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Since January I’ve experienced the death of 7 friends and family members. It’s only April and more people that I know have passed in the last three months than I’ve experienced in the last 10 years. Is that natural? Probably.
Is it natural to feel sorrow or surprise when you haven’t had contact with people for over 20 years and then find out that they’ve passed? Probably.
Is it natural to take pleasure from fond memories of people recently deceased? Probably.
People say that we’re at that age when this will happen more often. I suppose that is probably true but I’d rather not think about it. I still think of myself as being only in my 30s or 40s. Is that natural? Well for me it is.
As I look around I see beauty in the most unusual places, especially in nature. I love the look of dried leaves and isolated berries. For many it signifies ‘death’ but it’s just the natural part of the circle of life. I suppose it signifies that new growth or rebirth will soon happen.
Signs that new life is about to rise up:
Mama Cormier 
My goodness…that’s a lot of loss to experience in a few months. Losing someone is hard but it’s painful reality of life. In the past two months, two friends passed through natural causes and I found out another one passed few years ago. Then, my kids’ frogs and fish passed. Oh dear, there were many tears from them.
Thank you for sharing and for your insightful thoughts! I hope you are staying well and keeping your positive attitude.
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I decided a long time ago that life is what you make it. There’s no point in moping around and feeling sorry for yourself. I try to find the good even in sad news. I reflect on the good times and the fond memories that these people gave me. Like you said death is the painful reality of life. We can’t change it. As I get older I find that people with faith have an easier time with death and those who don’t tend to fear it more. It’s not always true but a general observation I have made.
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That’s a great perspective to have!
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Thanks.
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I’m very sorry about all the loss you have suffered recently. The pictures are beautiful.
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Thanks Maranda. Death seems to come in waves for me. It was calm and didn’t appear in my social and family circle for years and then all of a sudden it’s like a tidal wave of grief.
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It does seem to work that way 😦
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