Above – View from my parent’s house looking over Santa Cruz into Monterey Bay. You can see the ocean, then above the narrow strip of fog and low clouds, the mountains rise behind Carmel.
It’s a clear day in Santa Cruz.
The weather is beautiful and the temperature is mild.
The weather doesn’t know happiness or sadness.
The air just reacts to what it’s dealt, according to the laws of physics.
It happens to paint a picture that is beautiful for the eye to see.
Just like the air, we are reacting to what is dealt, in circumstances we can’t control.
It’s a beautifully day, but our hearts are heavy as we deal with the thoughts memories of a family that we love.
-John
John,
I hear in your words the deepest grief and loss and the irony that beauty goes on in spite of this pain. Keep sharing. We are all listening.
I keep feeling Dede, with her deep compassion and David with his huge heart, listening and holding us, holding you.
There are no adequate words, but I am sending you and your family blessings and light.
The large crowds of people may not be assembled in one place, but we are all still here.
love and healing,
Therese
My heart is heavy, too. Day after day, hour after hour, I think about David and his family. A few chips of the broken colored glass in your hand give a new meaning to life. How is it possible I will never again experience his smile? Holding tightly on to his memory I am beaming with pride we were friends. He was a role model to my son, Nick, and now… he vanished.
Dear John, we too, will need to adjust to what’s dealt to us. From now on, we will be connected to you in a mysterious way, through air.
I am with you,
Basia
John, I can’t go anywhere in town with out feeling the Houghton family. These last few days have been perfect weather wise. A warm sea breeze and sunshine. I feel it’s a sign from above a comforting in this time of suffering. I see the Capitola Jr. Guards daily. The last time I saw Luke and Ryan was at Capitola beach during Jr. Guards eating pizza with De De. Every time I hear a small plane fly over head I think of my friends and your family. I’m often on Highway 1 passing Aqua Safaris and I see the diver down flag and see David and DeDe’s smiles in the white stripe on the flag. I read your posts everyday and feel your words. I don’t know if some day we can all accept this, maybe we will maybe we won’t. I’m also hopeful David and DeDe’s memory and dream will always live on through the re-opening of Aqua Safaris. The dive community really needs this. I for one am attaching my FOREVER REMEMBER bracelet to my dive gear and will always take the four of them diving with me. Much love. Derek