Mom’s Passing July 31, 2017
Posted by nrhatch in Gratitude, Happiness, Life Balance, Mindfulness.comments closed
Mom passed away this evening at age 87 after a recent and rapid decline.
BFF and I visited her at D & J’s house at the end of May. At that time, she was still taking regular walks outside, taking her meals upstairs, and enjoying a pleasant flow to her days.
We had a wonderful visit.
The same held true when my sister’s family visited at the beginning of June.
Since then, her energy levels declined at a rapid rate . . .
A week ago, Hospice let us know that the end was approaching and offered increased assistance to J with mom’s care since she could no longer eat, drink, or get out of bed. Fortunately, mom remained comfortable (with pain medication) until she passed away earlier this evening.
Although we are saddened by her passing, we are at peace with the knowledge that she would not have wanted to linger in a semi-conscious state.
She only wanted to live while she could still “live it up” . . .
Plus, she missed my dad.
In a philosophy paper written in college, she summed up her life philosophy:
What are we trying to achieve?
Here, I believe with Plato and Aristotle that the highest good is the full development of our individual potentialities ~ and this is happiness, complete in itself, the intrinsic good.
The individual will know happiness as a state of being, not as a momentary pleasure; it will be the hymn of his life to uplift him and to sing on into the lives of all who know him.
On these points, she agrees, also, with the Dalai Lama . . . we are here to be happy and to make others happy.
Let that be the coda to each of our lives.
Aah . . . that’s better!
Spirit Lights The Way 