Category: death

• Into The Woods

  “Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people.” –Carl Jung In the rearview mirror of the last three weeks of my life, I see I’ve left behind many things and added many memories. I’ve left behind the heat and sand of Florida, the peaches and boiled peanuts…

  patrickjegan

  May 23, 2022

  Adirondacks, brothers, canoe, death, Family, Ghosts, Holding onto the Past, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, Nature, New York City, non-fiction, North Country Life, Real Personal History, seniors, Time, Travels

  Adirondacks, New York City, winter

• A Memory Is Immortality

  To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. —Anon I stood and stared at the box. I was alone. All the relatives, guests and friends had left after the service. The room was quiet except for the almost imperceptible recorded tones of funeral music. I stood several feet away from the box,…

  patrickjegan

  February 10, 2022

  brothers, Childhood, Cremation, death, Family, Holding onto the Past, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, owego ny, Real Personal History, terminal cancer, Uncategorized

  Immortality, memories of childhood, stories