Tribute: She Walks in Colors Everywhere (For Mary Jan, In Memorium)
Going home. In a few hours, Memorial Services will be held for my friend, Mary Jan. I can not physically be there, but I honor her in my heart as I will forever. The passing of friends and loved ones is always painful for the living. In 2018, I lost friends, family, and pets to the point of being deeply depressed at times. And I have felt the anguish of my friends who have gone or are going through the same thing. Love hurts, and yes, our love makes us selfishly want to keep our object of love even when we know we should let them go. Sometimes they just leave us, and other times we might have to decide to let them go. Either way, it all sucks. Some of you know Mary Jan. I called her MJ. In my whole life, I have never known someone as pure of heart as she was. She was married to one of my schoolmates, and that's how I came to know her. Her husband referred to her as his little hippie girl. She had that free spirit of a love for life, appreciation of nature, and animal