Grace Diary, Abundance

By Grace

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John's passing came was a shocking, unexpected trauma to my consciousness. I barely remember when all his and my friends came to my home. After spending a week in bed, I received a call about an event I planned months ago, an annual event we had for the Perseids meteor showers.

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I had almost forgotten! 

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About a month before John passed, he, my daughter Asia and myself were having dinner together. Asia mentioned she saw something on the internet that you could be a tree when you passed away. John immediately said, "I want to be a tree when I pass." Then I said the same and Asia also.

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We had a lively discussion for about an hour, laughing and letting our imaginations go wild. We all agreed that we would be trees on our property in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. We saw all of us including all our relatives as trees on the property, the empty field became a forest in our minds... I was certainly going to be the FIRST tree. 

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The Perseids event, camp out and gathering was set for a 17 days after John passed and it was now just a few days away. However, over the months I had got all the permits, rented a porta potty, and sent out fliers to all our community. 

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Then Another Miracle occurred... out of the blue John's work donated a tree to our family in honor of John. I couldn't believe it.. everything was falling into perfect place for a tree planting ceremony for John to honor his wishe's. 

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My friend drove me up with the tree and his ashes. Everyone showed up with plenty of food and suppies for the weekend. We were able to plant John's tree with his ashes in his honor with many beloved friends as witness's and supporters. 

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The synchronicity of our dinner conversation, knowing John's wishes, the date of the event a couple weeks after his passing, all the details already pre-arranged, and then out of the blue a tree arriving from his work. I didn't have the energy to do anything at that time... going out to pick out a tree wasn't going to happen, nor planning an event. I am deeply grateful for the miracle of all the moving parts to come together so magically and easily for an amazing weekend ceremony for John and his wishe's to be a tree  our property in Lava Hot Springs.

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