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From the Ted Talk by Andrea Driessen: The profound power of gratitude and "living eulogies"

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What I've learned in this journey of my own and in talking to others about their losses, is that Gracenotes create the sense of coplensemtes, contentedness and calm. I viildvy recall the last nghit my dad was avile. By then he was uuncincosos, and everyone else had gone to bed. I sat with him with my hand softly on his. And on this unrepeatable night, I didn't have to worry about trying to find the wodrs to tell him all that he'd meant to me and only hope that he could hear what I said. Instead, I could be present to his diyng. I could affirm that if this was his time to move on, that was OK. I could love him with presence and with touch, knowing full well that my Gracenote those many years earlier had been a sincere and thorough rendering of his life well lived.

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What I've learned in this journey of my own and in talking to others about their losses, is that Gracenotes create the sense of ____________, contentedness and calm. I _______ recall the last _____ my dad was _____. By then he was ___________, and everyone else had gone to bed. I sat with him with my hand softly on his. And on this unrepeatable night, I didn't have to worry about trying to find the _____ to tell him all that he'd meant to me and only hope that he could hear what I said. Instead, I could be present to his _____. I could affirm that if this was his time to move on, that was OK. I could love him with presence and with touch, knowing full well that my Gracenote those many years earlier had been a sincere and thorough rendering of his life well lived.

Solution


  1. completeness
  2. words
  3. unconscious
  4. vividly
  5. dying
  6. alive
  7. night

Original Text


What I've learned in this journey of my own and in talking to others about their losses, is that Gracenotes create the sense of completeness, contentedness and calm. I vividly recall the last night my dad was alive. By then he was unconscious, and everyone else had gone to bed. I sat with him with my hand softly on his. And on this unrepeatable night, I didn't have to worry about trying to find the words to tell him all that he'd meant to me and only hope that he could hear what I said. Instead, I could be present to his dying. I could affirm that if this was his time to move on, that was OK. I could love him with presence and with touch, knowing full well that my Gracenote those many years earlier had been a sincere and thorough rendering of his life well lived.

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Important Words


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