I caught up with The last Of Us tonight
I’m drifting today, and am overly reflective
Someone I know committed suicide on Monday,
Not a friend
But someone I met professionally
I’m drifting and am out of sorts
and then Chic Eleanor rang out of the blue
Did I want to go to the theatre tomorrow?
Darling I hope you are free she gushed
I said yes immediately
Grateful, oh so grateful
That
Someone remembered me
Lots of people you never met think of you often.
ReplyDeleteAnd a lot of us wish you only the best in life. I believe there is only one who likes to stir the pot the other way. Hugs and kisses to one I have never met, who moves me almost daily!
DeleteI think Gemma's person said it all. XO
DeleteI understand how "at sea" you feel at the sad news that someone you knew professionally had ended their life and you have my sincere sympathy. I once read a poem about suicide and its unforgettable ending: "We are here to bury her. We will never get it done."
ReplyDeleteHave a delightful time with Chic Eleanor tomorrow as it's a good time to again choose life.
Big hugs
Enjoy the theatre trip.
ReplyDeleteAny loss of a friend, family or acquaintance by suicide leaves a hollow which is hard to fill
Sudden death stuns us, but suicide leaves us wondering what could we have done. Condolences to all affected.
ReplyDeleteChic Eleanor's offer couldn't have come at a better time. xx
Oh no! That must have been shocking news. I'm so sorry. Yes, thank goodness for Chic Eleanor.
ReplyDeleteYou have had a couple of friends offer you tickets this week! I'm sorry you lost a professional acquaintance. Suicide is always shocking and upsetting.
ReplyDeleteThat's one I've not experienced, many deaths of people I knew and loved, but never that.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you have such a good circle of friends, it's a fine anchor to life.
I'm ok, youngest had some major surgery a week ago, been busy with that. She's recovering, slowly.
Take care, think of you often.
Hugs
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen a lot of this show--we're not streamers--but I did see this story and wept like a baby.
ReplyDeletePerfect timing for Chic Eleanor to invite you out. Always nice to know people care about you. Enjoy your outing! Cali
ReplyDeleteNews of suicide is always unsettling, isn't it. I think it's the underlying pain beneath the act.
ReplyDeleteWe had several experiences of suicide in France, but never here in the UK. It's a horrible thought that you might have been able to help had they only explained how they were feeling.
ReplyDeleteThat's just what I was thinking Cro 😥
DeleteSo sorry about the suicide - it breaks your heart.
ReplyDeleteThe dialogue in that clip itself is very moving, just on its own.
"suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem"
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you've had shocking news. Chic Eleanor will bring a ray of sunshine. xx
ReplyDeleteAh, hugs coming your way.
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Drifting and being out of sorts is normal and to be expected. We have times of reflection that go too deep, it is part of the human condition, taking a breather, taking stock. And actions beyond our control, like suicide, hit hard - "there but for the grace of God" type reactions. The only answer is to get your head up and keep looking to the horizon, to keep, as Churchill used to say, "keep buggering on.". And then those close to you and usually the least demonstrative pop up as if out of thin air because they hear your spirit cry out for company and empathy. And respond. Remember you are special and you have more friends and support than you know.
ReplyDeleteAnother John... John Inman was always "free" in the Grace Brothers department store.
ReplyDeleteHugs. You are more loved and cared for than you know. Jan xx
ReplyDeleteSorry for the loss. Suicide is always difficult to deal with, it leaves us asking questions of ourselves.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your theatre trip. Your friend rang just at the right moment. Carole R.
You mean so much to so many, hugs from afar.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone we know dies by suicide, we are hit by completely different emotions and reactions than we would be had they died any other way. They leave so many questions behind which will never be answered.
ReplyDeleteExactly what Ms. Moon says. Maybe it is the thought that we should have picked up on the indicators, called them more, listened to them more, told them we loved them more.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about the suicide . It always results in complex emotions . Lovely Linda to your aid ! But don’t forget “Team Going gently always wishing you well and enjoy your take on life ! X Bernie
ReplyDeletePoints taken from you all x
DeleteLate to the party... again...Sorry you've had to experience that emotion that comes with a suicide ... it must be so hard to reconcile the feeling of loss with the feeling of should/could/I have done something had I known ... my thoughts on it are maybe but then again maybe not. People make choices that sometimes we cannot reconcile and make sense of ... I think it just happens. So glad that the lovely Chic Eleanor called with the offer of tickets and you had a night out. The ending was a bit of a shock for everyone though I think. But as someone already has said at least they went laughing and I would add quickly!
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