[Magdalen] Little prayers please

[Jay Weigel]

I still have those days, 7 months after my son's death last December. Since
Pat Summitt's death a couple of weeks ago, I find myself repeating one of
her her mantras to myself a lot on those days--"Right foot. Left foot.
Breathe. Repeat." Her former player Candace Parker got a really nice tattoo
of that mantra which you can see here
http://www.wbir.com/sports/candace-parker-gets-tattoo-in-honor-of-pat-summitt/275693825
I don't think I'll go that far, but it is calming.

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 8:11 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> I cannot imagine what life is like for you, so I hesitate to post. I
> thought that this might have some meaning for you, if only to assure you
> that you are not alone. The letter here was written by Richard Feynman over
> a year after his wife died of tuberculosis. I only really learned about Dr.
> Feynman when he was in the process of dying of cancer a few (seems like a
> few, maybe more) years ago. I somehow learned to admire enormously his love
> of life and his spirituality despite his adamant conviction that there is
> nothing else out there.
>
> If this is not useful, simply delete it and forgive my stumbling to try to
> give comfort, and know that I at least meant well.
>
>
> http://www.openculture.com/2013/08/richard-feynmans-letter-to-departed-wife.html
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 8:39 PM, Jim Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Of your goodness, please say a little prayer for me.  I've been feeling
> > very fragile the past several days.  It's been a couple of months since
> > Marcy died.
> >
> > Jim Handsfield
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
>