As I trimmed and shaped the shrubs and cut back the perennials which I enjoyed immensely this summer being that they were freshly planted this past May, I thought about Juli.
I didn’t know her well, but knew of her, having encountered her a few times because of my work with Frankie my therapy dog. She was a caring, generous of spirit lady. For the past seven years she has been on a journey living with stage four breast cancer. I marveled at her positive attitude. I learned today that her voyage here on earth ended. She was forty seven years old.
When I came across this last sprig of lilac and one last rose that managed to make its way into the world one last time this season, it made me think how Juli left her family and friends with the gift of her caring and giving nature – they will never forget that – and I’m sure she taught so many that even in the face of a difficult diagnoses and all she endured, she found a way to give back. Her obituary stating that even when very ill, she found a way to help others, never complaining, and often was heard saying, “I am fine.”
I was feeling melancholy as I thought about Juli and seeing the last of the summer flowers. While I know the flowers will bloom again next spring and the roots do their work below the surface, I remind myself that those that have walked this earth are not really gone either, their spirit in some shape or form continues and will always be a part of this planet.
And so Juli, this rose is for you – for being the beautiful soul you were while here on earth, blessing so many in your path.
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