Met my soul sisters , J and G yesterday. L was out of the country so couldn't come. J's wonderful gorgonzola pasta , ruccola and pine nut salad , fresh raspberries and Hagendaz vanilla icecream and a couple of bottles of very good wine. Noone was driving. Everyone was tired but , it was a heart felt meeting, with some laughter , a great deal of sharing and empathising,feeling down and drained , but also quite a bit of reclaimed power.
Isn't it interesting how shattering news can deflate you and make you feel like a useless and helpless wet dish rag ? Floods of tears, feelings of great despair,overwhelm and helplessness and then ANGER steps in and WOOOOOSH you start to get in touch with the warrior in you. You start taking control again , reclaiming your power, back in the saddle again , as it were. Not only that , but you notice friends and loved ones rally around , making you dinner, giving their support, advice, comfort , and consolation. These gestures of goodwill spread like ripples in water. Next thing you know , a lawyer appears , a friend of a friend who has been waiting all his life for such a challenge . He becomes your knight in shining armour ready to fight for you and all the injustices of the downtrodden and bullied. There are still people like that around. Hope and optimism reappear. This is not a made-up story either. 'Tis true.
J's father's funeral is next Thursday at 14:00. In Stockholm We shall be there for her.
Meeta'sfuneral is on 26th October in Partille near Gothenburg. Never been there while Meeta was alive. Odd how we make that special effort for funerals.Must find out how to get there. Gothenburg is about 3-5 hours away by train.
In other news , the sun is shining and the workmen are on their lunch break. Peace and quiet reigns again. Happy Friday , everyone !
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