[Thespiritexpress] Grace (Cathy) Fantulin ~ "Farewell"

Tue Apr 13 06:52:43 PDT 2021

Thank you ALL for your beautiful words and for sharing your personal experiences with Gracie. I learned things about her that I did not know. 

You all expressed your feelings so genuinely and authentically. I can feel the rawness, the love and sincere appreciation for Grace. ❤️

Gracie inspired me to open to all that life gives, knowing that everything is for the good. Yes, may her unflinching bravery, her constant love, generous spirit and her pure vulnerability live on in each of us. 

As Mike said, she showed us how to live and how to leave. 

Godspeed Gracie! Now you are released from a limited body and can continue to soar. Please continue to guide us with your love, support and wisdom. 

Forever grateful to you Grace and our amazing community of souls,
Taylor 🙏

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> On Apr 12, 2021, at 11:57 PM, Viktoria Zaita via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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> I am  echoing all your beautiful words and feelings, and share  your gratitude and the way you saw this incredible light while in the body. Gracie was  precious...her spirit Indestructible till the last day, even more so, as if the closeness of the  end of life made her even more defiant, and more free and more joyous !  As if her  spirit reached its  total freedom while in the body still... Her comments filled with exuberant joy and love in private conversation or  during our Mastery classes , made her so  distinctive from the  rest of us... she was the living manifestation of what we were reading about...  ...I felt the  exaltation and  exuberant joy  of a liberated spirit  through her  presence... 
> What a journey this brave woman had! Saving a life as a first responder at an accident site caused her lung injury, which led her to end her earthy life just three years later. And she always blessed that moment when God acted through her so decisively. 
> Be blessed dear Gracie, wherever you are, I am grateful  that I was granted the gift to witness you . You will be with me as an inspiration forever the same way as the other dear soul Christie Holiday. 
> 
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>  
> Viktoria 
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> From: Paloma Carmona via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org>
> To: Lydia Ruby Shepard <LShepard at csuchico.edu>; thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org
> Sent: Mon, Apr 12, 2021 11:19 pm
> Subject: Re: [Thespiritexpress] Grace (Cathy) Fantulin ~ "Farewell"
> 
> My heart 💜 is so tender right now feeling this news as well as so touched by the many lovely words shared and expressed about our dear friend.  
> Yes, what more to say in this place of the ultimate transition, fading from this world into the other.   What a blessing, a joy, a vibrancy, a presence graciously given, blessing us all with her radiant powerful light and love she carried & shared so “GraceFully” ... 
> I  know that she was such a gift!, a wonderful blessing in my life & many others here as a friend as a teacher as a sister walking this spiritual path, the healing journey, diving deep into the great mystery and inner inquiry...  courageously facing all that this life dished up to dance with... and shining out so much love through it all. 
> What wonderful conversations we have had through the years of our sweet friendship.  Always a positive light in my life sometimes talking on the phone for hours.   I hear you and feel your voice, your loving and fierce spitfire way of expressing so much of all you desire to express.  Truly a joy, a support, a kind friend you have been to me, for me.   Capable of understanding me in so many ways others could not ....  
> Thank you for being able to truly “SEE Me” as I did you.
> I will always keep my candle lit on the inside and upon the outside for you
> Holding to the wisdom you’ve shared with me & the truth of your raw beautiful being-ness walking, dancing & singing in this world.... May I carry it on with as much vitality love & light as you.  
> With soul much love and gratitude 🙏 to know you, spend time with you 
> “Reach out anytime”... 
> With deep love, Light & souls guidance into the vastness of the unknown. 
>  I know you were not alone. 
> Only Love, Paloma 
> 
>>> On Apr 12, 2021, at 10:30 PM, Lydia Ruby Shepard via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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> I too want to express my condolences to all of us and family and friends of Gracie's who became so much part of her.  She touched all of us with her passion for life.  So vibrant, so loving and so incredibly vulnerable.  I was shocked when Viktoria called me to say that she had passed.  I was with Gracie yesterday afternoon.  About 5:15 we said goodbye as she and Tiki walked me to the car.  She had suffered constant migraines the last two days and sleep was elusive.  She said that it felt like her body was on fire, but she did not want to sleep, just rest with her Tiki-kitty curled up, like a work of art, beside her on the bed.  She spoke powerfully, many times about loving EVERYONE so very much and how grateful she was for each person's love.  Gracie captured their energy and added it to her joyful, indomitable spirit.  As you know, Gracie talked freely about her passing.  I felt that she had worked hard to prepare for her passing, but held out a tiny bit of hope that it would not happen for a while.  
> I am deeply grateful to Gracie.  On a walk to the ocean I felt her presence loving all she has always loved with outstretched arms.  May she enter a vastness of even more splendor.  May she guide us, like Sue urges her to.
> Lydia
> From: thespiritexpress-bounces at lists.mcn.org <thespiritexpress-bounces at lists.mcn.org> on behalf of Sue Coulter via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 9:19 PM
> To: Toni Bernbaum <tonijean at mcn.org>; thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org>
> Subject: Re: [Thespiritexpress] Grace (Cathy) Fantulin ~ "Farewell"
>  
> Lee, Toni & Ron said it all….Wow!  Blessings on your precious life Gracie!  You will be greatly missed, deeply remembered, and hugely appreciated to have on the other side.  Guide us, sister!  These are some strange times…. Sue
>> On Apr 12, 2021, at 9:16 PM, Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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>> All Blessings to you, Dear Gracie as you journey on……you, who taught me so much about courage and bravery and who appreciated life so dearly.  Thank you for your indomitable spirit, for the songs you came to sing, for the service you provided to so many, for the beauty in your home and your soulful heart….for your strength and vulnerability and generosity. You will always live on in my heart….may you know forever the love you are and that you are forever loved.   
>> 
>>> On Apr 12, 2021, at 4:48 PM, Ron Nadeau via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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>>> Grace (Cahty) Fantulin
>>> 2021 - April 12th 
>>> 
>>> (This from a face book note I received from her…):
>>>  "I am stepping into my NEW life ALWAYS AS LOVE, IN COMPASSION AND SONG!!! and so it is. <1f642.png>“
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>>> ~ I receive news from a most trusted friend and care-giver of Grace’s ~ Ruth Bernel, that Grace left her body this morning~.  
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>>> ~ Grace has been a part of the Spirit House Center Community for many years ~ most loved and very much appreciated 
>>> for her amazing upbeat personality even while in the midst of facing a serious health condition~. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ~ Grace joined us last Friday at Spirit House Center via Zoom for the Friday morning 
>>> "Shaking Yoga ~ Meditation and open Community Discussion” 
>>> 
>>> ~Her beautiful presence will remain in our hearts along with the many shared experiences exploring the depths of Spirit~. 
>>> Grace was particularly fond of attending the monthly Shamanic Drum Journey~. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ~ I know that many of you helped Grace this past year with food and Loving service ~ Thank You~. 
>>> 
>>> ~ Only Love, ~Ron 
>>> 
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