Don't you just love how your mood changes with the weather?
I mean, I tend to be in a darker, gloomier mood when it rains. I love the rain; it is fun to sit outside and watch/listen to it rain. It is very soothing as well. But with all that, I also seem sad or lethargic. Don't ask me why, that is just how I am.
With that being said, I went to go see Heather and Shannon this afternoon. It was the first time I have been there since October 15, 2001 (a year after they left us). They passed away on my birthday, October 15, and I made a vow to myself that I would go see them twice a year; once on the day they died/my birthday, and once on Heather's birthday (June 13). I have obviously kept my vow. Today was just one of those days, where when I was in the area, I stopped by to see them. While doing that, I noticed one thing and that is as follows:
When walking in a cemetery, I find myself not stepping on the dirt/grass/whatever where someone is buried. I find it degrading to the person who is there. Some instances you can plainly see where they have been buried (such as a lighter shade of grass, no grass at all, etc.) and I try my hardest to stay away from that patch of Earth. As I was standing in front of their headstone, I was about 6-7 feet away from it in fear of stepping on where they are located. As I got up to get a closer look at their headstone I was not directly in front of it, by doing so I would have been standing on the earth directly above them, and that's just not me. I stood there for about 10 minutes looking at their headstone and reminicing the times I had with Heather. Then, I knelt down, kissed my hand, and then placed it on the Earth that separates me from Heather. I miss her ... a lot.
Does anyone else not step on the Earth where someone is buried or is it just something that I do? Please comment on this.
I'm out.
Enjoy!
With that being said, I went to go see Heather and Shannon this afternoon. It was the first time I have been there since October 15, 2001 (a year after they left us). They passed away on my birthday, October 15, and I made a vow to myself that I would go see them twice a year; once on the day they died/my birthday, and once on Heather's birthday (June 13). I have obviously kept my vow. Today was just one of those days, where when I was in the area, I stopped by to see them. While doing that, I noticed one thing and that is as follows:
When walking in a cemetery, I find myself not stepping on the dirt/grass/whatever where someone is buried. I find it degrading to the person who is there. Some instances you can plainly see where they have been buried (such as a lighter shade of grass, no grass at all, etc.) and I try my hardest to stay away from that patch of Earth. As I was standing in front of their headstone, I was about 6-7 feet away from it in fear of stepping on where they are located. As I got up to get a closer look at their headstone I was not directly in front of it, by doing so I would have been standing on the earth directly above them, and that's just not me. I stood there for about 10 minutes looking at their headstone and reminicing the times I had with Heather. Then, I knelt down, kissed my hand, and then placed it on the Earth that separates me from Heather. I miss her ... a lot.
Does anyone else not step on the Earth where someone is buried or is it just something that I do? Please comment on this.
I'm out.
Enjoy!