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  • #16
    I remember when my Grandmother (fatehr's side) died. She was the first person I knew who'd died. At the funeral, I felt sad, and went to talk to my mum. She wasn't upset, and so I asked her why, she said "your Grandma said that when she died, she wanted people to celebrate her life, and not to comisurate her death." While this is hard, I found this a much easier way to deal with life and grief. Whenever I've lost someone, either through death or circumstance, and it comes to an anniversary or a time when I would remember them, I try to think of the times I spent with them and how they made me feel, and not about the fact that they aren't there to anymore.

    In answer to your question: Louise Just by being there and making me feel what I do for her she has had a huge impact, but she's also made me look at things far more positively at myself and the future. She dominates my thoughts, and makes me happy. She captivates me in a way I haven't felt before, and constantly makes a huge difference in my life. I owe her a lot. I was able to pick up the pieces after failing to get into uni, get my head together and reapply because she was there to help and support me. She both helps me to live the way and be who I want to be, and makes me want to be that person. She gives me a reason to be the person I want to be, and without her I wouldn't be myself.

    Also, for very different reasons, and in far less acute a sense, my best friend Gracie. She's been there for years, and while she has almost none of the characteristics I would usually look for in a friend, she has been a great friend to me. She tells me when I'm doing something stupid, and tells me not to hurt myself. She is like a grounding force, in the same way my mum is. When I got the offer (again) for Oxford, she simply told me that I'd better not **** up again, else she'd come and give me beats. Which, at the time, was exactly what I needed to hear.

    Without them, I would be a very different person. A far worse person.
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    For though he was master of the world, he was not quite sure what to do next
    But he would think of something

    "Hm. I suppose I should get my waffle a santa hat." - Kuciwalker

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    • #17
      Mr Jack Daniels
      Res ipsa loquitur

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      • #18
        Sprayber,

        That is incredible touching. You handle the most difficult challenge in life with grace and wisdom. Rebecca must have been a wonderful woman.

        I'm deeply sorry for your loss.
        Haven't been here for ages....

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        • #19
          Yeah, Death will frustrate some people at times, but all people stuff up eventually. Best not to let it get to you; there are better ways to waste your energy.

          EDIT: Singular / Plural error

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          • #20
            Spray, despite your loss, you are very lucky to have found someone so special even if just for awhile. Few people get to experience that. With so many people dragging eachother down, it's moving to hear about those who lift others up.
            “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
            "Capitalism ho!"

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            • #21
              I guess I havent let go completely.
              Good for you. Don't.
              And don't believe those who say you should.
              Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
              RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-Arms

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              • #22
                My dad.


                Spec.
                -Never argue with an idiot; He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.

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                • #23
                  My best friend who got to the point he hates me and started bashing me with the rest of my class.
                  "I realise I hold the key to freedom,
                  I cannot let my life be ruled by threads" The Web Frogs
                  Middle East!

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                  • #24
                    Iwould have to say my mother. She passed away 24 years ago when I was 19 but had a huge impact on my life. She had this amazing ability to draw the entire family to our home for all the holidays and family times of year like birthday's etc. She was the glue that bound our family together even when we were seperated by distance and time. She always made home a happy place to be and always brought joy and happiness through her actions and especially her cooking. I think that's what always drew the family close, good food and lot's of love.

                    Also my husband who has taught me and is still teaching me about life and what it means to be human.
                    Welcome to earth, my name is Tia and I'll be your tour guide for this trip.
                    Succulent and Bejeweled Mother Goddess, who is always moisturised yet never greasy, always patient yet never suffers fools~Starchild
                    Dragons? Yup- big flying lizards with an attitude. ~ Laz
                    You are forgiven because you are FABULOUS ~ Imran

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                    • #25
                      My mom, no contest
                      "Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
                      You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal..." - Fez

                      "I was hoping for a Communist utopia that would last forever." - Imran Siddiqui

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                      • #26
                        Isaac Newton
                        12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
                        Stadtluft Macht Frei
                        Killing it is the new killing it
                        Ultima Ratio Regum

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                        • #27
                          own goal.
                          I wasn't born with enough middle fingers.
                          [Brandon Roderick? You mean Brock's Toadie?][Hanged from Yggdrasil]

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
                            Sprayber,

                            That is incredible touching. You handle the most difficult challenge in life with grace and wisdom. Rebecca must have been a wonderful woman.

                            I'm deeply sorry for your loss.

                            For a long time afterwards I had neither grace or wisdom. Spent almost a month in Germany trying to hold myself together while I did my duty. When I got back and my obligation to the guard was satisfied, I broke. I did my time at rock bottom trying dig myself deeper all along pushing my friends and family away. Some of those bridges are still burned. Some have been repaired. But somewhere between there and here, I grew and gained a little humility. And Rebecca was an amazing women to be sure. I'm only sorry that she died before she realized that for herself.
                            Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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