For those of us who have experienced significant numbers of ‘losses’ in our lives, the Lightning Strikes seem to come at the very worst, OR unexpected times.
When I published my 2nd book in July 2017, “He Hit The Clouds Running … and never looked back … ” I probably was thinking, or perhaps hoping, that my death loss numbers would stop, or at least, diminish. All was peaceful on the funeral front until the very end of December 2021 and a very awesome lady succumbed to health challenges and went Home to be with the Lord.
Five days letter, I received a phone call from a family member announcing the immediate death of a sibling. Two months after that shock, a discovery of a deceased business partner was on my plate. Yes, people do say that all deaths come in threes – I have not done the Math to see if those add up in my life, but this DID add up to three this time, for me.
There are several similarities about the death experience – people talk about ‘stages of grief’ and ‘having no regrets’ and ‘moving on with one’s own life’ but let’s think about the differences. People have reactions to the death of a loved one, friend, family member, co-worker, and those reactions can be very different.
Would the relationship you had with the deceased be the variable ? Would the way he/she died make a difference in your reaction to it ? Whether or not there was a Celebration of Life, would that offer ‘closure’ for you ?
Let’s all agree to disagree that every death is different, yet the reactions to the Lightning Strikes in our lives make us realize that God is totally in charge. If you would like to have my second book, on video recording, which means at no charge to you, just click this link and it will take you to my YouTube Channel Playlist and you will be able to hear, firsthand, What to Say and What NOT to Say, when someone has died (my opinion, of course) and it may help us all realize that the Dash between our birthdate and our death date is a VERY important DASH.