tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post8942561057494952207..comments2023-07-20T05:30:32.466-07:00Comments on In My Humble Opinion: Memories Of My FatherJordan Grumethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566078305685946261noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-21456866614810929272011-10-30T10:46:25.104-07:002011-10-30T10:46:25.104-07:00"I am still just a little boy trying his best..."I am still just a little boy trying his best to gain the respect and love of his father.<br /><br />And sadly, I am all to aware, that thirty years after his death...<br /><br />that is no longer possible. "<br /><br />I disagree.<br /><br />I do believe he is very proud of you, and loves you very much. He's telling you right now. He understands all the feelings and emotions you have been facing, and he supports you. The separation is but for a time. <br /><br />You may be depleted at the moment, but you have had to expend much energy both physically and emotionally along the way...you will recharge and you will find your footing.Chrysalis https://www.blogger.com/profile/00757696627388704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-13046978244937816292011-10-24T17:45:46.600-07:002011-10-24T17:45:46.600-07:00I hear you loud and clear. I hope I'm not pres...I hear you loud and clear. I hope I'm not presumptuous in sharing this story with you.<br /><br />My Dad died when I was 23. More than 25 years later I was having PT for a frozen shoulder when I suddenly burst into tears during the session and began talking about my grief at his loss. The wise therapist suggested that I just try talking to him anyway, even though he was long dead.<br /><br />Nowadays he often appears in my dreams, especially when I'm trying to solve some problem he might have found interesting when he was alive. <br /><br />Best dream ever: shortly after I began my first chaplaincy courses, I dreamed that my father was taking me on a tour of the church he served as occasional lay preacher. We walked along the corridors together, he in his 50s as he was when he died, me in my 50s as I was at the time I had the dream. He opened cupboards for me and showed me where the secrets were. <br /><br />My wish for you: a dream you can remember in the morning, in which your father the physician welcomes you as a colleague and lets you know how proud he is of you as he sees you now.Maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-21406623492200206442011-10-24T07:25:08.508-07:002011-10-24T07:25:08.508-07:00Take it as it comes , and be proud of him . It wil...Take it as it comes , and be proud of him . It will change in time .jimbo26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240878442136195921noreply@blogger.com