3 years ago today, I started the photos of the basin. Canada had 2 days earlier had gone into lockdown at the start of this pandemic. I started taking the photos of the basin to help my mental health during this unprecedent time. I was and am, in deep mourning for the unexpected death of my daughter Eryn. She, like so many that followed, died when her lungs filled with fluids and could no longer get the oxygen needed for her life, pneumonia is her official cause of death.
In this sharing of my daily photos, I found a simple strength in this task. It was and is very healing. Walking to the beach in the sun, rain, snow and winds brought me focus on each day as a new day. I hope you find a strength of the same healings somewhere in your world, as our worlds and are lives are fraught with all kinds of unease and small moments of otherwise.
Thank you so much for dropping by from time to time. It is nice to share even such a small task. And lastly, remember, please that kindness always matters. It can be the light of our days!
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Wow, you write your thoughts so beautifully, Cathy. Thank you for sharing your emotions, and for reminding us that there is calm in the chaos. My morning visit to your website has become a ritual, with a new basin photo unveiling itself for a moment of joy. Gratitude to you. 🙂
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Feliç aniversari 🎂 i que per molts anys puguis mantenir la creativitat i la fortalesa necessàries per anar superant les dificultats que la vida ens posa per davant. Una salutació molt cordial i els meus millors auguris. 💐💐💐
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Thank you Francesc for you kind words. 😊🙏
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Thank you for connecting so deeply with us. We all need to understand the pain of others, to be kinder and give freely of our love and compassion. I honor your strength to share yours.
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Thanks Allie. 😊 compassion and kindness sooth that which wounds us. Sharing is like an eternal hug, a gift to others. 🙏
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Dear Cathy, I’m so sorry to know that you lost your precious daughter. What an emotional and tragic time you’ve been through then and now in your mourning. I am very honoured that you shared your fragile pain with us. Thank you for that trust. We all need to be there for each other. There is no knowing what someone else is bearing without communication. You have communicated your emotions in such a beautiful but heartbreaking way. I’m glad that taking your gorgeous photos of the bay gives you some comfort. They are always so lovely to see, and I look forward to you sharing them with us each day. I agree totally that it’s so important to be kind to each other. My motto on my family’s Facebook page is ‘you can never do a kindness too soon,’ and I really believe that. Sending you love, peace and comforting, warm hugs. Xxx 💝💐💝
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Thank you Ellie, it has been over three years and every day the hole that she left in my heart is only less jagged. Life continues and my daily walk to the basin is in part the soothing balm for this wound. Thanks again for your kind words. And I have seen how kindness softens our words. Your family motto is a great one to live by. ☺🙏
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Oh Cathy, I only now learn of the horror of your loss… You are so brave, and such a gift to us that struggle poorly with far less horror. My life has been so enriched by being able to observe your journey these last few months from afar. Know my gratitude is authentic. Thank you for sharing this post, Richard
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Thank you Richard, we all have troubles and horrors to live through and getting through is a bit of this and that. And it is all good in the end. It just takes time to realize that the worst will pass. Loss of a loved one happens all too often and their marks on our lives are indelible. It is the ability to share that allows life to move us forward along the paths that we take. Thanks for your support – it is nice to see folks keep on dropping by. 😊🙏
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I am so saddeed to lear about your daughter. I cannot imagine losing my son. It is so wonderful sometimes the impulses we receive to counteract some tragedy in our biographies. I wish you good fortune.
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Thank you for your thoughts. I can truly say that our imaginations in this are but a scratch on the surface of our heart. The basin, like all the wonderful spaces on our planet home, has wonderful healing qualities in that it extrudes life always, we just need to pause, breathe and wonder on how it pulls us forward. And it dose become part of the memories of loved ones lost to time. Thanks for dropping by, it is my pleasure to share these photos. 😊🙏
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