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Courtney's avatar

Thank you for sharing. Keep going. 💜

David Wentz's avatar

Keep Writing Sarah.!! Your journey fuels new wisdom. RIP Patrick.

Sarah L. Heringer's avatar

Thank you. Writing it is the only way I know how to honor him. I'm glad it found you.

David Wentz's avatar

I think writing helps you become your true self . It’s introspection and you become brutally honest with where you stand in your life. I’m glad your words found me. Patrick passing hit me hard. I didn’t know him but that doesn’t matter. Who knows who or what or when we get inspiration to see life just a bit differently and that small difference can possibly change our life’s trajectory forever in the most positive ways. To live like every breath is a gift, every word we write or speak a testament to who we’re becoming. I write when it just flows. You can surprise yourself by just letting it release from your mind. Keep your thoughts flowing and you will be able to do incredibly well in this wild world. Peace always . David.

Emma's avatar

Utterly brilliant. I am constantly in awe of how you perfectly translate heavy emotions into words. Whatever the equivalent of “verbatim” is in a physical sense, that is what your words are to the things I’ve been feeling.

Sarah L. Heringer's avatar

This is what it feels like when writing does what it's supposed to do. Thank you Emma — knowing it landed in your body and not just your head means everything.

Deb Gnau's avatar

Thank you. I learn so much from what you share. And I am here listening.

My favorite takeaway today is:

“The thousand small rituals that quietly become a life.

Death does not make these things important.

Death reveals that they always were.”

That is something I can remember today.

Thinking of you❤️

Sarah L. Heringer's avatar

That line wrote itself. I just got out of its way. Thank you for being here and for listening — that is not a small thing.

Jenny Stallworth's avatar

Tears = jewels. I will always think of them this way. Thank you.

Sarah L. Heringer's avatar

Yes — jewels and offerings of love. Our cherished ones receive them.

Davena Gramke's avatar

I have learned so much from you. Thank you ❤️