I just got off the phone with my mother; all in all, all is well but there’s one less person in this world.

I had called to let her know that my car was acting up again only to be interrupted & told that my great-grandfather, Demoze, passed away last night.

It’s not that I’m at a loss for words-on the contrary, it’s just extremely difficult to find words worthy of being used to describe him.

Instead of racking my brains trying to write more, I think I’ll burn some etan as tradition goes & then encourage you dear reader, to take a moment of stillness today & reach out to those you love, while you can.

Thanks for reading.

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