Reach out and touch somebody’s hand. (Remembering Mary Smith) #Memories #Friendship
Posted on: July 18, 2022
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A wonderful tribute to a good blogging friend we lost last year, in honour of her birthday. She is so missed but lives on in her published books. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mary-Smith/e/B001KCD4P0?
Mary Smith: writer, poet, teacher, friend.
Over the pandemic and lockdown, many of us lost family and friends, a loss made even more difficult when we weren’t able to say goodbye.
Mary Smith, talking about her lockdown experience, quoted Diana Ross:
Reach out and touch
Somebody’s hand
Make this world a better place
If you can.
Those words have never felt so meaningful and so poignant. It’s what we all need right now. The touch of someone’s hand on ours would make the world seem a better place. Such a simple gesture and yet, many weeks ago, we allowed ourselves to be frightened into excising a huge part of our humanity, to keep ourselves and others safe. My heart breaks seeing young children file into their classrooms, keeping the regulation six feet apart, learning they mustn’t touch or hug each other. Learning to be fearful of their friends and their…
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53 Responses to "Reach out and touch somebody’s hand. (Remembering Mary Smith) #Memories #Friendship"
July 18, 2022 at 1:51 am
What a lovely tribute, Darlene, but how sad to lose someone loved and admired!
July 18, 2022 at 1:52 am
She was wonderful and her books are amazing, especially her memories of living and working in Afghanistan.
July 18, 2022 at 2:44 am
What a lovely tribute to Mary, Darlene. Thank you for sharing and reminding us how precious life is.
July 18, 2022 at 2:50 am
That’s a lovely tribute. Thank for for sharing. Her books sound really interesting.
July 18, 2022 at 4:30 am
Thank you for sharing Barb’s birthday tribute to Mary. I miss her.
July 18, 2022 at 4:47 am
A lovely share, Darlene. I saw it was Mary Smith’s birthday recently. The loss of Sue Vincent and Mary is still heart breaking for me. Two such wonderful women.
July 18, 2022 at 7:23 am
I agree, the world lost two amazing women. You and I were both fortunate to meet Mary too.
July 18, 2022 at 5:31 am
Hi Darlene – I just connected with Mary in the last few months of her life. Heading over to Amazon to find her books. A wonderful tribute by Barb! Thanks for sharing!
July 18, 2022 at 7:19 am
Thanks so much for the reblog Darlene. Mary was certainly loved and will be missed.
July 18, 2022 at 3:18 pm
So much wisdom in Mary’s thoughts. Small gestures carry a lot of weight.
July 19, 2022 at 2:04 am
Hi Darlene, I didn’t know Mary, but I’m sorry to hear of her passing, and this is a lovely tribute. ❤️
July 20, 2022 at 12:25 am
Thank you for sharing this. She was a lovely lady and writer.
July 21, 2022 at 11:41 am
I miss Mary’s wonderful, heartfelt posts about the Afghanistan people. She was a guiding light to many ❤
July 22, 2022 at 3:33 am
Thanks for sharing this, Darlene. I’m heading over to read the rest. ❤
July 22, 2022 at 7:51 pm
I have just returned from Scotland and the first thing that I thought about when I arrived there was Mary. How sad she is no longer with us. A lovely tribute to her Darlene. x
July 22, 2022 at 8:01 pm
I know. I am going back to Scotland next month and it will seem weird that Mary will not be there. Miss her so much.
July 22, 2022 at 8:14 pm
Yes, I remember Mary. Thank you Darlene for adding this lovely tribute.
July 27, 2022 at 8:51 am
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July 18, 2022 at 1:31 am
A nice tribute Darlene 🕉
July 18, 2022 at 1:35 am
It is, thanks to Barb.