joy and sadness

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I feel like I'm just echoing things I've heard other people say, recently, but I wish I'd known Rachel better. She was among people I knew for several years, but still my strongest connections to her seem to be through others who knew her better than I did. But still, memories keep floating into my consciousness, making me wish there were more of them. When Jonjon and I were together, lanky and foppish with color crayon hair, she would throw her hands up in glee and run to hug us whenever she saw us, exclaiming "Yay! Fraggles!" Her hugs... there was nothing like a hug from Rachel, so warm and solid and real. Her eyes always sparkled and her smile lit up a room. I will always remember the look on her face as she closed her eyes and leaned back and recounted a perfect moment from her honeymoon.

She makes me want to live a life of the same kind of authenticity and joy that she did whenever possible.

It doesn't seem real that she's not here in the same way anymore.

Comments

[echoegami.livejournal.com]

amen.

[yaaren.livejournal.com]

She makes me want to live a life of the same kind of authenticity and joy that she did whenever possible.

That's been a constant thought these last few days. And I'll second that amen.

[chaoticsilly.livejournal.com]

Yep, you'll get a third Amen from me on that one. Rachel has always been an inspiration in self-respect and joy to me.