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Went to the memorial for ES today. It was a moving set of statements and readings by his family, friends and people whose lives had been touched by him. It was a large gathering! Over 150 people! The PD dance group did an improvisation in his honor that was well received. He had been dealing with the illness for 20 years. It sounded like the last three years had been the most trying as he became less mobile, had cognitive problems and lost his voice. A lesson in his story for me--keep on working on those things that restrict or limit me in any way. Turn it around! I was both moved and prodded by today's event.

Tomorrow I do my laundry! ES's event preempted my normal laundry day.

His wife, MS, shared a story that involved a transformative dream she had about herself and her relationship. Dreams are wonderful vehicles. I don't recall last night's dreaming but it will happen again and will be lucid.

Watched another wacky movie this afternoon--Rare Exports. It was a Finnish film about a crazy Christmas story. Finns have a strange sense of humor! The film was really campy and odd, but was also funny and totally strange. It was a complementary film next to Hesher. It would be an ideal film to screen in the holiday season.

Quiet here tonight! Quiet and still! I'm beginning to toss out unwanted items--preparing for a possible move. Stuff needs to be purged anyway! So away it goes!