Thank you, Alicia. I am missing her so much. It helps to know that so many here understand.

Yes, it IS the perfect book. And I remember the beautiful little library with the dragon on it that you and Yoda walked by so many times. Thank you, dear Michele.

This is a special bond we have, my friend, and I am so deeply grateful.

Good morning, Diane. I am hoping you are feeling better. I am happy that you received such a very special gift from your children and that you could enjoy the day in a perfectly hygge way. I find it very beautiful how you write of your children helping to heal the wounds of your own childhood. Blessings to you, friend.

Dear Michele, there is no need to apologize. That spell-check slightly changed Rosa’s name did not take one bit of warmth away from your kind message of sympathy to me. It is a gray, chilly morning outside but I am grateful to be here in this community that shines with the warm light of gratefulness.

Hello Jolande, welcome to the gratitude lounge and thank you for your wonderful sharing. It lifts my heart to read of you and your husband laughing together, of kitties napping in the sun, of your garden growing. Wishing you a beautiful day.

Dear Palm, I am happy to hear of this special time you were able to take for yourself (as I know how busy you are) and of the opening that the scene in the movie seems to have brought about in you. I have found that myths and fairytales can be amazing in this way when revisited later in life… and sometimes powerfully re-imagined. Wishing you a beautiful day.

Dear Michele, please forgive the awkwardness of my jumping into this conversation. I just want you to know that I see you in your pain. I embrace you in my heart. I hold hope there that you will feel movement forward in this journey of forgiveness. Sent with love from grateful sea.

What a beautiful reflection. Happy Mother’s Day to you dear Pilgrim and to all mothers.

I cannot explain the sense of peace that washed over me when I saw it and at the same time the message of grace that came to me that I so needed to hear.

Thank you, my friend. I am wishing you a beautiful weekend. Sent with love from grateful sea.

Thank you, Serafina, for your kindness and understanding — yes, she is still everywhere here at home.

Thank you, Palm, tenderness is a balm. I wish I had a photo of her to share but she was very afraid of cameras (and many other things). She was a little white cat with very pink mouth and paw pads, so her name was Rosa (‘pink’ in Swedish). I will plant some pink Cosmos in her memory. I have some seeds that I bought last spring and never put in the ground. I know the Monarch butterflies love it too.

Thank you for understanding, Ose. I feel your warm embrace.

Thank you, dear Anna, for being with me in my sadness. I feel at a loss for words, overwhelmed by the kind replies from all.

Thank you, Ursula, for your kind wishes and love. Yes, she will always be in my heart.

Thank you, Pilgrim. She was indeed a gift in my life and also had a remarkable bond with my father who has Alzheimer’s disease.

I am comforted by your kindness, Diane, thank you.