Topic: Heath Ledger - In Loving Memory

[ethan]

Thanks, cham for posting them.

BTW,I would like to ask about placing the stones in the cave?
In the Jewish tradition , placing stones is a symbolic act that indicates someone has come to visit and the deceased has not been forgotten. (Schindler's List has that towards the end of the movie.)

It was actually Tpe's idea to place the stones. He did mention the Jewish tradition.

  to everyone.

[hpv]

Thanks, cham for posting them.
It was actually Tpe's idea to place the stones. He did mention the Jewish tradition.
  to everyone.

It was indeed a noble idea...thanx  to tpe and all the attendees of LA meet... 

[bnjmn3]

Thanks for sharing this with all of us.

[keren_b]

I think I'm gonna cry again  :\'(

[Emzan]

I think I'm gonna cry again  :\'(

 

[christie wood]

Christie. It's that punch in the gut all over again where it feels so fresh and raw. I guess the intensity of that hasn't lessened. I'm having one of those days again where it's just there, hanging so heavily and I'm so aware of it. Where it starts in your toes and then settles into your stomach for a while before moving up and burning in your chest until it finally explodes out. I hate this, every last bit of it. Movies and pictures don't help all that much because the mind tries to travel to some pretend place, a safe place, I guess, seeing these moments in time captured;taking some comfort in them; glad for those moments. But then somewhere in another part of the brain it starts taunting, almost, with the awful truth and then the cycle begins again. I don't ask "why?" I ask "How?" I don't really know the difference in those two but that's the word that just comes out. Maybe because the why doesn't matter because it won't change anything. I don't know. I feel like I'm on the log flume, sometimes safely on even ground, sometimes even rising up a little, but then the curves start and the car slams a little against the side before making it's descent down the long drop splashing down into a pool of tears. I guess I'm rambling again. It's that kind of day today.  :\'( :\'(

  Michelle.

[ksxks]

BTW,I would like to ask about placing the stones in the cave?
In the Jewish tradition , placing stones is a symbolic act that indicates someone has come to visit and the deceased has not been forgotten. (Schindler's List has that towards the end of the movie.)

Thank you, hpv.  I didn't know that.  It seems Thomas began with the idea of putting the stones in, and we each picked a special rock.  I loved that idea; and I'm glad it has symbolic significance.  I almost don't remember it in real time -- it was moments out of time -- and am glad to see it from outside myself in the video.

Plus, I loved that Thomas gathered up a bit of the red dust and I put it in a baggie, and later put it in those tiny bottles I just happened to have brought, with Heath's picture and words inside.

kathy

[ksxks]

Oh god!!  You are so right about needing tissues...that was heartbreaking.  Just when I think I'm doing ok.... :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( 

I see all of you guys, together in unity for our beautiful boy, and hearing that beautiful tribute and watching you lay the tribute down...it just brought it all back to me, the pain, the unbearable pain of not having him here any more...... :\'( :\'( :\'(

I loved watching this again...  Pierre, I love the very end, when you said "rest in peace."  Out come the tissues.

kathy

[megalyn08]

7 weeks  :\'( I made this earlier today. (poem is not mine-I found it online by anonymous)

Really beautiful and touching, LuvJackNasty    :\'(. Thank you so much for sharing it with us  .
Nearly 8 weeks (on next Tuesday), and still I have a hard time believing it  :\'(.
I like so much his wonderful smile, so I'm really grateful you used these pictures, and the poem... wow!!!! 
I like thinking about him like the guardian angel for his loved ones (family, friends, daughter), forever warming their hearts with this very special smile      .
                          Love from Megalyn08 

[Matt Nasty]

Really beautiful and touching, LuvJackNasty    :\'(. Thank you so much for sharing it with us  .
Nearly 8 weeks (on next Tuesday), and still I have a hard time believing it  :\'(.
I like so much his wonderful smile, so I'm really grateful you used these pictures, and the poem... wow!!!! 
I like thinking about him like the guardian angel for his loved ones (family, friends, daughter), forever warming their hearts with this very special smile      .
                          Love from Megalyn08 

thats how i like to remember him too and im sure it is true. i am crying again now but the tears and so much sad as happy to all the things he gave us oh well hope everyone is okay today


 

matt

[megalyn08]

i am crying again now but the tears and so much sad as happy to all the things he gave us


matt

Yes, I perfectly understand you. Me too. 
                                                         Love from Megalyn08 

[keren_b]

My mind is still so occupied with Heath all the time. Sometimes I feel like everything else is fading away, and he's the only thing filling my thoughts.

[Rosie]

My mind is still so occupied with Heath all the time. Sometimes I feel like everything else is fading away, and he's the only thing filling my thoughts.

 

[Matt Nasty]

as time passes, my grief for heath dose not lessen nor do i mourn him anyless but at the same time it is getting clearer and clearer to me everyday that this isnt the end we will see him again and now most of my tears are thankful tears at all of the amazing things he gave to us i have always had this beleif about heaths death but every day my eyes open to its truth a little bit more i am still sad because i miss heath but its almost like he has just went away for a while i will continue to miss him untill the day i die but then it wont be so bad because when that day comes we will be with him i am sure of it.


 

[babytammy7]

My mind is still so occupied with Heath all the time. Sometimes I feel like everything else is fading away, and he's the only thing filling my thoughts.

Oh Keren, sweetie, I wish I had the right words, I wish I knew how to make things better for you....but I can't, sorry.  :\'(  :\'(

I only can give you all my love and my understanding. I share your feelings, your deep love and true admiration. I know very well that Heath would have loved you if he had met you. That's for sure cause you have a so huge heart.

You made me cry again.   

