What I did in memory of my beloved father this year...



So this year is 27 year since my Beloved father passed on to that other shore..beyond the clouds. I was just a young girl...What did I do to honor my Father this year..25 years after his passing ?

I called my Mother and told her that I love her every single day of the year..and she knows I meant it..I reminded her of how My father thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world and the queen of his heart and he treated her just like a Princess till the last day of his life..I wanted her to know that we her children..would always carry on that legacy of Love my father had for her and for each other..I told her how much I love her and treasure her..
I told my husband Brian..that he was just the kind of man my father would have wanted me to marry...the kind of man who reflected the great and noble soul of my father..Truthful, Open minded,..compassionate, Loving, Brave and  unpretentious..Strong not just in body and mind but also strong enough to show his vulnerable little boy side to those he loves and trusts..and the ability to make  a room full of glum people laugh until laughter and happiness  is the only thing they remember of their days..I told my husband Brian that I truly Love him and honor him and I know it is my Dad 's blessings that brought him into my life...
To Brian..my best friend..My true Love and the man who always tells me that through me he has met and seen my father and knows exactly what I mean when I say he was an extraordinary man..
This year I joined a Business program..my father always told me that I had it in me to be  a trail blazer to make my own destiny and prosperity with determination, hard work and creative thoughts and actions..and most of all because as long as live we learn and open up our doors and horizons to new opportunities for ourselves to grow and to bless those around

us.in every possible way. I started up my own company in honor of my dad who was always a leader and an entrepreneur who created hope and opportunities for everyone around him..

This year  I stopped and patted the heads of every dog I passed on the streets..My father loved animals and made time to share his good will and love with them and I too passed on my message of friendship and love to our four legged friends..whenever I got an opportunity. My father was also the greatest cheer leader of the 'Under Dog". The people who had no voice, no friends ,no champions. He stood up and spoke up whenever he could in support of them. He tried to give his best to the poor and lonely and less fortunate in life..

This year. I made many new friends most of them young and full of life and zeal..My father loved children and young people and got along with them because he was always young and youthful and full of happiness and energy in his outlook . Youngsters loved him. He was always one of them...children came up to him and hugged him. He was always the sweet and loving `Papa types.'..This year I found myself in the company of men and women , boys and girls, younger than me...and I learnt a lot from them and developed a lot of respect and liking for what is happening in the ` Generation next' I also developed a strong spirit of discernment. A spirit that can teach me who is a friend and who is not and when to walk away and when to `come back'..

This year I honored every man I met whether at work, at business school or in the course of the day..I treated them with respect..I stood up and held the door open when I saw one when my father's age.( that is if my dad had not died so young..but had lived to be 76 this year). I gave them my time..my warmest smile and showed them I cared and that each one of them is a precious diamond to their children and grand children and to me..even if I did not know them.. . I showed them that they are cherished,loved  and respected.

I told every little girl or boy who I thought was taking his or her dad for granted that their Dad's gave silently and as intensely as Mom's did and that  it was the biggest mistake we ever make..in taking Dada or Mom for granted coz..when they are gone..the world becomes a very empty, cruel and lonely place..
I asked forgiveness of my Father in whichever far away world he is in..for the times when I was a spoilt brat, a difficult child, an unworthy daughter and for the times when I had knowingly or unknowingly hurt his tender heart..I have never forgiven myself for any trespasses..and in my life journeys how many times I have wished that I could turn the clock back and go back to him and make it up..the only way I can is to speak to those who will listen and remind them   not to ever hurt their loving Father's and Mothers.ever again....
This year I breathed more deeply of the fresh cool air every morning...watched more sunsets and walked by more lake shores. I laughed more often and sometimes cried too and I spent more time in meditation and inward soul search to feel the truth. Because my Father when even at his most exuberant was always one with God.he was truly spiritual...

This year...I tried to see the beauty of this world and this life more intensely .because some rare people like my Dad who truly loved the world around them did not stay too long to experience its full beauty and exited from this game before their time was up....
This year I smiled at  more strangers shook more hands and took more chances..you never know when it is your last...

This year I looked at my Dad's pics so much more lovingly and talked to him saying..
I know that somewhere..and someday I will come back home to you..please wait for me on that other shore with your outstretched arms like you always did ....laughing and loving and filled with warmth and sunshine..and this year I whispered the words to the wind and the skies and the oceans..

My father  wherever you are in whichever world and dimension..I will always Love you...
also read :To Dad with Love..to all who know what it feels like on Father's day when Dad is no longer around..