We Are Never Truly Alone

@HazySue (39267)
Gouverneur, New York
March 1, 2021 7:02am CST
Last night in the middle of the night as I lay wide awake my mind wandered to the people that are dear to me that have passed on. I found myself smiling as I recalled a friend from work and college. She was a happy go lucky type of girl who dearly loved life. Many, many years ago a small group of us were camping in Pennsylvania. We had a ball. I can still hear her laughter in my mind. A year later she had a brain aneurism by her car in front of her fiancée's house. It was a total shock. There was no warning. I grieved deeply for my friend, I have had her in my mind for years. I can now remember the giggly girl with a smile. When I saw this meme I couldn't believe it. It seemed destined to be used on a post. Do you have someone who was/is dear to you the you can remember with a smile? Here's hoping you have a happy, healthy, and safe day.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Mar 21
What a beautiful post, I really needed this one today. I am remembering Dustin today, and always.
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
Thank you. I am finally able to remember her with a smile. I am hoping you can remember Dustin in the same way.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
6 Mar 21
@HazySue Yes I do for sure. Even through tears.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (318927)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Mar 21
That's wonderful you had such a wonderful friend. I've had people pass in my life. Only one brings fond memories, my paternal grandmother.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (318927)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Mar 21
@HazySue Yes, it is.
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
It is important that we look back at the ones who have left us behind and enjoy the memory of their lives.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91120)
• Arvada, Colorado
1 Mar 21
Happy Day to you too Susan. Some people suffer such loneliness yes.
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
I am able to look back and enjoy the memories of those who have left us.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83557)
• United States
1 Mar 21
Yes I've had too many loved ones pass but each one has left his/her own memory in my heart. As the years have gone by I do miss each and everyone one of them but I can smile with the memories,
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
Each person does leave a special memory behind. After awhile you are able to remember them with a snmile.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (344789)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 21
Some people do have a very infectious giggle, don't they? I'm sorry you lost your friend. It would have been a huge shock at the time.
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
It was a hug shock. No one saw it coming.
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
2 Mar 21
Sorry to hear. Yes it's my dad whom I have lost recently before 2 months in January. It brings smile as well as tears. Have a good day. Take care
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
In time you will feel peace whenever you think of your father.
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
7 Mar 21
@HazySue ya I will. Thanks and take care
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Ma. Lourdes Macaya
@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
7 Mar 21
@Rashnag Losing member of your family is so hard to forget, same with you when I lost my silent and very resposible father. He kept working all his life just to give us, his children a bright future. When the time for him to retire because of old age, he left us.
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
2 Mar 21
her fiance must have been devastated
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
He was. It took him a few years to be able to start dating again.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (52021)
• Canada
2 Mar 21
I'm sorry that you lost your friend so suddenly like that. You are so right, their memory, our interactions and what we took from them do live on in our hearts forever.
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
My heart is full of the ones I have loved who have left the earth. It's nice to be able to remember them with a smile.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (52021)
• Canada
7 Mar 21
@HazySue You are a very special person. You posted this on our daughter's anniversary, and my heart was hurting, thank you for your perfect timing.
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
12 Mar 21
@Juliaacv I am glad I posted it that day. Hopefully you can remember her with a smile, at least sometimes. I am so very sorry for your loss. She is with you even if you cannot see her.
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Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
1 Mar 21
I sure do!
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
I think we all do. I am so glad that I am now able to smile and bring back so of those great memories.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77385)
• Germany
1 Mar 21
This is a nice meme. I am sorry about your friend. It was certainly a shock for you and her family and friends. Yes, I have a few who are no longer with us and I can still remember the happy memories of them.
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
We were all shocked. We tried to take comfort in the fact that the doctors believed that she suffered pain for only a few seconds.
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Eric Tsuma
@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
1 Mar 21
Yes I do. Have a nice day too.
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
For awhile it is hard to deal with but then you find you are able to remember them with a smile.
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Eric Tsuma
@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
8 Mar 21
@HazySue yes it's because am always positive,Thank you and have a nice day.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66604)
• India
1 Mar 21
Yes many actually and I remember a few that are no longer alive
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
I think as we get older we are more likely to take the time to remember those that we have loved and loss.
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Ma. Lourdes Macaya
@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
1 Mar 21
Me too. I have a very close friend in my schooldays we were so happy then, so many memories shared and captured. After graduation we parted ways and have our own family. I tried to find her in social media but could not find because I didn't know her married name until she decided to place her full name with her maiden's name in the middle and that was how I found her only to know she had few months to live because of cancer.
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Susan
@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Mar 21
I am so glad that you were able to find and speak to your friend. So sorry to hear of her condition.
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