tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post4675658086172674570..comments2024-03-02T11:07:29.416-08:00Comments on Mind Deep: Letting Go of HerMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-68524749513398013752011-06-23T06:20:08.160-07:002011-06-23T06:20:08.160-07:00Thank you Laura. And yes, indeed!
By the way, I p...Thank you Laura. And yes, indeed!<br /><br />By the way, I passed on your blog info to one of my friends who is starting an online consumer health social media company. I am a huge fan of your blog!<br /><br />With loving kindness,<br /><br />margueriteMarguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-6079245612148859892011-06-21T13:19:33.399-07:002011-06-21T13:19:33.399-07:00Sending metta blessings to you and your mother Mar...Sending metta blessings to you and your mother Marguerite at this time of letting go and transitioning...what a gift that you were able to visit, to be as present as possible with her while you were there beside her. I'm sure she felt your love even if she wasn't clear minded all of the time. Precious moments, even if they were painful.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-2034040454085343652011-06-21T01:53:28.514-07:002011-06-21T01:53:28.514-07:00Thank you so much, David, for your kindness. It we...Thank you so much, David, for your kindness. It went straight to my heart.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-57101997332308184772011-06-20T23:07:23.198-07:002011-06-20T23:07:23.198-07:00Marguerite, I've gone away and come back a cou...Marguerite, I've gone away and come back a couple of times trying to think of something to say. All I can add to these beautiful comments is some more love and best wishes to you both.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-62170594785103661092011-06-20T12:07:12.271-07:002011-06-20T12:07:12.271-07:00ZenDot (Carole), yes, many colors, many nuances, m...ZenDot (Carole), yes, many colors, many nuances, many places of the heart to visit and revisit. And beneath it all the riverbed of wisdom, flowing, taking away the impurities of mind and heart. With mindfulness to embrace the whole experience.<br /><br />Life presenting with many opportunities to practice. Everything magnified, making it easier for one to see.<br /><br />Much metta, dear.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-75230448192820465812011-06-20T12:04:10.207-07:002011-06-20T12:04:10.207-07:00sg, yes of course. To get to the place you describ...sg, yes of course. To get to the place you describe however, sometimes requires going through many thoughts, many emotions, and hindrances . . .Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-15695439624202579372011-06-20T12:02:57.148-07:002011-06-20T12:02:57.148-07:00Katherine #2, thank you so much for sharing your s...Katherine #2, thank you so much for sharing your story. So human, so beautiful. A tale of deep love with all its meanders . . . <br /><br />In gratitude,<br /><br />margueriteMarguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-7377185073204491572011-06-20T12:01:53.627-07:002011-06-20T12:01:53.627-07:00thank you Katherine #1 . . . what a gift, receivin...thank you Katherine #1 . . . what a gift, receiving your kindness!Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-91165955825350903752011-06-20T10:25:03.741-07:002011-06-20T10:25:03.741-07:00this is a hard place, undeniably and yet your abil...this is a hard place, undeniably and yet your ability to appreciate it's nuances is formidable. so often we just lump it into one big picture of sadness. the fruits of your practice are sparkling.<br /><br />much metta to you, your mom and daughter.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-60452764180198222752011-06-20T08:29:40.117-07:002011-06-20T08:29:40.117-07:00Thank you so much for this post. My mother had a m...Thank you so much for this post. My mother had a massive brain aneurysm in 1990 and suffered a great deal of brain damage. She was never able to walk again, nor to speak in ways that were easily understood. She had to wear a diaper, and needed 24 hour care. She lived for almost 17 more years - for much of that time, I felt I had "lost" my mother - at times I felt ashamed of her (and her appearance, with food stains and so on), at times I avoided her. It was only truly in the final year, after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, that I was able to be with her in a different way. I visited more often, I sat quietly with her, I showed her pictures on my computer and we talked about the people we love, I listened to her as she told me over and over about my father (who had just died) and how she loved him. Sometimes she would hold me as she had when I was a little girl - and her grasp was a firm mother-bear grasp. On the final night before she died, I hopped into her hospital bed with her, and sang to her while we waited for the morphine to take effect. I was finally able to be with her, fully, this woman, my mother.<br />Thank you for sharing your experience of mourning. <br />KatherineKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732959227979368578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-76542158168264122382011-06-20T07:08:35.327-07:002011-06-20T07:08:35.327-07:00This journey can be so difficult. I found it helpf...This journey can be so difficult. I found it helpful to think of my Dad in terms of who he was becoming and what was I suppose to learn from this new person. I believe that Mourning and sadness of what was is a way of recognising the beautiful connection of spirit between people. But this places our thoughts in the past. The beautiful challenge is staying connected when the person can only offer a physical presence, which taught me to bring life experiences to my Dad that he could not obtain on his own, and to enter into his world of quiet observance/awareness in order to appreciate his very "here and now"existence.... And the connection of spirit returned.sghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604188880293777061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-27856312626570517812011-06-20T04:43:59.223-07:002011-06-20T04:43:59.223-07:00Thinking of you dear Marguerite. Much love.Thinking of you dear Marguerite. Much love.Katherinehttp://sharanam.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com