[HANASHIR:16402] RE: HANASHIR digest 2106

[Emily Blank <eblank...>]

Dearsest Ellen,

May the One Who comforts all the bereaved, comfort you also.
Love,
Emily
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheri Pacitto" <jspac (at) ix(dot)netcom(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 5:30 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:16401] RE: HANASHIR digest 2106


> Dearest Ellen,
> Even though we have never met, you are in my heart! My condolences for
your
> mother's passing.  I'm glad she finished her life with such a loving
family
> to attend to her.  She was very lucky.  I will pray for you and your
family
> at services!  My life coach recently sent me this quote about grief that
I'd
> like to share with you.
> "Grief deepens you.  It allows you to explore the perimeters of your soul.
> Grief is the only gateway to certain levels of consciousness, and it is a
> hard task-master.  Through grief you can explore every aspect of your
> darkside- anger, pain, abandonment, terror, loneliness; and these aspects
of
> the sacred wound that in our daily lives we usually try to ignore.  Grief
> forces you to look at those parts of yourself that are not yet healed.  If
> you can look at grief as a teaching you will grow. The pain of grief is
not
> the only teacher in this life, but if looked at properly, with awareness
and
> an open heart, it is one of the greatest teachers of all.  The seeds of
> wisdom and enlightenment are planted within the wounds of grief.  What is
> lost can only come back to us again in higher ways.
>
> May you grow and may you be happy again.
> Sincerely,,
> Sheri
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ellen Allard" <ellen (at) peterandellen(dot)com>
> To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 7:53 PM
> Subject: [HANASHIR:16381] RE: HANASHIR digest 2106
>
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Thank you, all of you, for your very kind words and prayers. I sent
> > them, on wings, to my mom as she lived her last days at the hospice in
> > Florida, passing away this past Sunday, Dec. 28th. It is truly the
> > saddest time in my life....I am heartbroken with her passing.
> >
> > My three sisters urged me to sing at the funeral, despite the difficulty
> > they knew it presented. After five other family members spoke, I
> > concluded the service by talking about mom's last days and the peace
> > that seemed to come over her at the end of her life. I then asked
> > everyone at the service to do something unconventional for a funeral. I
> > asked them to think outside of the box, mostly because along with my
> > sisters, I knew it would've been something my mom would've loved, having
> > been surrounded by music her whole life. I asked everyone to sing a song
> > as a final tribute to her. Though I trembled as we sang it, it was the
> > most heartfelt and beautiful way for us to honor her and celebrate her
> > life.
> >
> > We sat shivah in Florida, at one of my sister's houses. But when we
> > returned to Worcester yesterday, my local friends reached out and asked
> > if they could join us to sit shivah here in our home town. We will be
> > sitting tomorrow at a friend's house from 5 - 8 PM. If anyone in the
> > central Massachusetts area wants to join us, we would most welcome your
> > company.
> >
> > I know this has fallen outside the usual purpose of this list, and I
> > humbly ask for your indulgence. It is a tender time for me, and reaching
> > out to my hanashir family has helped me. I traveled to Florida with
> > printouts of the lovely messages you emailed to me, and it truly was a
> > comfort. If you want to email me in response, please feel free to do so
> > at my private email address ellen (at) peterandellen(dot)com(dot)
> >
> > With much thanks,
> > Ellen Allard (and Peter, too)
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
> > shamash(dot)org] On
> > Behalf Of Jewish Songleading/Music
> > Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 3:00 AM
> > To: Jewish Songleading/Music
> > Subject: HANASHIR digest 2106
> >
> >
> >     HANASHIR Digest 2106
> >
> > Topics covered in this issue include:
> >
> >   1)  Re: please say your prayers for my mom
> > by "Aura Lipski" <aura (at) jewishaustralia(dot)com>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>


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