Stories Collected While Living in France

French la Vie

A Calmness After a Storm

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There is calmness after a storm,

A place where the ground is tender and can bare our footprints.

Where raindrops wait on petals, delicately.

The moment after a storm – still and silent, which holds its hand towards us.

The path is new, life's spirit is a silent dance partner asking us to follow.

The moment after a storm. Longing to see if the sun will break the darkness.

Thank you for your messages and generous outpouring of friendship and support. I will pass your messages on to Patrice's family who certainly needs courage and grace. They are stunned. 

If someone speaks of loneliness or seems to be depressed or simply lacking luster for life I am reminded to reach out, to extend myself, to meet the call, to give what I have received.

Spread kindness by being open to love. 

 

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11 responses to “A Calmness After a Storm”

  1. Marilyn

    I believe you have a talent for spreading kindness with love. Sending love back to you.

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  2. Kathie B

    Corey, I know you and your family will reach out to Patrice and family, and find ways both large and small to help them in the coming weeks and months.
    For anyone in the US with thoughts of self-harm, please don’t hesitate to phone National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. Perhaps others here can list numbers for such services in their countries.

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  3. Julie

    Thank you for how uplifting your blog is! It is a corner of beauty bringing hope and light to many people.

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  4. chardonnaylynn

    We recently lost a vibrant, beautiful, dear young friend. She was a loving wife with a 4 year old son and a newborn baby girl. I will never understand how any mother could put a gun to her head and still tell her children that “I love you.” Still struggling and still very angry.

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  5. JudyO

    We recently lost a family member to suicide. My heart aches for your friend’s family. Prayers for all the loved ones.

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  6. Jennie

    Joy for a summer baby, joy for a summer marriage and then WHAM a death that came way too soon. Deepest sympathy to you and your neighbors. The cycle of life comes and goes, often times without warning.

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  7. TEXAS Francophile

    It is such a shock! Why or why is the question you never get an answer to. I hope Patrice’s family has access to counseling to help guide them down the road to life after such tragedy. I know your friendship and support will be so valuable. Sending prayers🙏🏻♥️

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  8. Paula Tyner

    So sad for this loss.

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  9. Kathie B

    I realize it’s little comfort, but please recognize that it’s an illness, a potentially fatal one. She was very, very ill when she did this.

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  10. lil

    I’m very sorry for Patrice’s family and friends. Hard to accept on so many levels. So many unanswerable questions. You’ve had a lot of emotional experiences this summer. Life can be a roller coaster.

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  11. LeighNZ

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