Jack Kirby, creator, artist, author, editor,

maker of the Marvel universe of heroes, villians, and citizens.

He was approachable and kind to His fans.

He listened, observed, and warmly responded to all.

Over 25 years ago Jack Kirby

passed into the world beyond us.

In that same year ~1994~

i lost Another Who was important to me.

i visited Her grave near the end of December 2019.

This was the first time i had been there in 20 years.

1994 was a very difficult year for me.

Thank God for time to heal and recover.

But, i never forget Them Both.

In conversations

i always call to mind Their Lives and how

They touched my heart.

In my recovery from Mental Illness ~~~

i , actually, feel it is in remission for now,

just like my Colan Cancer from 2015 ~~~

i have made many new friendships

in the San Mateo County

mental health Community.

Their company, especially the frequency of

Their hugs and Their smiles and kind words,

helps me live above the grief and pain of These losses.

i will not dwell on the past

nor wish to shut the door on it.

But with life one day at a time,

there can be survival, and light, and new graces.

i am greatly grateful

for having had These two Souls in my experince

of the many trials and tribulations and glories of life.

i appreciate those around me from

moment to moment.

i can never know when they will be taken away.

"Let not the sun go down on Your anger,"

says the Scriptures.

i live a life free from the dominence of 

arguement or criticism.

i practice gratitude, always.

i write out my gratitudes and bear witness

to what i have more than what i need.

"Count Your blessings" goes beyond an old adage.

i am grateful to have had experiences in the 

presence of Jack Kirby and my Dear One.

i wish i had had more time with Them Both.

They planted something in me that has 

grown to great fruition in these 25 years.

i acknowledge this.

i move, i breathe, and i have my being

in a good life.