My friend Bitterroot died Thursday morning, surrounded by her family. She was, at various times in my life, an employer, a mentor, an inspiration--and always, a friend. Thanks to her efforts, millions of people around the world with kidney disease have a better quality of life, and are living longer. I was privileged to be a small part of that effort, but what I will remember even more is the timeless beauty captured in the photographs on her blog. She was able to find meaning and wonder in the fallen leaves, the tiniest flower, the rays of sunshine bursting through the clouds after a storm.
For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind
and to melt into the sun?
And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath
from its restless tides, that it may rise
and expand and seek God unencumbered?
Only when you drink from the river of silence
shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top,
then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs,
then shall you truly dance.
--Kahlil Gibran
7 comments:
Thank you for sharing about your friend and in turn blessing me as I visited her blogspot and saw such beauty through her camera lens. I hope others will take the moment to share her beautiful life. -- Jody Neufeld
Sorry for the loss of this life, in this life...sigh...thank you for sharing this.
Thank you Jody and mompriest.
(((hugs))
Oh. Her blog was beautiful, beautiful. So sad to hear about her passing. What a sad thing.
sorry to hear about your friend.
(((you)))
your friend brought much beauty into the world.
Thank you for this. What a lady. Her cousin wrote me the day after she passed; she accomplished so much in her life, she said. Hugs for you.
Thanks, all. She inspired many of us.
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