Let's remember and smile for those we loved and lost. They deserve it, don't they?
Hey Everyone ,
Four years ago, I lost someone who meant the world to me, my bunny. Not just a friend, but my strength, my everything. Man, he was something else – good looks, brains, artistic talents, guitar skills, and a chef in the making. At just 15, he had this charm that was beyond words. But life threw a curveball, and that horrible night took him away in a car accident.
We were like two peas in a pod, you know? I never had a bunch of friends; I didn't need them. He was my go-to, my morning ritual was rushing to his place, waking him up, and spending every waking moment together. We were inseparable. There wasn't a day he didn't surprise me with a gift – jewelry, chocolates, or heartfelt letters and poems. Yeah, he got me hooked on writing, and I ain't complaining.
The world had others who admired him, but for me, he was it. He'd drop everything to be with me, always shielding me from the world. When the bullies came around, he'd wrap me in a hug, saying, "You're the strongest and most beautiful person I know." I'd roll my eyes, but he never gave up on saying it. Sometimes I'd wonder what karma points I racked up in my past life to deserve him.
He was the guy I never wanted to lose. My parents would've traded me for him, and I wouldn't have minded one bit. Today marks four years since he left, and the ache in my heart is still there. But you won't catch me shedding a tear; he hated that. Instead, I remember him as the angel he was, happy and at peace up there.
I owe who I am today to him. He taught me to fight, to smile, and to never doubt myself. His words echo in my head – the strongest and most beautiful. I won't let him down. So, on this day, I reminisce about him, not with sorrow, but with a smile. Because that's what he'd want. Remembering those we've lost should be a celebration of the joy they brought, right?
Now, tell me your story of grief. Let's remember and smile for those we loved and lost. They deserve it, don't they?
🤍✨
tagging some people so that this thread doesn't get lost 😅
@Kristynsmama @Tinywhisper11 @LoveMyMoonflower @YourCaringConfidant @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @lightLime4719 @BelovedMe @Fristo
@tranquilechoes I'm truly touched by your beautiful tribute to your bunny. 🥺 It's clear that he meant the world to you and that his memory continues to inspire you every day. Cherishing the joy he brought into your life is a beautiful way to honor his legacy.🌟 Remembering him with a smile is what he would want. Keeps smiling 😊!!! 🌆
@BelovedMe
I will and thank you 🤍✨
@tranquilechoes
Oof this has me in tears.🥺 *hugsss youuu* thankieees for tagging me.💖
I think it's beautiful to have someone who brings a smile to your face even if they aren't around, when simply thinking about them makes your heart happy. And to have known love and friendship so deeply, are the greatest virtues of life. I'm so happy you had someone like this in your life and it's so heart-touching to hold space for them and reminisce about them so fondly. Bless your sweet heart.💖
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
That's the least I can do 🤍✨
@tranquilechoes Thank you for the tag, so I could read this most beautiful read. ♡ Thank you for sharing with us such aweet, precious moments and memories with your friend. I agree with you--- remembering those dearest to our hearts that we lost should be a celebration of joy. I believe it's the sweet memories that keep our loved ones alive. Whether family, friend, or a pet-- I ♡ to read about the happier times and how the loved one brought joy into their lives. Special people and our furry friends have a sweet way into adding onto our lives. They have a way into making us a better person and it's beautiful. To celebrate that is the least we can do. Tranquil, I say you are beyond blessed to have experienced this--- unconditional love and friendship. ♡ Sending a big hug your way. 🤗
@YourCaringConfidant
thank you so much really means alot and yeah some connections are just unforgettable 🤍✨
@tranquilechoes
beautiful and so sorry for your loss ❤️🩹
retagging @Tinywhisper11
@Snow08 thanks snow ❤❤❤ this poem echoes wrote means so much to me ❤ and so does everyone's support ❤❤ gives you a giant tiny hug ❤
@Snow08 sorry I wrote a reply to the wrong post. Thanks for the tag ❤❤❤
@tranquilechoes hugs you tightly ❤ I'm sorry you lost your best friend😥
My grief story comes with a tw) murder and slavery
I gave birth to the most beautiful baby boy, a tiny bit of hair on his head big blues eyes, he was healthy and tiny and just so very perfect. My owners put us in my cage and I got to just hold him, cuddle him up to keep him warm for the rest of the day and all night. Just watching him sleep, his tiny fingers and toes he was the most beautiful baby boy, I named him joshua. But the next morning we were taken to the torture rooms, I was made to watch , as they took his life. I was just 11 years old, I had no power over my owners. I failed my son I failed as a mum😞 I wish he was still here, I wish things were different😞😞😞
@Tinywhisper11
oh my god I am so so sorry may god bless u with a life filled with happiness and loads of love and joy and may baby Joshua Rest in peace 🤍✨
@tranquilechoes he will be 13 this year in july ❤ we don't have his bosy, I wasn't rescued till years later. So my carers put a cross under the willow tree in the garden for him, joshuas tree ❤ I go sit out there, every morning as long as I'm healthy enough to get out of bed. I just talk to him and God, God is taking care of him in heaven ❤ I wish he was here
@Tinywhisper11
I am sure he is doing good and is happy and id very proud of his mother and I am Sur if he would have been here he would have looked very handsome and charming ill write something for the big boy on his birthday 🤍✨
@tranquilechoes thankyou ❤❤
A poignant subject indeed.
