another phase of grief. I think one day you will fashion your blog posts into a book…I am happy to hear you are well, on the other side of the earth.
In April I will be going to an annual, national conference in Denver with my professor to do a poster presentation of my Master’s project on Youth Suicide and What Special Educators Should Know. (I was initially disappointed it wasn’t an “oral” presentation. But oh well.) I am looking forward to experiencing being among researchers and educators in my field from across the US.
Multiple things co-occurring in my life are signaling it is a period of significant transition! Sometimes I feel as if I am watching my life as if I am watching a movie and wondering what will happen next. At least I know, “my movie” will have a happy ending.

I love you, my friend! Take good care! And warm aloha to your dear family <3

Comment on Operazione Sicilia by loaenterprise

loaenterprise — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:40:29 +0000

Do you speak Italian? What is the Art of Living?
I will be in Sicily May 21, 22 & 23
Esmeralda

Comment on Operazione Sicilia by Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:32:45 +0000

I am from montreal, canada and decided i should live in a warm sunny place where people around me would speak italian and care for food.

I am involved with Art of Living here in Montreal and will go visit the center in palermo. I arrive in a few weeks (!)
I would be glade to here of other initiatives while im there

Take care Esmeralda

Comment on November 7, 2011 by loaenterprise

loaenterprise — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:17:03 +0000

Thank you for your message. I have not been on the blog for a while as you might have guessed. Life does go on whether we like it or not. I do the best I can not to be overcome by sorrow. I feel it of course, at times more than others, as does the rest of the family. But if we are not to destroy all our lives, especially those of our surviving children who already have a big burden to carry, we need to do what we can to try and make sense of it all until we meet again, which I KNOW WE WILL. Hugs, Esmeralda

Comment on Operazione Sicilia by loaenterprise

loaenterprise — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:13:02 +0000

Hello Jessica. How interesting that you are moving to Sicily. How did this come about? Whereabout in Sicily will move to and from where?
I was in Sicily three weeks and will be there again in May for a few days. Keep in touch, Esmeralda

Comment on Trying To Figure Out Christmas by loaenterprise

loaenterprise — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:10:19 +0000

Happy New Year to you too Dave. Thank you for thinking of me. Life is moving along. I take the rough with the smooth and there is always plenty of both.
Take care, Esmeralda

Comment on Grief by loaenterprise

loaenterprise — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:08:57 +0000

Hello there Kukunaokala. I wrote a “Hi, I am back” yesterday, just to let my friends know that I have not disappeared from the face of the earth. I will write from time to time. I don’t seem to be able to write the blog everyday and my book.
But I was going through some of my earlier posts and I thought that some of them are worth reposting.
How are you? I’ve missed you too.
Take care, Esmeralda