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      THANK-YOU LYDIA FOR SHARING THE POEM THAT RAVEN HAD WRITTEN FOR
      GRACEE.  BOTH RAVEN AND GRACEE WERE STRONG WOMEN IN THIS CIRCLE OF
      LOVE.  It warms my heart.<br>
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      Carlie<br>
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      On 7/13/25 9:20 AM, Lydia Ruby Shepard via Thespiritexpress wrote:<br>
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          <div dir="ltr">Peace and love and gratitude to Raven. Lei,
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        <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org"><thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org></a> on behalf of Leah
        ‘lei’ Angela Sahagun via Thespiritexpress
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        <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 13, 2025 9:06:55 AM<br>
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        <b>Cc:</b> Leah ‘lei’ Angela Sahagun
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        <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Thespiritexpress] Raven
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        <div>Raven, thank you 🙏🏾</div>
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        <div>— found in my archives of poems & beautiful exchanges
          in our community…a poem written by Raven when Gracee
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        <div>lovelight & tenderness to all beings~~*</div>
        <div>lei 🤍</div>
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        <div>{ also including the energetic transitions of my aunt, Tita
          Glo and colleague Rolando ~ may I swim with you again }</div>
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                    <div class=""><span class="">Gracee</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">As you fly through the
                        crack in the universe</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">We send some wisps of
                        words with you</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">like a comet's tail</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">following your angel
                        wings</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">We met in circle and  </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">you described us each
                        in turn</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">As if you somehow knew
                        us very well</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">even though we had just
                        met</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">You caught our essence </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">We remember in unity </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">the beauty and truth of
                        each  </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">member of our community</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">and you reside among us
                        still </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">in the heart space </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">of truth, love and
                        forgiveness</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">And now it's our turn
                        to pay tribute to you</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Gracee</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">You Graced the world </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">walking with vulnerable
                        strength </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Your laughter and
                        tears </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">did our hearts ignite </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">larger and bigger </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">counting each breath </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">receiving every serving
                        of life </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">into the bowl of your
                        generous heart </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">You nursed us with
                        light and love</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">from the soul of your
                        being</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">You were a traveler,
                        singer,</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">and most of all a giver</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Risking your own life</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">while saving another's</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">and never regretting
                        it, </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">not even in your last
                        day</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Never, ever, becoming a
                        victim</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">You stayed in the
                        center of the universe </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">as a sovereign queen of
                        existence </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">even when facing
                        physical death</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Even in your battle
                        with illness </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">You were impregnated
                        with gratitude</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Passionate caregiver in
                        the career you loved</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Considerate, caring, </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">compassionatly
                        vivacious </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Vulnerably strong, </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">volumes of loving
                        light,</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Your very presence  </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">exudes strength and
                        mystery,</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">empathy and kindness
                        cast over your face </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">creating a feeling we
                        will forever embrace</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">You referred to your
                        house as Graceland</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">flocks of origami peace
                        cranes </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">a pantry full of
                        healing and celebration ingredients</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Your wardrobe of
                        wraparound garments </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">of Sunrise colors and
                        sunset fuchias and purples </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">A home that the deer
                        surround</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">An enclosed garden, </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">and a folly (the nude
                        pure white statue )</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">for all to see </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Gracee</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">The metamorphosis as
                        you transformed youself </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">From Kathy into Gracee,</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">the  graceful and free
                        flying butterfly </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Your expansive
                        exuberance, </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">your love for life</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">And love for beauty of
                        all creation </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">your smile, your
                        softness, </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">your acceptance and </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">your transcendence </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">You liked to say, "One
                        breath at a time"</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">whenever asked how you
                        were doing </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">One breath at a time</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">The living in your
                        dying</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">sought transformation</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">and became</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">the world you were
                        seeking</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Your radient inclusive
                        expansive Chi </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">extends out into the
                        universe</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">We hold you in our
                        eternal embrace, </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">We love and at once
                        omniscient, </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">unlimited, indivisible,</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">we all love.</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">Lovely lady of light
                        singing songs of love</span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
                      </span></div>
                    <div class=""><span class="">You will be missed</span></div>
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          <div dir="ltr">May Raven have a blessed and peaceful journey
            and experience the Love 
            <div>Thanks Ron for letting us know.<br>
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              <div><span>🩷🙏🏼💐</span></div>
              <div>Roz
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                  <blockquote type="cite">On Jul 13, 2025, at 12:21 AM,
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                      <div><span>All love </span></div>
                      <span>❤️🪽🦋</span>
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                          <blockquote type="cite">On Jul 12, 2025, at
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                            <div><b>RAVEN</b></div>
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                            <div>~Thank You for You</div>
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                            <div>Departed from her body in the early
                              hours of today</div>
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                            <div>Love to you Raven on your journey to
                              where you never left</div>
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                            <div>Only Love </div>
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