Danny Stanton’s irrepressible spirit has touched thousands and thousands of people, all over the world this past five months. He is shining brightly, just like he did in his four years here. Danny shines most of all through the words and sentiment of his parents. And while they have written that they don’t yet feel Danny this new way, I’m quite certain that they do feel him, much more than they realize.
I think that Mike and Mariann feel Danny’s spirit in every breath they take, in every tear they cry. It just doesn’t feel good yet because there is loss….so much loss. Danny is here and shining, like he did in body. Feeling that for a parent isn’t comforting so soon. And to connect all the dots and recognize that Danny is right here in spirit, requires a whole lot of painful acceptance. Acceptance of things that no parent wants to ever have to accept about their child.
It takes time to feel Danny this new way and to have that bring any kind of comfort. To give up the old picture is letting go of something so close to the heart…something that feels like it’s saying okay to what happened here, and it’s NOT okay. It must feel like a pain that will destroy any semblance of sanity. It’s easy to believe that holding on to the old picture will be less painful.
Until the day or moment comes where suddenly, for reasons perhaps not consciously known, the old picture becomes what is standing in the way of loving what is here NOW….Danny, in spirit, shining so brightly that people from all over the world are feeling him. On that day, in that moment, letting go will feel right somehow. And, on that day, in that moment, a tiny seed of comfort will be planted. One that Danny will nurture in spirit, just like he showed his love to his parents when he was here. There will be peace when peace makes the most sense. There will always be love.
Mommy and daddy must feel Danny’s spirit because I feel Danny most of all in their words and in their expressed feelings. That’s where Danny lives. Danny and his bright and beautiful spirit live in the beating hearts of the two people who meant the most to him. That’s his home….always. I don’t think Danny would have it any other way.
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