Letter from Kayte

One of the biggest gifts in my life has been a gift of friendship bestowed upon me 37 years ago. We are in process of saying goodbye & I am as profoundly sad as I have ever been in my life. At the very same time she comforts me, (me not her, her me) & loves my family as if they were her own and most important continues to teach me as she has from the first year of our journey. Health challenges met with a fierce determination and courage to look beyond, relationship challenges with family, friends and partners met with the same determination and courage to sort out, process and grow beyond the stress and nonsense of some of them, professional support beyond our deepest aspirations for ourselves, and above and beyond all of that, a solemn reverence to nourish and grow our spiritual base both together and separate- I thank her for leading the way in so many of our life experiences.

From releasing our lanterns into the air high above Mile High Church in the days following our divorces and ending up at the Buffalo Rose doing shots of tequila and dancing with cowboys (she did), to talking ourselves out of jumping on an airplane and flying to Aspen with a couple of random ( but hot ) strangers at a dance party back in the 80’s. Turning to her and feeling the relief she consistently provided when going through the stress of my only child embarking on a destructive path early on and for also balancing him and I by being there for him at the very same time. I am on my knees with gratitude beyond words. Wisdom matched with a generous dose of intuition, perception and discernment has guided, taught and confirmed my own path many times over in these 37 years and this Christmas I count that as the most cherished gift of my life and I am determined to honor, protect and savor our memories forever. I believe in her energetic life force and I believe her when she says that her work isn’t over. I am relieved for her that her physical fight will be over soon and I am committed to do my part in staying connected and continuing to learn from her from beyond the realm of physicality. She is simply amazing. And my heart is breaking. I am willing to face that, feel it in its intensity because I know, beyond it lies peace, compassion, understanding, power, and freedom for her. And me. And everyone in her sacred tribe.