A Sense of Doubt blog post #3213 - Reprint of #517 From this day 2016 - ENDINGS

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3213 - Reprint of #517 From this day 2016 - ENDINGS

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer.

Sunrise right now around 7:30 a.m. and sunset just a little BEFORE 4:30 p.m.

And that seven hours of daylight does not seem nearly enough.

And so we hunker down with twinkly lights and mulled ginger tea, we listen to quiet, somber music, and give gifts to our loved ones to remind us that spring and summer will return.

Until then, there's a great deal of darkness.

Seven years ago, I was thinking these same thoughts on December Fifth, which, back then, was a Music Monday.

Here's a reprint of HEY MOM #517.

Thanks for tuning in.


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Monday, December 5, 2016

Hey, Mom! Talking to My Mother #517 - Because there are endings, but they too are beautiful

Sunset 1612.05 - via Scalzi

Hey, Mom! Talking to My Mother #517 - Because there are endings, but they too are beautiful - Musical Monday for 1612.05

Hi Mom,

I posted the following phrase via Twitter today: "Because there are endings, but they too are beautiful."

I had news today of a death of someone in our community. I do not feel it's my place to share details or any perspective because for now I have none, and no words could possibly soothe my friend who is grieving the loss of his son.

Obviously, this picture and comment is my attempt to try to to see a positive, a silver lining, a glimmer of color before the night in the face of something awful and tragic.

When young people with their whole lives ahead of them die tragically and suddenly, this is not a beautiful thing.

But there is love in the world, and hope, and grace, and forgiveness, and the spirit...

What else can be done but to try to see the beauty when faced with the worst possible tragedy?

Well, anyway, that's what I have tried to do. It's all I can do to make sense of things that do not make sense. You understand, Mom. You know how it would be if you had lost me at the age of 18 or 19. At least with you, we had time for a proper goodbye.

So just these two songs. The music says what needs to be said so much better than words, though the second video seems apt.

I have posted the Sigur Ros before, but it is very fitting. I also happened to be talking about it in class today.

There is much love in the world.

We have to stick together.

Remember, when we go out of the house, look around and hold hands.










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Reflect and connect.
Have someone give you a kiss, and tell you that I love you.
I miss you so very much, Mom.
Talk to you tomorrow, Mom.

- Days ago = 519 days ago
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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 2312.05 - 10:10

- Days ago = 3077 days ago

- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I plan to continue Hey Mom posts at least twice per week but will continue to post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.