"Thank You" Always Seemed So Simple Before

As time has passed and, of necessity, more and more people I never thought I would meet have come and gone in all of our lives, I find myself both grateful and overwhelmed. Grateful for the kind words and smiles, cheerfully given support and comfort, silence when that has been best, and on occassion a mild scolding for forgetting all of the kindness that has been given under the extraordinary circumstances my family has found itself dealing with the past several years and overwhelmed by the sheer mass of humanity that has taken part in giving all of us this much needed and, seemingly at times, under appreciated support during our nearly endless times of grief and trial.

How do you say "thank you" to literally hundreds upon hundreds of people who may have touched your life for only a moment but left such vitality in their wake? Without all of these people I do not believe I or my family would have been able to survive what we have been going through, especially during my sister's illness and subsequent death this past year and a half. If I ever felt that I was somehow alone in the Universe all of the care and attention I have received over the past several months has blatantly exposed that supposition for the lie that it is - not any one of us is alone, perhaps isolated temporarily, but never alone. If it seems we are alone we should remember that people will come if we want them to or need them to. Maybe not always on time, but never for lack of willingness once a need is known or for lack of trying.

If, in some way, this small effort can even begin to respond to all of the strength that has been shared with us with the appropriate gratitude, then I make its offering here and now in the hope that some may read this and know it is for them. If I am able to expand upon this small missive of thanks at some later date, somehow make it grander or more public, I will do so. It does not seem as if I can begin to make it big enough or beautiful enough to express what I am feeling, what has helped sustain me, because of all of the other people I live with on this earth.

Thank You.

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