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Amanda Wald Rachie's avatar

The whale. The mermaid. The heart. Your heart. The presence of Love filling that tiny room and overflowing, never denying the sorrow, is palpable. Sending love in return to you and Sophie always.

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Antonia Malchik's avatar

More love to you than I know how to put into words.

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Sandra Yudilevich Espinoza's avatar

Aside from all else, you bear witness, you have always borne witness to Sophie’s life. Witnessing is done with the heart, it holds all that you experience. Really, your heart holds Sophie‘s life as it holds your own.

Thank you, for allowing me to be a witness from afar, through your words and thoughts.

Be well. Sending love and light.

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Mary Moon's avatar

I think you must hold more love within you than anyone I've ever known.

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Calista's avatar

I am so sorry Elizabeth. I know it is not easy becaue I have walked this path too. I am so sorry. I feel your anger and sorrow and frustration. Its important to give ourselves time, just a little bit of time to be sad and let it out. Not so it swallows us, but to acknowledge and respect that it is sad. I am angry most of the time these days for the exact same reasons you are. It doesn't have to be this way, it could be different. I have decided that it will be different. It will be different in my mind. I will hold only thoughts of goodness in my mind and create my own reality. Sanatana Dharma and the Dharmic religions teach that our thoughts create our reality. Join me in a future which we create together, focusing only on the Good. Where women are powerful, where girls are protected. Where people recieve the care and support they need. I pray for peace, but I am ready for battle. An auspicious brush with Kali Bhava last month broke the shackles in my mind and I am no longer Pavlov's dog. Death to the patriarchy and pity the fool who tries to mess with me. I will dance on the corpse of their ignorance! Jai Ma!

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Steve's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

We're with you, as much as we can be.

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Carmen Rodriguez Zapata's avatar

I too am sorry.

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Leslie Young's avatar

Every word I try to write feels completely inadequate. My heart is with you.

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Kari O'Driscoll's avatar

FUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKK! I'm here, witnessing, knowing that it's not enough. Grateful for your voice and your dark humor and the amazing children you raised. Sending so much love your way

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Denise Emanuel Clemen's avatar

I’m so sorry.

Your sorrow is heavy.

Let it be lightened by love.

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Pixie's avatar

I'm so sorry. I have no words to comfort you, only know that I'm thinking of you and Sophie. Sending hugs and love.

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Elisabeth's avatar

Oh dear Elizabeth. Such a load you carry together, you and Sophie. Yes indeed, this too will pass. But in the meantime and into the future, so much sorrow.

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37 Paddington's avatar

Oh Elizabeth, I’m sorry I wasn’t here for a bit, sorry I wasn’t here beaming you and Sophie, all of you, so much love in every moment, as I am doing now. How I wish we could take turns helping you carry this heaviness. Please know you are so loved.

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