It's been three weeks since I last posted anything here on Writ of Whimsy. In that short amount of time, my family buried my mother, there's been a terrorist attack in New Orleans, unprecedented urban fires hit Los Angeles, and yesterday our nation said goodbye to an extraordinary public servant, the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter.
(Roses in Blue Vase by Michael Lindstrom - 20 X 16 Oil on panel. Not for sale.)
(Roses in Blue Vase by Michael Lindstrom - 20 X 16 Oil on panel. Not for sale.)
It seems that tragic events are to be our lot, at least for a time. For anyone that is having trouble dealing with it all, I would share this:
"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love." Washington Irving
To fully recover, we must express our grief through mourning.
