Thanks Lavie for your condolances and prayers. I remember when I reached the age of her passing (48) and I thought to myself, 'every year forward is dedicated to you mum'. Only when I turned 48 did I realize how very young she was. She had lived a very hard and somewhat anguished life in her last 15 years. She had been paralyzed in an accident and she never come to grips with it. Her life was over.

Beyond the lose there was a sense of relief for her to be free of the suffering her distress caused her. She is free to dance again.

And thank you too for the reminder about the dharma talks. I keep forgetting to go there. I will make a point of it soon. It sounds like you had a great listen tonight.

I am glad you saw the beauty in my story Lavie. I think its great that you are goinig to try to find a meaningful ritual to celebrate Rich and Joey. May it be of great comfort for you.

I too want to thank you Sunset for sharing about the candle. I love those kinds of moments of timely discovery. What a blessing.