The episode we didn't know we needed.
Y'all must rush to the Hope against Hope show. Before anything, I must post the link below.
This photo was taken when our first born was at that age where the socks keep slipping off.
Towards the end, someone started cutting onions and so I type this all teary-eyed. Pamela's closing statement, on what she would tell John were he alive,
"The entire world is waiting to see your manifestation."
To each of us. I believe we all need to hear that. We need to hear that there is so much inside of us. I usually tell each of my children every day, "Ninkukunda" meaning, I love you, and they say it back.
A day cannot go by without at least ten Ninkukundas resounding at home. Say it, show it and mean it. You just need to be available and present and that makes all the difference.
At first, I was ready to hear about John and the family dynamics of suicide, and walk away with more pity. Instead, I have walked away from this episode stronger and firmer in my convictions that we must feed our minds with what is true and noble.
We should be able to detect what triggers us and seek help from reliable professionals when it is needed.
We should be able to discern when someone needs a friend, and not a problem-solver or business partner; just a friend.
Reinette Gombya, you have brought such a gift to us all, a passage for us to be delivered, or at least understand how the process must begin. We are at different stages in life. Maybe we need to pause a bit before we go on, so that we are able to shed off that which burdens us unbearably.
Pamela Babirukamu, what a head space you have. What a heart. Thank you. To you and the family, thanks for continuing to educate us on these matters of life.
Bless you all.
Bev
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