{"id":1474,"date":"2023-10-18T08:22:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T07:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daxapatelmydadandme.co.uk\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2023-10-18T08:22:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T07:22:43","slug":"73-days-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daxapatelmydadandme.co.uk\/73-days-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"73 days to go…."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Daxa

Daxa Patel – My Dad and Me<\/p><\/div>\n

In 73 days, I will reach the tenth anniversary of my father\u2019s passing, yes, his death. It is still hard to acknowledge his death.<\/p>\n

What have I learnt in these intervening years?<\/p>\n

A great deal about myself and about us, and about the kindness from people I least expected.<\/p>\n

These are my learning\u00a0 points from this journey.<\/p>\n

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  1. The loss of my father is my loss and mine alone.<\/li>\n
  2. This is personal not a family thing.<\/li>\n
  3. My father had other children, but he was my father only.<\/li>\n
  4. It may be almost ten years but sometimes it feels like no time has passed at all.<\/li>\n
  5. Grief breaks us open, and we can never be the person we once were.<\/li>\n
  6. It is an awakening of the soul, and we feel almost like we have nothing more to lose as nothing can hurt as much.<\/li>\n
  7. Our scar is evidence of our love.<\/li>\n
  8. We learn who really is in our corner.<\/li>\n
  9. Grief in time becomes a friendly companion.<\/li>\n
  10. I love my dad more than I thought I did.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Those who have had the privilege to walk this journey may relate to this along with those who love deeply.<\/p>\n

    I find there once was a sliding glass door that I could not walk through or so I thought, it is not there anymore. I have access to the deeper meaning of life; this is a gift I am grateful for.<\/p>\n

    If this is, you at the start of your journey don\u2019t give up on you as this sacred journey will redefine you. If you are like me a seasoned traveller, you know what I mean.<\/p>\n

    \u00a9DMP<\/p>\n

    18th October 2023<\/p>\n

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