In memory of Linda Light

1944 - 2024

Thank you for joining us here. This is a place to share stories, memories and photos of Linda, our beloved mom/mum, grammie, sister, aunt/auntie, oma, and friend.

Please note, this is not a public site, but feel free to share the link and password with anyone who knew Linda and would like to share or hear stories celebrating her life.

These Things I Wish For You (read at Linda's Celebration of Life)

In your garden,

May your flowers sing,

And birdsongs bloom with all the rainbow colours.

In your home,

May your friends gather,

Your candles glow,

And your child always leave a little piece of their heart to come home to.

On your mountain,

May the wild flowers blow free,

The trails welcome you like an old friend,

And your cabin warm you on your return.

In your mind,

May there be lightness

And full depth

And above all,

Love - of people and of the world -

Because you need it -

And so does the world.

And most of all -

In your soul,

I wish you some glimmers of understanding

Of what this is all about.

And

if understanding is illusive - as it must be -

I wish you the peace that comes with acceptance -

And the joy that comes from living fully - and only - in each moment

Feeling the feel of each tear

as it leaves your heart

and trickles down your face

and salts your tongue.

Feeling the feel of each chuckle,

as it works its way

from your belly to your throat,

becoming a fully blown laugh.

And then

the echo of your laugh

around the room

as you pass it on.

What more can I wish for you?

In this time of your life,

As you reap what you have so generously sown

As you travel those paths

that you have marked out for yourself

sometimes following well-worn trails...

and bushwacking when necessary,

stopping to get your breath when you must,

or to watch the eagle,

or the wind that carries her,

or the tides that go out - and come in,

or the view that goes into forever,

or the tree that fell

though no one was there to hear it.

By Linda Light

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Mel Ashby

Jun 07

Linda

in General Discussion

I've known Linda since Kasari and I were teenagers. On my first visit from Toronto I stayed at her house by the ocean in Kits. That visit, and the ones that followed, were filled with laughter, wisdom, celebration and a sense of always being welcome. It was my first experience with a Light-Govender home but I came to realize over the years that they all had things in common -a place of welcome, for gathering, for sharing ideas, creativity and all with just the right amount of...chaos. When I eventually brought my partner, Matt, we looked at each other and said "I want our home to feel like this". When I brought my child, Leo, he quickly cottoned onto "Grandma Linda' and the next generation was seamlessly folded in. I learned an incredible amount from Linda over the years - both through her advice and by her example. An indomitable matriarch, her dedication to live in a thoughtful and principled way, to build and hold relationships, through joy and adversity awed and inspired me. Her loss leaves a giant hole. I've spent the last while playing through memories in my mind, re-reading her writing, looking at photos. She possessed a powerful intellect combined with a big heart, an iron will and a miraculous supply of energy. To me, to be included in Linda's life and community meant that you would be welcomed, engaged, challenged, encouraged, fed, made to belly laugh and would always have...home. She passed these ways on to the next generation and it’s an incredible legacy. Linda - thank you. For everything. I will miss you.

Mel (and Matt and Leo)

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