365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#47 – You Live On Through Your Children Bruce
(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Today we fare-welled yet another free spirit during a rainy winter’s day here day in Golden Bay. Bruce King was part of a large, music loving, art loving, people loving, loving, loving, loving family. I got there late to the Celebration of his life and sloshed down the drive way (with Kahu in a sling on my back beneath raincoats) past kilometres of cars. They were every where, in paddocks, ditches, bushes. I heard the Celebration of Life before I saw it. In a huge white tent. Which was packed, overflowing, teaming with Bruce lovers. A choir was holding fort up the front when I arrived and the music continued until I left and then apparently into night.
The reason I want to talk about this that Bruce was (it seems strange to say ‘was’ … ‘is’ … can he really be gone?) the father of Galen King – of Lucid Design, aka the guy who designed and does the behind the scenes maintenance of this glorious website. I’ve known Galen for around five years and the reason I originally asked him to help with Happyzine was because I’ve been deeply touched by his generosity and I wanted give him something back (hmm … I’m getting there).
To me, Galen, young Galen, is one of the most gifted, committed, persistent, inspiring, professional, passionate, integril people that I 
know. He works with world-changing socially and environmentally responsible businesses, while keeping his graphic design and web design business successful and producing high quality work. Galen loves his job, he’ll often help me out with Happyzine during the weekends (despite my guilty requests that he wait ’til Monday). It’s thanks to Galen that Happyzine is the stunning, professional looking site that it is today. And it’s thanks to Galen’s Mum (Jessica) and Dad that he’s such a special guy.
Galen, I know what it is to loose a Dad. It can be a watershed, one of life’s great shifts, as you go from ‘with father’ to ‘without’. They’re precious and they represent protection and love. While they’re alive, no matter what kind of a Dad they are, they’re at the very least there. And this is significant. While he’ll still be around, physically he won’t. And this will take some getting used to. Be gentle with yourself. Know that he lives on in you. Know that you’re not alone during those moments when your heart hurts. Know that you’re always loved. By your Dad, by us.
Today’s rating 7/10
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation (as I raise my gorgeous son and grow my good news website to a subscription base of 100,000 people). The Low Down on this Blog.
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