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Write a thank-you letter or poem to yourself 6 months, 2 weeks ago Life Lifed… but I’m still Present
L.Y. CooperLife has been complicated ,complex and a Joy.
It seems like death has always been part of my journey
I only knew one of my grandparents. My Mom’s Dad died the year I was born.
My Dads parents were already deceased.
It was a good childhood until my Dad died in 1968, three days after Christmas.
As Langston Hughes said as a family we kept “climbin…”
Mom was our Angel she kept us “climbin”, growing ,showing love and compassion.
Through juvenile delinquency, drug addiction, single motherhood ,financial crisis and anxieties.
Mom use to always say when times are hard remember your pass victories.
Times when you didn’t know how you would make it but you did!
Life lifed and I’m still present, standing and struggling because of Grace and Mercy!
I have faith and confidence in the assignment that’s still unfolding.
Looking forward to living in Retirement & what 2025 will bring.Amen.
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This is a beautiful letter. I am sorry that you experienced so much loss in your life, but I am glad that you had the support of your mother to help you get through life’s challenges. She seems like a very wise woman. Thank you for sharing your experience!
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Thank you! I was just wondering today if I am a good story teller. You made me want to continue.
Lois
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I loved hearing your story! The part that say, “Times when you didn’t know how you would make it but you did!
Life lifed and I’m still present, standing and struggling because of Grace and Mercy!
I have faith and confidence in the assignment that’s still unfolding.” stuck with me. Thank you for that!
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