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We have all had those that have gone before us.

Family members, friends, pets and other loved ones.

We have all had to deal with the loss of someone in our lives.

We grieve and cry.

Whether we believe in an afterlife or not,

There is a passing that occurs.

The loved one leaves us and enters our memory.

They live on in our actions and thoughts.

We do need to wait for a certian day to feel their presence next to us,

Remembering them is all it takes.

We also pass on thier essense to other generations in the telling of tales and stories.

They may not know their face of the sound of their voice.

But they live on.

I did not know my maternal Grandmother.

She died before I was born.

I feel her presence when I am down and when I am happy.

My maternal Grandfather I knew only briefly.

I was young when he died.

I did not know him well.

I knew my paternal Grandfather for many years.

I enjoyed the time I spent with him

I can feel his guidance at times when I feel lost.

On this day of Samhain we remember those that went before us.

I do not grieve or wish to see them.

I know that they are near.

I thank them for what they have done.

I thank them for making me possible.

I invite you to think of your ancestors,

To think of those that have gone on that you love.

Remember them,

and keep them in you mind and heart.