I have finished reading Howard's Journals. Early on, one of the first lines she wrote there was "Let journeys be made." A bit later on she wrote, "One can achieve whatever one is capable of imagining."
Throughout her illness above all else I experienced an abiding gratitude for being privileged to have made a near thirty-year journey with this amazing human being. Today, I am far more whole, far more capable of living my own life's journey. It is as if, throughout our years together, my own fragments found unity and all extraneous social impositions melted away, enabling me to become uniquely myself. And in our talks together, she told me the same was true for her. Each of us reinforced what was real in the other. Each of us accepted and loved without exception what was true of the other.
Against all odds, our life together was nothing short of a miracle. From day one and in spite of conventional wisdom, we imagined the impossible and moved forward to make it happen. This morning I look out our study window and find comfort and hope in the penumbra I see.
Enjoy your Tuesday.
Dianne
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Hello, Dianne, You are such an incredible human being!!! I am in amazed as I read your writings ... I have told you multiple times how much I appreciate your sharing this most difficult and intimate process in your life. Your words are healing for me.....you make me think in such a deep way. I am enthralled how you "verbalize" these incredibly tender and precious thoughts and experiences you are dealing with. Thank you for sharing! And, continue to know you are loved and thought about very often. I am so pleased to see that you are interested in getting the artistic juices flowing! A talent such as you needs to be creating ~~ I am sure Howard would agree with that! I am hoping for a "plein air" date with you & others this summer...??maybe?? Much love & hugs to you!!! Janie O
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