My first whisper from Holly
I had my first whisper from Holly as soon as God chose her to become her angel. I refer to these whispers as signs, and most signs have to do with the beauty in nature. Our family had gathered to have some lunch at Sette, and moments before I was to leave the restaurant, a minister walked to our table and said to my grandson Joe what a beautiful baby he is and that's when
Joanne started to cry. Joanne told the minister we had just lost our baby and he said sorry and he walked back to his table and sat down. He returned a few minutes later and asked if he could bestow a blessing on Joseph and the table and we received a short but beautiful blessing altogether in a moment, in a restaurant.
Holly's brother, Samuel, needed information to obtain her possessions in California, so I walked a few blocks with a purpose behind my stride, from the restaurant to the apartment. As I crossed the corner by the Church on 8th ave, a perfect and smallish acorn dropped in front of me, a blessing from above, so I bent over and put it in my pocket as Holly would have collected mother earth offerings. Within a minute, I turned the corner on 3rd st and hundreds of whirlybirds were floating perfectly from the trees. Holly whispered to me "Dad please slow down, Im with you always if you take time to see whats in front of you" and the warmth in my heart began to glow and for the first time in a very long time I smiled from my heart and soul and began to understand she is surrounding me and whispering to me from every bit of nature.
As I got back to the restaurant, everyone was ready to leave but again Holly whispered "stay and have a glass of wine." So I waited for my friend Anthony to join me. As I sat down outside, I ordered an espresso while warming my face and on 7th Ave. By the cup, a tiny unknown green bug appeared and spent about a minute on my glass before spreading her wings and flying away. My eyes followed this bug across the avenue till I could no longer see or follow..seeing the insects freedom of flying across the avenue and imagining Holly flying across the universe. I am listening to Holly's whispers from my heart and her soul.
Robert,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Dave - we met briefly in 2015 in Park Slope. I vividly remember sitting with Holly in your living room while she played guitar and we sang. We recorded a video (if only I could find it!) singing "let's get rich and buy our parents homes in the South of France, let's get rich and give everybody nice sweaters and teach them how to dance". It was such a Holly experience - laughing, singing, creating - and all because she wanted to share the video with friends from her time in Europe who had also loved that song. Thinking of you. Holly must have said that to hundreds of people throughout her life - people who, like me, had felt her incredible spark, even if only for a moment.
Somehow I have just found out about Holly's passing. Christmas day. What a day to find out. I am so incredibly sad. Since 2014 Holly has been a spark of joy and light in my world, even though we spent a small amount of time together.
We met playing frisbee in Prospect Park, we'd go dancing at bars on 7th ave, we marched together in support of the Paris climate accords. Holly inspired me, made me laugh and opened my world. She was a citizen of the world. As a result she has touched countless lives all over earth - people who, like me, were struck by her kindness, her love of life and adventure and her commitment to helping others. I am so so sad that she is gone. I am in shock.
I can't imagine what it is to go through something like this. I hope only that there is consolation in knowing that Holly's light lives on inside of the people who she touched throughout her life. I am grateful to have known her, to have danced with her, to have found inspiration in her love of adventure and experience. Holly lived wonderfully. I am forever grateful to have known her. She will continue to inspire me for the rest of my life. I only wish I had one more chance to tell her everything she meant to me.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Robert. Wishing you peace of mind, presence and gratitude. It is because of you that I could know her and I am forever grateful.
With love,
-Dave McGaughey
Dave I am so happy you had a chance to get to know Holly ,as you said she had been a light for so many and loved to sing and dance and play music. What you shared with her was the essence of who she was. Holly lived to make us feel she was completely involved with what she was doing and who she was with... Should you find that video it would be great to send or post, we would all like to hear her voice and see her smile again any time possible. I will also look at some videos i have on my phone and post them here along with lots of pics. I just have to figure out how to do all this ...much easier from my phone. See you back in the Slope and your welcome to stop by anytime Im around. Wishing you a good New Year! Ps Im sorry for the delay in responding.....
DeleteSuch a beautiful way to show you that she is your angel. She is close by. We had two similar stories, I had a dragonfly land on my shoe just after my grandmother passed and it stayed there even while I was walking. When my father in law passes, there was a ladybug on the seat of the airplane when my husband was flying with his mom. These are real signs to comfort us here on earth. Prayers and positive thoughts for you and your family.
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