Joseph Campbell once said that “Love is the pain of being truly alive.” Today I understand what that means.
Tricia made me feel truly alive just by being around her. When I think of Trish I think of her infectious, positive attitude. It was impossible to be around her without your heart opening up. You were always greeted with a smile that would light up a room and a hug that enveloped you and made you pause in the moment and appreciate it. She was brimming with aliveness and love and I have learned so much since I met her in college almost twenty years ago. I have grown and stretched over the years as many of us do. This was in large part due to Tricia’s way of challenging my thinking and teaching me not to fear life but to question, embrace it and live it. I would describe her as fearless, brave, loving and often over the top. Her attention to detail could be seen in everything from gift wrapping to preparing a meal~an art in itself.
There are endless things that you could say about Tricia but one of the things that I appreciated the most was her understanding of my “good girl” nature. She was always trying to get me to embrace my “bad girl” self as she would call it. You see I was naïve to many things when we met. Without skipping a beat Trish would discuss topics that often made me blush but secretly appreciated hearing about. You could imagine my discomfort when I was given the nickname of Miss Ovaries in college. Our college professor Dr. Carr misunderstood my last name Voveris to be Vovaries and thus Miss Ovaries was born. Much to my mortification and most likely the fear of my cheeks burning off Trish graciously shortened this to Miss O. I have come a long way since college and have come to embrace Tricia’s “yo yo miss O’s” with love and pride.
The open communication, respect and lack of judgment that Trish gave built a relationship of openness and trust that won’t ever be forgotten. She showed kindness and compassion for everyone she met and saw the world in an upbeat, wondrous way. Everything she did had intention and purpose and has shown me how to live and embrace the journey.
I will remember that “Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results.” -Anon.
Forever in my heart goddess sister....love, Miss O
Tricia made me feel truly alive just by being around her. When I think of Trish I think of her infectious, positive attitude. It was impossible to be around her without your heart opening up. You were always greeted with a smile that would light up a room and a hug that enveloped you and made you pause in the moment and appreciate it. She was brimming with aliveness and love and I have learned so much since I met her in college almost twenty years ago. I have grown and stretched over the years as many of us do. This was in large part due to Tricia’s way of challenging my thinking and teaching me not to fear life but to question, embrace it and live it. I would describe her as fearless, brave, loving and often over the top. Her attention to detail could be seen in everything from gift wrapping to preparing a meal~an art in itself.
There are endless things that you could say about Tricia but one of the things that I appreciated the most was her understanding of my “good girl” nature. She was always trying to get me to embrace my “bad girl” self as she would call it. You see I was naïve to many things when we met. Without skipping a beat Trish would discuss topics that often made me blush but secretly appreciated hearing about. You could imagine my discomfort when I was given the nickname of Miss Ovaries in college. Our college professor Dr. Carr misunderstood my last name Voveris to be Vovaries and thus Miss Ovaries was born. Much to my mortification and most likely the fear of my cheeks burning off Trish graciously shortened this to Miss O. I have come a long way since college and have come to embrace Tricia’s “yo yo miss O’s” with love and pride.
The open communication, respect and lack of judgment that Trish gave built a relationship of openness and trust that won’t ever be forgotten. She showed kindness and compassion for everyone she met and saw the world in an upbeat, wondrous way. Everything she did had intention and purpose and has shown me how to live and embrace the journey.
I will remember that “Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results.” -Anon.
Forever in my heart goddess sister....love, Miss O
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