Today I did not drive down to the cemetery where my parents and grandparents are buried to place flowers on their graves. I have not been able to do this for many years as I live in Colorado and the cemetery is in Southern Illinois. I remember doing this with my parents as a child and I miss it. It was usually warm and sunny and my mother and father cleaned around the grave stones while I would look at the names of people from my family. It gave me a sense of identity and continuity. So when I saw this video on the "On Being" Facebook post, I felt it was the answer to what I have been feeling about honoring my loved ones as I would have wished on this Memorial Day.
Where the Ocean Meets the Sky from On Being on Vimeo.
