Comments on: Posting later in the day

By: ghostsniper

ghostsniper — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:15:14 +0000

Neo sed: “…it seems exceptionally strange that he could have died.”
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That IS the strangest of things. Death.

My youngest brother died 4 years ago this week and I still haven’t come to terms with it. He lived in another state 1000 miles away and I hadn’t seen him in 10 years but we emailed almost daily and spoke on the phone frequently. In a way, in my mind, he didn’t die, we just stopped emailing and phoning. Yes, strange.

By: neo

neo — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:15:37 +0000

Steve57:

Thanks so much.

Looking at the tributes to Gerard at his blog, I think I can safely say that he had no idea how very much he was loved by his readers. He knew a lot of people cared, but the grief is pretty intense over there.

By: Steve57

Steve57 — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:05:55 +0000

Neo, none of us can guess how you’re doing. But if I dare hazard a guess you’re carrying on like Gerard would have wanted. I’ve learned to admire you for your wit. Now I can admire you for your strength. You have more friends than you can possibly imagine.

By: F

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 19:01:23 +0000

Dear Neo:

I’m late to this thread, and a bunch of commenters have already said what I would have said if I had been here earlier: do what you have to do, take care of yourself, and thank you for all you have done for Gerard.

We will still be here when your life gets back to “normal”. As if it ever will. . .

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:59:52 +0000

Neo: thank you for your notes to us, who are “outside” the place where you tend to the memory of your departed companion. Prayers up for you and him and all who were near him.
A thought: C.S. Lewis, mourning his wife, wrote “A Grief Observed.” I have found it very insightful —spiritually generous, if you will.

By: Sarah Rolph

Sarah Rolph — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:30:00 +0000

The thought doesn’t seem strange to me at all, it sums up my main reaction. How could someone so full of life be gone from us? Such a huge loss.
Gerard’s writing was a huge comfort and a major inspiration. No matter how serious or how light the topic, it always contained so much love of life. I’m glad he wrote so much, and delighted that a compilation is in the works. All we can do is celebrate a life well lived, and try to follow his example.
My deepest condolences, neo. And thank you for your embrace of us; your writing here and at the Digest keeping us informed has helped so much: because of you, we don’t have to go through this alone. Which is of course very much in the spirit of Gerard and his work. Again, thank you.

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:21:00 +0000

We give back to you,

Lord God, those whom you gave us.

You did not lose them when you gave them to us.

We do not lose them when they return to you.

Christ has shown us love that cannot die,

So death has lost its sting and cannot separate us from you.

Open our eyes to see you more clearly,

That we may be nearer our loved ones who are with You.

You told us that you have gone to prepare a place for us,

And we want to be there with You.

Christ, Lord of Life and Death.

Amen.

– William Penn 1644-1718AD

By: OBloodyHell

OBloodyHell — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:12:39 +0000

Neo, don’t apologize. Anyone whining about you not being your usual tireless source of entries is a fool and a narcissist. You’ve let peeps know what is going on, so anyone demanding you not have time to deal with the issues — whatever they are — is undeserving of explanation.

Give us whatever time you wish, and don’t worry, we’ll survive. 😉

By: neo

neo — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 04:32:13 +0000

Richard Palmer:

Thanks, and yes, I do it also for myself. The routine and the distraction are good.

By: Sharon W

Sharon W — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 04:14:53 +0000

God bless you Neo.