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

[roz at mcn.org]

> I agree that Riantee wrote so beautifully about Gracie, she paints such
a full and beautiful picture!  Thank you!

Roz
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 13, 2021, at 9:29 PM, Danleigh via Thespiritexpress
>> <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
>>
>> Oh thank you.  thank you.  thank you for sharing this Riantee.
>> Dani
>>
>>> On 4/13/21 8:45 PM, Riantee Rand wrote:
>>> Thank you dear friends for all your beautiful, heartfelt testimonies.
>>> My heart is so full and so joyful  for the amazing journey Gracee is
>>> taking.
>>>  I was blessed with a full afternoon in her presence. I didn’t know her
>>> very well and had not spent time with her before, but in those few
>>> hours she gifted me with her full story, so exuberant as she
>>> recounted, so full of life as she shared her visions, her wisdom, her
>>> hope that she might have a little more time to fulfill a few wishes .
>>> . . The story was important to be told in the way she told it to
>>> herself at that moment.
>>> At the same time her indomitable spirit totally embraced 'what was’
>>> with fearlessness, inquiring about where it was taking her, ready to
>>> step into her new life with courage and some curiosity, some excitement
>>> even.
>>> When I told her about how beautiful, healthy and radiant she looked,
>>> the little girl she still was delighted in telling the wild story of
>>> her new haircut.
>>> We watched her cat Tiki getting acquainted with her boy friend from
>>> next door and encouraged them to get closer. We laughed a lot, we
>>> talked about the passage openly, inquired into the mystery. . . A
>>> perfect case of give and take as one.
>>> I  was so full, so inspired by her radiance her playfulness, her song.
>>> There was so much light that day, in her house, all around her, in our
>>> heart, I left totally energized. Such a blessed day!
>>> Thank you Gracee for your great spirit as you weaved the many faceted
>>> tapestry of your life.  Thank you for all you have given to so many,
>>> thank you for your compassion, your love, thank you for the example you
>>> are to us all. We will miss your great spirit, but it is with us, in
>>> us, as us.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> On Apr 13, 2021, at 08:03, Roz via Thespiritexpress
>>>>> <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What beautiful and heartfelt loving words from you all, my heart
>>>> opens
>>>> widely! It's so good to hear from those who knew her well and that I
>>>> can
>>>> know more about her.
>>>>
>>>> This short passage of the Mary Oliver poem The Summer Day comes to
>>>> mind
>>>> about Gracie
>>>>
>>>> "Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?
>>>> Tell me, what is it you plan to do
>>>> with your one wild and precious life?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Gracie's passing brings it home to me of how precious our life really
>>>> is.
>>>> She knew this and lived life so well, with so much radiance, beauty,
>>>> inspiration for life and courage to face illness and death. What a
>>>> teacher
>>>> she has been and a gift to us all. She will be sorely missed.
>>>>
>>>> With love, Roz
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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