From Robin

2009 was, without a doubt, the worst year of my life. I lost my job and more importantly, the man I loved for 16 years. I was lost, hurting and in state of shock and unending pain for most of the year. I felt alone and lost. My heart was broken.
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Annie, my oldest friend, began to tell me about an amazing blogging friend of hers - Renee.
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I am not a blogger, but I was curious, so I sought out her blog and began to read. I was immediately caught up in the spell of Renee's magic.....her wit, her strength and her ability to love. I had to leave comments. Renee answered. Although I didn't talk much about my own heartache, she saw through my words, felt my despair and reached out to me. Despite her own pain and fear of losing her Mother and her sister - she gave her strength, encouragement and love to me. She helped me to "stand tall" and to live again. She taught me so much in the space of a few months. She showed me how to say "I Love You" again.
I will never, never forget her.
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I would like to give you some beautiful words from one of my favourite poets - Rainer Maria Wilke. They are words that Renee understood and that we all need to learn. I hope they provide some comfort to you.
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"We need, in love, to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily; we do not need to learn it."
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God Bless You All.
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Love,
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♥ Robin Lamb ♥