Remembering Amelia

This is shocking, heartbreaking news. I had the privilege of working with Amelia during my time as a teen mentor leader. She was so wise and did so much for this community and i learnt so much from her. I will cherish the chats we had and I'm sending so much love to her friends and family.

Rest In Peace Amelia.❤

Rest in peace Amelia and condolences to the family.

She would pop in 35 from time to time just to say hello to people and leave behind a lightness and light in her wake.

I am beyond heartbroken. Amelia was like a mum to me and I am ever so thankful to her for who I am today. She made 7cups a better place to many of us and she will always be missed.

She was always there for everyone! She never failed to put a smile on my face and help me in any way. She always believed in me and helped me grow stronger, wiser and kinder. She brought the best out of me. She spent hours and hours awake just to be there for everyone to the point that I would "yell" at her to go to bed and take care of herself, that's how selfless she was! She was funny, witty, wise. She had the kindest heart and always so full of compassion. She was a strong believer of second chances. Always passionate and bright. I could poke her any time of the day, even with a silly question and she would give it all to find the answer and be there for me and everyone. I can't believe she's gone, but her legacy will live on. I will miss her forever. 💔

My condolences go out to everyone grieving! 💔

She was always sweet to me, very helpful, always trying to find ways in which I can become a better Listener and even participate more on 7 Cups - including new programs. Her absence is going to be felt. I will remember her, for her generosity, caring spirit, and good heart. She was one of a kind on 7 Cups.

@GlenM Rip😓

I did not know her very much but it hurts to read she's gone, she was part of this family.

May she rest in peace.

I first knew Amelia as RocketsMom, like many others here. She was also such a supportive listener, and then when she moved into some other roles I felt like she always had my back, even through disagreements.

She was such a sweet and caring person and I know many will miss her.

Ohh, I'm so sorry. She sounds like a wonderful person who will be missed by many. I'm sorry that I didn't know her. My deepest sympathy to all of you who did. ❤️

Wow, this is truly saddening. I don't think I ever got the chance to speak to her but by reading everyone's messages, she seems to have been a very special and rare person. I hope she rests in peace. ❤️

@GlenM

Thanks for sharing this sad news. Amelia listened to me when i first joined the site back in late 2015. I'll just share a poem that really says everything i would wish to share about the loss of this great soul.

When great trees fall,
rocks on distant hills shudder,
lions hunker down
in tall grasses,
and even elephants
lumber after safety.

When great trees fall
in forests,
small things recoil into silence,
their senses
eroded beyond fear.

When great souls die,
the air around us becomes
light, rare, sterile.
We breathe, briefly.
Our eyes, briefly,
see with
a hurtful clarity.
Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
examines,
gnaws on kind words
unsaid,
promised walks
never taken.

Great souls die and
our reality, bound to
them, takes leave of us.
Our souls,
dependent upon their
nurture,
now shrink, wizened.
Our minds, formed
and informed by their
radiance,
fall away.
We are not so much maddened
as reduced to the unutterable ignorance
of dark, cold
caves.

And when great souls die,
after a period peace blooms,
slowly and always
irregularly. Spaces fill
with a kind of
soothing electric vibration.
Our senses, restored, never
to be the same, whisper to us.
They existed. They existed.
We can be. Be and be
better. For they existed.

When Great Trees Fall
by Maya Angelou