Love, Hope and Grief for Jen's friend Hallie

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Jen remembers her friend and “guardian angel” Hallie. The two women met on a week-long rock-climbing adventure for cancer survivors and quickly bonded. Jokingly nicknamed “Fancypants” by her new rock-climbing friends due to the enormous suitcase of clothes she packed for the trip, Hallie was incredibly warm and full of energy - a woman who sparkled and shined brightly. She had a gift for taking in the present moment, she loved and appreciated her family and friends and she reminded all around her to “Be Here Now”.

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0:00.0	Welcome to thanks for being here. Very short pod that comes out every Sunday morning as
0:08.1	Sundays are such a good time to let go of the day to day and touch base with what matters,
0:12.9	what will matter and what will have mattered. The answer to that question for me is often
0:18.0	found in ceremonies I could watch strangers get married once a week and I'm even more affected
0:23.0	by funerals. Sitting in a service, taking in the story of one life, just another ordinary
0:29.6	person who they loved and who loved them. In a way, eulogies are about the most succinct
0:36.2	source of clarity and direction I can think of. So I ask listeners who have lost someone dear
0:42.5	to share their words and every week I'll read one eulogy here so that we don't forget
0:48.0	there is a point to the pain. We have much to offer. We affect each other deeply and that ordinary
0:55.4	lives are really kind of exquisite when you look at them closely. This is thanks for being here.
1:08.1	Hi guys, this week's thanks for being here. It's a beautiful eulogy that a woman named
1:12.7	Jen wrote for her friend, Halley. They were part of the same group from a first to sense outdoor
1:18.0	adventure group. To love a person in a place means at least this to want to know everything about
1:25.3	it. Its story, its moods, what it looks like by moonlight. To be transformed in its presence,
1:31.4	lifted, lighter on your feet, transparent, open to everything beautiful and new. That's a quote from
1:38.0	Kathleen Dean Moore. Imagine walking into a house you've never been to and meeting 20 people for
1:43.6	the first time knowing you'll be putting your life in their hands in less than 24 hours. You'll share
1:48.5	a bedroom and a bathroom with some of these people. You'll also share tears laughter, life changing
1:54.0	experiences, and the common bond of cancer. I first met Halley in Moab, Utah, thanks to an
2:00.6	incredible organization called First Decentz. FD provides cancer survivors with opportunities to
2:06.4	experience outdoor adventures in a safe, meaningful and life-affirming way. In September of 2014,
2:12.7	Halley entered our lodge at the Lasal Valley with a giant suitcase. I had just been introduced to
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