Sad, inspiring, happy, whatever journal
I know we all feel the emotions of each other as we relflect on their journals. When they are sad, we know that feeling and we feel sad for them and for ourselves. When they have write about something so happy and I put that together with being inspired....we get inspired and happy for them and for us too as it gives us hope, whatever we write, however we write, whatever we feel one thing is sure is everyone here knows exactly what we are going through and we share in that feeling with them and for them and for ourselves. What a wonderful group we have here on DS.
If someone would have said I could write about being happy, inspired, enjoying life almost six months ago, I would have said "what are they thinking, why are they saying those things to me, don't they know how bad I hurt. But here I am being able to share whatever one writes in their journal and pretty well can feel what they are feeling at that time. I know when I first lost Ken, I thought I would never ever quit crying, I thought I could never feel happy, I felt when I smiled I put on a fake face and of course that is how I felt...We have all felt that way and each time I hear of someone's loss, I know that feeling they are going through. or when I hear about a death my thoughts are there is a very sad family. I want to run to them, hug them, tell them I care, I know, I have been there. One thing we can all say here is we have walked in those shoes.
We have a park close by called 'Holiday World" Last year, it built the largest, fastest wooden roller coaster in the US...It is owned by a family and it has a water park, rides, all kinds of nice things, no long line, free drinks all day and even a pet place for you pet for the day very reasonable. It is clean, it is a family park. Years ago it used to be called "Santa Clause Place" a very simple place to go...today it draws thousands of people a year.
This week, one of the owner's passed away. He drowned in his pool at home, possiby due to another illness. He was in his 40's. They continue to advertise the park everyday. They had his memorial this week and thousands of people attened, people that did not know him but know of the park. My thoughts went to that family and I knew they are sad, they are wondering why, they are experiencing what we have felt....I want to reach out to them and say..I know what your feeling.
I admire this family, they kept the park open, people come from close by to far away to enjoy this family park. They took their pain and they opened their hearts and shared it with everyone else. Such kinds words were expressed at this man's memorial. Such a loving family who didn't just stop and think of themselves but openingly let our community to be a part of their sadness, and their joy of what he had accomplished. A family park means the world to this family and who in these days gives anything free, but all day you get all the cola's you want just around any area of the part.
To this family, I say, I am so sorry for your loss, for your pain, for the tears you have shed, but to this family I also say, "I admire you". You did what you knew he would want...I am not sure I could be as brave as they have and continued on with keeping the park open, I don't feel they did it for the money, they did it for the people....To this family I say....I'm sorry for your loss, your sadness and your strength. I truely feel this family deserves our prayers....and our thoughts as they continue to bring a nice place we can take our children, our grandchildren and know they are safe.......Thank you "Holiday World" and to the family that keep it going.
Sandi....Ken's mom forever
If someone would have said I could write about being happy, inspired, enjoying life almost six months ago, I would have said "what are they thinking, why are they saying those things to me, don't they know how bad I hurt. But here I am being able to share whatever one writes in their journal and pretty well can feel what they are feeling at that time. I know when I first lost Ken, I thought I would never ever quit crying, I thought I could never feel happy, I felt when I smiled I put on a fake face and of course that is how I felt...We have all felt that way and each time I hear of someone's loss, I know that feeling they are going through. or when I hear about a death my thoughts are there is a very sad family. I want to run to them, hug them, tell them I care, I know, I have been there. One thing we can all say here is we have walked in those shoes.
We have a park close by called 'Holiday World" Last year, it built the largest, fastest wooden roller coaster in the US...It is owned by a family and it has a water park, rides, all kinds of nice things, no long line, free drinks all day and even a pet place for you pet for the day very reasonable. It is clean, it is a family park. Years ago it used to be called "Santa Clause Place" a very simple place to go...today it draws thousands of people a year.
This week, one of the owner's passed away. He drowned in his pool at home, possiby due to another illness. He was in his 40's. They continue to advertise the park everyday. They had his memorial this week and thousands of people attened, people that did not know him but know of the park. My thoughts went to that family and I knew they are sad, they are wondering why, they are experiencing what we have felt....I want to reach out to them and say..I know what your feeling.
I admire this family, they kept the park open, people come from close by to far away to enjoy this family park. They took their pain and they opened their hearts and shared it with everyone else. Such kinds words were expressed at this man's memorial. Such a loving family who didn't just stop and think of themselves but openingly let our community to be a part of their sadness, and their joy of what he had accomplished. A family park means the world to this family and who in these days gives anything free, but all day you get all the cola's you want just around any area of the part.
To this family, I say, I am so sorry for your loss, for your pain, for the tears you have shed, but to this family I also say, "I admire you". You did what you knew he would want...I am not sure I could be as brave as they have and continued on with keeping the park open, I don't feel they did it for the money, they did it for the people....To this family I say....I'm sorry for your loss, your sadness and your strength. I truely feel this family deserves our prayers....and our thoughts as they continue to bring a nice place we can take our children, our grandchildren and know they are safe.......Thank you "Holiday World" and to the family that keep it going.
Sandi....Ken's mom forever
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