I don't know what answer to post here, because I have options. At least three...four, if you count Buddy, a Maltese dog I owned a few years back. (Once in a while I still miss him. He was annoying as h*ll sometimes but he made me his personal demigod, he was cute, & I loved him anyway)
The 3rd option is not a person: it is my physical health & vitality. I used to be fairly healthy, despite depressive episodes & tendinitis flare-ups every so often. But I lived in one of the most allergy-ridden places in the world for too long, & I paid the price. I'm still paying for it today, & will for the rest of my misbegotten life.
Repeated allergic exposure eventually messed up my sinuses, & then my ears. The inner parts particularly. I was diagnosed in early 2017; everything else changed after that. My other health issues haven't sat still, either.
That is what I miss the most: my health....having enough energy to complete tasks for daily living, let alone do things I want to do. With that loss my old self died, replaced by who I am now. These days, the theme song of my life is the blues number Goin' Down Slow. Thus my 7Cups pseudonym.
@slowdecline48 maybe we should change your theme tune to always look on the bright side of life😁
🎶🎶 some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad,
other things just make you swear and curse,
when your chewing on life's grizzle,
don't worry give a whistle,
And this will help things turn out for the best
and always look on the bright side of life (doo doo doo do dee do dee do)
For life is quite absurd and deaths the final word,
you must always face the curtain with a bow💃💃💃💃💃💃💃❤❤❤
Wish I could agree but...
🤢
@slowdecline48 ❤😁❤❤
@slowdecline48
oh I am so sorry you had to. go through all this but honestly at the end of the day very proud of you for still waking up every day and smiling 🤍✨
@tranquilechoes You got the waking-up part right, anyway.
I do that, yeah. Smiling? Eh...when I feel like it.
@tranquilechoes
❤️ 😇 ❤️
@SparkyGizmo
Remembering the wonderful things about someone brings smiles into your heart, and makes the person's memory a smile as well!
@tranquilechoes thank share your story my story grief is loss of my dad he pass away on November 13 2023 from massive heart attack my dad was my world he raise to be good person and honest person he love me and brother very much I had amazed childhood with my dad he gave me everything and wish could thank him for putting roof over heads food on the table and the love he had for us he was funny person every knew he smart he kind he loving he was my pops I miss his voice I miss his smile I miss his laughter I miss his advice about life and miss funny stories I miss everyday about my pops I had 40 years with my dad cherish every memory and cherish every photos have with my dad and I love hear voice went look my phone have so many photos and two videos of my dad talking that cherish 4ever he left me, my mom my brother my sister in law and my niece and nephew and my man we all miss him very much
@countrygirl9988
I am sure he is happy and at peace up there just the fact that he is still living in your and your family's heart through his memories is what makes him truly immortal 🤍✨
I lost a really close friend of mine not long ago. She was the world to me. Every day I get on the bus and expect her to be there.... And then I realize she's not
@EchoOrAsh
ahh I feel your pain it is very hard to just want that one person besides you still siting smiling and laughing but they can't be there anymore and in all such moments its there memories that still keep us smiling with a heart full of sorrow 🤍✨