Tonight I have two Community Diary responsibilities. I signed up for today and for next Wednesday because there were open slots and KTK has been in a temporary funk scheduling-wise. Since I have been largely AWOL because of my recent abrupt move, I felt I needed to step up and participate in my "home base" community series and to help relieve some of that pressure.
Likewise, Top Comments has had a recent crunch because Life, so I volunteered to take tonight at TC for the same reasons. Of course, I totally forgot I double booked myself, which for a moment was a facepalm until I realized that I have very much the need to express and share with my community friends a current sadness and grief.
Tonight's KTK is a celebration of the beauty of life and an acknowledgement that grief at the loss of someone dear produces ripples that extend beyond immediate family to include the closest of friends (often de-facto family), other friends, acquaintances and co-workers, and often people that will never be know to family that the person who has passed did somehow touch in life.
Tonight's Top Comments will be a place to share the story, terrible and heartbreaking as it is, and to reflect on the nature of grief, friendship and the reality that our lives often end in ways that, while know to happen, are almost never anticipated.
It's the surprise violence of sudden, tragic and avoudable death that strikes so deeply. One can rarely plan for that, especially when basic measures of common sense and precaution are summarily dismissed.
Please join me below the fold for a silent reflection in Memorium of my very best friend, my brother in spirit and fraternal soul mate's nephew. He was killed as a passenger this past Sunday in a senseless and utterly avoidable car wreck that has left us all in shock and mourning. While you view the beautiful gifts of nature provided and hopefully offer prayers, vibes, thoughts and positive energies for my second family and those who loved their darling Jack, please do reflect to embrace your own needs to remember and acknowledge those in your lives who have been lost, moved on or are struggling. I will be sending my own thoughts and meditations your way as well.
Rest in peace, Jack. You were a good is troubled soul and your time came far, far too soon at 29. You will be dearly missed by us all dear boy.
