I have had the pleasure of knowing Tracy, her mom and her son, and to a lessor extent her Dad, through the same church we attended. I know for a fact that Tracy’s Dad was very much admired by many people and families in our community. He had a reputation beyond reproach. Like me, Tracy was blessed with a ‘great Dad’. What a gift we had. Happy Fathers Day ❤️
Hi Tracy, I’m reading some of your posts today (via Sarah’s Substack growth group) and love the topics, messages and writing. In this essay I especially resonated with: “With gratitude comes the ability to be present. By focusing on the present, you don’t look back at what was or forward to what may never be.”
I lost my dad just over two years ago. He was a humble physician - and was cut from the same cloth as your father. How lucky we are. I too wrote a piece honoring him on my substack in fact we’ve covered some of the same ground - I wrote a piece last year on community (title: We were a school of fish in shoes) and discovered while writing it that “community is our chosen family”.
Hi James, Thanks for reading, commenting and the kind words. I look forward to reading your work and connecting through the Growth Cohort. The loss of my Dad was so tough- he was such a presence in my life, my son's, and everyone that new him.
I look forward to reading more of your essays too. I’m so sorry about your dad. I read a quote around the time my dad died, that “love is grief with nowhere to go.” I discovered the “place for it to go is gratitude.” I practice gratitude ongoingly, when my father passed, it took on a new depth. ❤️
Thank you, James. I agree that Gratitude is a great place to go when you're seeking solace. A daily gratitude practice has definitiely sustained me during difficult times.
I’m sorry for your loss as I hate the term “time heals” because it doesn’t. You just learn to live with it but triggers can easily bring you back to the rawness of it.
From one Daddy’s Girl to another, my heart is with yours. Thank you for sharing his wisdom with us. Big time massive (((hugs)))
I have had the pleasure of knowing Tracy, her mom and her son, and to a lessor extent her Dad, through the same church we attended. I know for a fact that Tracy’s Dad was very much admired by many people and families in our community. He had a reputation beyond reproach. Like me, Tracy was blessed with a ‘great Dad’. What a gift we had. Happy Fathers Day ❤️
Hi Tracy, I’m reading some of your posts today (via Sarah’s Substack growth group) and love the topics, messages and writing. In this essay I especially resonated with: “With gratitude comes the ability to be present. By focusing on the present, you don’t look back at what was or forward to what may never be.”
I lost my dad just over two years ago. He was a humble physician - and was cut from the same cloth as your father. How lucky we are. I too wrote a piece honoring him on my substack in fact we’ve covered some of the same ground - I wrote a piece last year on community (title: We were a school of fish in shoes) and discovered while writing it that “community is our chosen family”.
I look forward to reading more of your essays.
Hi James, Thanks for reading, commenting and the kind words. I look forward to reading your work and connecting through the Growth Cohort. The loss of my Dad was so tough- he was such a presence in my life, my son's, and everyone that new him.
I look forward to reading more of your essays too. I’m so sorry about your dad. I read a quote around the time my dad died, that “love is grief with nowhere to go.” I discovered the “place for it to go is gratitude.” I practice gratitude ongoingly, when my father passed, it took on a new depth. ❤️
Thank you, James. I agree that Gratitude is a great place to go when you're seeking solace. A daily gratitude practice has definitiely sustained me during difficult times.
I’m sorry for your loss as I hate the term “time heals” because it doesn’t. You just learn to live with it but triggers can easily bring you back to the rawness of it.
Thank you. Keeping his memory alive as I do helps me live with it.
Beautifully written and from your heart!! Thanks for sharing your -- and your Dad's -- story!
Thank you for reading and commenting.