Two final breaths …..
Two final breaths …..
Looking at this image, says to me … fresh air. Shows freedom, space & calm.
The reality at the time this was taken was that infact life felt rather uncertain, rocked & that in the near future the knowledge that a final breath would be taken, by their Dad, weighed heavy in their minds.
They were however calm, unaware that they would get to sit & accompany Dad whilst he took that final breath.
Accompanying someone as they depart this life, is a space not everyone gets to be in, to learn from. Remaining calm, letting go … It leaves with it a special something that is hard to describe, it’s life changing. A life ending changes the lives of those that listen to that final breath, in subtle ways, that only begin to show as the days ahead unfold.
None of us knew on the day their Dad died, that they would accompany another beautiful life end, suddenly, unexpectedly. A different room, with the same message.
There is no time for drama in this room, there is not a battle, a beautiful life has touched us, left us …….. changed.
There may be an increased sense of urgency, to live, to accept. The inability to get too worried about stuff, that generally, in reality, simply doesn’t matter. An awareness of those that accompany us in our life, how important they are… a different level of appreciation & respect for the opportunity to travel this life … leaving drama in another room.
We are left with a feeling that our minds have recalibrated and the trigger for what would be seen as a disaster, an emergency … it moved. We possibly become unable to get too flustered, annoyed……. I prefer to see that these two gained a gift, that will remain with them, that I believe they’ll use wisely.
They may not understand it, don’t need to.
Accompanying death teaches us, that life matters. Laughing loud, loving deeply, whilst knowing that each crisis faced you’ll survive as you’ve survived the worst thing.
I hope that freedom, space & calm remains in every room they linger in, until their final two breaths.
Michelle ❤️ ❤️
