On Friday morning, I attended a celebration in honor of a newborn boy; on Saturday, we attended a bar mitzva; Sunday was the funeral that I wrote about, and tonight we attended two weddings.  So many significant events in just a few days, and so much emotion. 

Going to the weddings was very poignant, coming so soon after the funeral and because both of the brides were very young, just two or three years older than the boy who was killed in the accident.  At each of the weddings I met people I had seen at the funeral, and I know that they all shared the same mixed emotions that I had.  It was strong enough to sense, as we looked at each other and remembered where we last were when we saw one another just two days ago.  Some of us spoke about it together, about the very fresh feelings of sadness mixed with a strong sense that life moves on, that life is truly a cycle.  With all of it’s joys and sadnesses, it’s a cycle that keeps circling around. 

May we all share in only good things!

Avivah