Dia de los Muertos
Saturday I was lucky enough to find myself in the Dia de los Muertos celebration downtown for a whole 20 minutes. My experience was brief but what I saw really got me thinking about how we treat/honor/forget about the dead. It was so beautiful to see people celebrating their loved ones that have passed on. So many of us wrap death in sadness, and it is sad, but we let that sadness scare us away from the wonderful memories and love we had with and for those people. Time goes on and we do nothing to memorialize them, to honor them, to remember them...
I'm going to spend some time learning a bit more about it and thinking on how we handle death in our household. As Alaina grows and life (death) happens, I don't want her to be so caught up in her grief permanently that she can't look back with fondness and appreciation for those that have touched her heart.
I'm going to spend some time learning a bit more about it and thinking on how we handle death in our household. As Alaina grows and life (death) happens, I don't want her to be so caught up in her grief permanently that she can't look back with fondness and appreciation for those that have touched her heart.