........we (it can't just be ME!) regard certain celebrities as our own personal friends and are really sad when they die? This was definitely true for me when Princess Diana died. I just adored that woman! To the world, it looked like she was truly living a princess type life, but inside, she was so vulnerable and lonely. However, thankfully, her kids brought her such happiness and joy! She was an incredible mom- so involved, caring and loving. And look at the fine young men her sons have become. She would have been so proud of them!
But this isn't about Diana. It's about Dick Clark's death. I heard someone say on TV that Dick had, incredibly, touched 6 generations!!! Wow! That's quite a legacy! In his case, when he died, a little part of me also died, because I grew up with American Bandstand. My sister and I would come home from school, turn on the TV, put a fake mike in our hands, sing and dance to American Bandstand. When Dick died, he took an important part of my youth, my history, with him. Isn't that strange how that happens? I didn't even know the man!
I've always loved game shows, too, especially way back when. I grew up with my mother loving them and I passed that gene onto my own kids, too. $20,000 Pyramid was one of my favorites, (along with the Newlywed Game and Tattletales!) Dick Clark was a genius, but a quiet one. I've heard that he's worth over $100 million! I have no idea if that's true or not, but none of us would have known that he was worth that much, because of the "normal" way that he chose to live his life. So admirable.
Fare thee well, Dick Clark. My life, and many others' lives, have been greatly touched by the fact that you lived. Strange how that happens.
You've cried at weddings, right? At the birth of a baby? And, of course, you've probably cried at funerals, but have you ever stopped to wonder why both happy and sad events, make you so emotional? Even worse, do you often feel like you're the only one? I will impart wisdom gleaned from professional conferences, seminars, books and articles and/or I will blog my personal thoughts. Either way, I hope you check in often, so you know that your tears are never shed in a vacuum!
Friday, April 20, 2012
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- Ms. Baby Boomer-dang
- Dallas, TX, United States
- I am an educator and consultant, in the field of loss and grief. I love educating others, as well as learning from them, about life's little and big, happy and sad losses: marriage, divorce, moving away, losing one's health, aging gracefully.....or not......death of a loved one, a pet, a dream, children growing up and parents having to let go, etc. etc. Hopefully, you get the picture. Let's laugh, cry and learn together!
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