Jenny, I've been thinking of you, Isaiah and Grace. And, I was walking by the river today and thought of Michael, then I see this post from you:) Thanks for sharing your thoughts and Michael's jokes. Yes, I did need a chuckle as I think we all do. Take care of yourself, hope to see you soon.

Thank you for posting. I think of you often and still pray for you and your family.

Thanks for the post! The jokes - love em!
You're precisely right about, "Lots of uncertainty and unknowns, plenty of fear and anxiety, and some beauty in the kindness and compassion of others." That really resonates. Michael would have probably said MANY things lately that would have validated everyone's feelings and helped all of us come around. He had that wonderful way of making sense of things even if he was saying you can't make sense of them.
Sending you, your family, and the community love and peace.

jenny, thank you got this. i hold you in my heart and your kids. i was out of town for the memorial, so i am so grateful to have these jokes, your memories, your voice here. sending love to you in these days.

Thank you for your post, Jenny. And those darn good jokes. Thinking of you as you create new roots with your family, as Michael is ever present in his own way. Much love to you.

We've been thinking about you. Strange enough to be without him, but with all this external strangeness--that's a lot of strangeness piled on!
And those are pretty darn good jokes!

Thanks for this Jenny! It is good to hear from you and was even better getting to see you recently on our zoom gathering. Thanks for joining us. It gave me hope for online gatherings being able to be very special and meaningful - I tend to drag my feet on these things and right now am being drug along at a rather rapid pace!! Also, do appreciate some much needed chuckles at the end of this day. The whole family enjoyed the jokes. :)

So good to hear from you. And, the jokes are perfect. I've thought often about how Michael would be so wise for us in these times. I think he would be really excited about the creativity that comes from disruption. It's pretty clear to me that the post-COVID world will be very different than the pre-COVID world in ways we can't being to imagine. I think he'd be like a kid in a candy store, so excited about the emergence that was sure to be born from this space. In his large Zoom gatherings which I agree he'd be convening, the topic would not just be the present the but the future and it would be focused on possibility and hope. I'm sure of it.

Hi Jenny -
I so appreciated hearing your update. You and the kids and all the circles of people who love Michael have been in my heart.

I imagine him asking questions like "How can this be a healing time?" "What can we let go of and what is being born?" "How can this be an opening for love?" He would be looking for the stories of healing arising within these challenging times. And he'd be there for family and friends asking in that heartfelt way "how are you doing with this?"

I've seen a lot of people and families out in nature more, so I expect Michael would be happy and encouraging of people to connect with the river and nature near them.

A few weeks ago, I had about 10 minutes stopping by the edge of a reservoir/river before I needed to be somewhere. It was a sparkly sunny day. I was amazed to see two otters playing right there, bobbing up and down, making little noises. It felt like Michael's spirit was there.

Sending love,

Beth

Good to hear from you. I love the jokes as a way to experience Michael's quirky essence, right? Take care, you three.