Gone Too Soon ~ JAREN 07-07-07 ~

7/8/2011

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I have left this post for today, for those to re-read, to listen to the music, to look deeply at the photos, to comment, to say the names of their loved ones in the next place

and to share with all here.

JAREN GASSE

Gone Too Soon

from her precious family

her Mom Andrea (sign me A)

her Dad Jimmy

her sister Marie

her family in New England

and

more friends than one can count

on

07-07-07

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtn-x_5d61w&feature=player_embedded

After hugging her Mom

(sign me A, our warrior here)

after

remarking on it being the luckiest day "ever"

after

being her joyous and happy self

after

saying

"Mom there will never be another day like this one"

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With her friends, she headed to the lake for a great;

no a fantastic day

when the jeep she was driving had a flaw, a malfuntion,

a something happened

not her fault

and

it flipped over and over

and

the Gasse world stood still in seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkIxWssdbOI&feature=related

I feel sure, absolutely sure that her Grandmother was there to grab her into her arms

on the other side, so that

JAREN GASSE

did not suffer, did not feel anything,

I feel certain that

JAREN

was wrapped in the protective arms and light

of her beloved

Grandmother

in that instant of time.

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4 years have gone by,

some days have seemed like they would never end

while others have gone much too quickly.

The pain palpable

the grief horrendous

at times the silence deafening.

BUT

Jaren has let her presence be known; she has her ways to let her family and friends know

THERE IS NO DISTANCE

when hearts are connected in life

they cannot be separated by death.

Death is not that strong.

At times she will be the butterfly that lights beside her Mother on curbs, on the hood of her car; awaiting her at the front door like an old and trusted friend

and

hanging around

(*much longer than an average butterfly would ever stay).

Then there are the dolphins that find their way to Andrea, there at HoneyMoon Island

and

I feel sure that it is Jaren on their backs,

beckoning them to come close,

close,

even closer

letting her Mom know

"I'm here, it's all good",

I am with you always.

There is

NO DISTANCE

when hearts are connected.

It becomes so very important to

"say their names"

JAREN

talk about her life, her whole and beautiful life

that was lived with passion, with laughter and a smile that could fill the room.

A family and friends that adored her,

stories that will entertain, will bring a tear to the eye

and memories that will keep her alive for the little ones and the Elders alike

as they remember the whole of her

not just the moment that she left

this life.

Without the storms of life we would never

know the rainbow.

Jaren Gasse,

a precious child, a child filled with color, with vibrancy, with joy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiU0mFnkHCo&feature=related

 

Gone Too Soon

Now adding color to the skies, to the heavens, to spiritland and still here on this earth for us

along with brilliance to the hearts of many

who now

MUST say her name;

and share their memories of a life well lived in a short amount of time while here.

Often it is those left behind who feel that they cannot or should not talk about their loved ones, their children, they feel that others grow weary of "hearing it".

We all want to "talk about" those we have loved in our lives, they are an intrinsic part of the very fabric that makes us who we are.

Talk to US,

talk about our loved ones; bring their names into our hearts, our ears, our conversations.

IF

we cry it is OK

do not run from our tears,

they are telescopes that allow us to see into the heavens!

Dance on Jaren, dance on baby girl

across the galaxies!

Ride on; ride the backs of the dolphins

enjoy spiritland with the Ancestors, with your Grandmother as you play on the

wings of butterflies

and

convince your dad there is a

"next place"

and show up in the middle of the gulf

on the wings of a butterfly!

As a dove following him all the way to a job site

on US 19 that stops at each Red Light and then flies as he drives only to arrive at his destination and beckon him with your mournful cry to get his attention!

"Dad, do you believe now, do YOU GET IT< do YOU FEEL ME NOWWW"

I'm thinkin he did, as he interrupted his conversation with the lady he was working for to go to his truck, get his camera and return with that dove still waiting on him! He then took the picture, wispered "I get it Jaren", and at some point brought me a framed photo of it and said, "LOOOK"!!!

As Lovie once said to me,

"when the student is ready, the teacher appears"!!!

Good job Jaren baby! You sure did have to work your Dad over on that one.

There is NO DISTANCE friends.

Ah yes, Jaren

do your thing from the "next place"

and then as that same dove

arrive on the window ledge where the cats sit on the other side and stare at them

while your Mom is having a difficult day of missing you.

Stay long enough to make sure

"she gets it"

as she watches you and the cats

communicate quietly with respect

and joy.

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Yes, I tell you not because I can prove it to you with empirical research,

but

because I am one who has been there,

one

who knows.

There is

NO DISTANCE.

JAREN GASSE

4 years ago, gone too soon.

BUT

hers was a life lived as a beautiful child

who was loved madly by her family

by

her friends

and

she is loved more today

when everyone

will say her name!

Wherever you are

Whatever you are doing today

Please remember

WE HAVE THIS MOMENT

THIS DAY

STOMP

I'm betting that if you want to hug our warrior from this page today ... the Mother of

JAREN

all ya gotta do is head out to

Honeymoon Island

cos'

I have a feeling that she will be there,

she will probably be on that purple noodle

out in the gulf

and

the dolphin will probably

find her

and

show up right alongside her

with a twinkle in its eye

just to let her know

"Mom, I'm all good here, I want you to be too".

And I pray those who love the Gasse's

will say Jaren's name

will incorporate her life into theirs

with

the stories, the laughter, the memories

and the little ones will grow up

knowing Jaren

and

knowing of her antics

and how she lived her life

in bold and beautiful color a full and beautiful life that left this earth all too soon

on

07-07-07.

I'll be with you today Andrea, right there

at

Honeymoon Island

as you shed those tears

and

hear your sounds of laughter

as

you remember and say

JAREN YOU ARE SO LOVED BABY.

May it help you all to remember,

Andrea along with each of you

are WARRIORS!

The fire is burning brightly here in ceremony and remembrance, the sage is fired up. I hope that Jaren has found little CAYLEE and has her in her arms, throws her up on a cloud and then tickles her til she rolls and rolls around on the clouds in splendor today, feeling safe and feeling Jaren love.

Thoughts of warmth and healing ways to and for all who enter here.

"say their names"

Walk In Beauty,

DRSES

http://www.drsherryeshowalter.com/