My condolences to you and your family, SlipNet. The ones who leave us always leave a sort of deep and difficult gift behind, a sort of last bequest or an inheritance, an opportunity for us to learn something, to go deep ourselves. From what I've read of the author Stephen Jenkinson, the gift of grief is that it shows how much love was there, now that the beloved is gone - grief is a way of loving the one who is no longer there. It's a damnably difficult gift, especially at this time of year, and I wish you and yours all the best with opening it. Take care.