[myprivatejack]

Tomorrow is Tuesday,near two months after his passing,already two months,damn¡...   It's a nonsense,(I know,I know)but every Tuesday I think about him more than usually; it's as if now Tuesdays were a Friday the 13th,a kind of damn day when all the tragedies and bad lucks could  take place...Here in Spain,at least,Tuesdays are precisely bad luck carriers(and more still if they're on 13 in this case...),because it's the day under Mars influence,the war God.Now,since January the 22nd,I know why...  :\'(

[Matt Nasty]

Tomorrow is Tuesday,near two months after his passing,already two months,damn¡...   It's a nonsense,(I know,I know)but every Tuesday I think about him more than usually; it's as if now Tuesdays were a Friday the 13th,a kind of damn day when all the tragedies and bad lucks could  take place...Here in Spain,at least,Tuesdays are precisely bad luck carriers(and more still if they're on 13 in this case...),because it's the day under Mars influence,the war God.Now,since January the 22nd,I know why...  :\'(

god damn it im crying again i understand your pain all to well ali truely i think we all do

[myprivatejack]

god damn it im crying again i understand your pain all to well ali truely i think we all do

Thanks,Matthew...   

[Hayley]

My mind is still so occupied with Heath all the time. Sometimes I feel like everything else is fading away, and he's the only thing filling my thoughts.

Same here, especially today, when he's been on the forefront of my mind and I can't concentrate on anything else. I suppose it's because tomorrow marks 2 months and it's hard to grasp he's been gone that long, when it seems like only yesterday, and it's starting to feel at times like he was never here and was more than a beautiful dream. But then today, I guess as I say with tomorrow looming it just hit that he was here and now he's gone and the tributes I watched last night just reminded me, what a remarkable and talented spirit Heath was. And I allowed myself to get down about it all. 

But..

as time passes, my grief for heath dose not lessen nor do i mourn him anyless but at the same time it is getting clearer and clearer to me everyday that this isnt the end we will see him again and now most of my tears are thankful tears at all of the amazing things he gave to us i have always had this beleif about heaths death but every day my eyes open to its truth a little bit more i am still sad because i miss heath but its almost like he has just went away for a while i will continue to miss him untill the day i die but then it wont be so bad because when that day comes we will be with him i am sure of it.

 

I draw great comfort from my belief that Heath's spirit lives on somewhere. We just can't see him  :\'( And that hurts. But he's keeping an eye on his loved ones, and somehow knows just how much his passing has affected so many people, knows when we're thinking about him and seen the tributes that have been paid and left. And the best thing I can do, is to keep him in my heart and continue to be inspired by him, and watch his movies and be grateful for having lived in his time and be able to watch him grow as an actor, till my own time here comes to an end, and I'm in the same worlds as him again. And maybe even get the chance to say "Thanks" to him.

[Matt Nasty]

Same here, especially today, when he's been on the forefront of my mind and I can't concentrate on anything else. I suppose it's because tomorrow marks 2 months and it's hard to grasp he's been gone that long, when it seems like only yesterday, and it's starting to feel at times like he was never here and was more than a beautiful dream. But then today, I guess as I say with tomorrow looming it just hit that he was here and now he's gone and the tributes I watched last night just reminded me, what a remarkable and talented spirit Heath was. And I allowed myself to get down about it all. 

But..

I draw great comfort from my belief that Heath's spirit lives on somewhere. We just can't see him  :\'( And that hurts. But he's keeping an eye on his loved ones, and somehow knows just how much his passing has affected so many people, knows when we're thinking about him and seen the tributes that have been paid and left. And the best thing I can do, is to keep him in my heart and continue to be inspired by him, and watch his movies and be grateful for having lived in his time and be able to watch him grow as an actor, till my own time here comes to an end, and I'm in the same worlds as him again. And maybe even get the chance to say "Thanks" to him.

yes this is also my way of thinking jesus im tearing up again and im sure we will get the chance to thank it but i think were he is he already knows 

[Hayley]

yes this is also my way of thinking jesus im tearing up again and im sure we will get the chance to thank it but i think were he is he already knows 

Aww Zankou didn't mean to upset you 

[Matt Nasty]

Aww Zankou didn't mean to upset you 

dont worry im not upset kind off the opposite actually i dont know but dont worry you said nothing wrong 

[megalyn08]

I draw great comfort from my belief that Heath's spirit lives on somewhere. We just can't see him  :\'( And that hurts. But he's keeping an eye on his loved ones, and somehow knows just how much his passing has affected so many people, knows when we're thinking about him and seen the tributes that have been paid and left. And the best thing I can do, is to keep him in my heart and continue to be inspired by him, and watch his movies and be grateful for having lived in his time and be able to watch him grow as an actor, till my own time here comes to an end, and I'm in the same worlds as him again. And maybe even get the chance to say "Thanks" to him.

Hayley - What beautiful words!    This express my feelings too. I do believe he's still living somewhere, and
               often I wonder what he thinks about all what happened. I guess he takes care of his loved ones, especially
               his little daughter, and I think he can do it by filling their hearts with his love. Now this is the way he can
                get in touch with them: talking to their heart in a silent, sweet and loving way, like a beautiful, warm hug.
               And for us? He always talked to our hearts. That's why we all are so upset although we didn't personally
               know him. So, he continues talking to our hearts by giving us strong feelings and emotions every time we
               met him in one of his characters (in my opinion, above all Ennis Del Mar, a really really special character). 
                The best way to thank him is that we "continue to be inspired by him". You're right. 

                                                         Love from Megalyn08 

[Matt Nasty]

Hayley - What beautiful words!    This express my feelings too. I do believe he's still living somewhere, and
               often I wonder what he thinks about all what happened. I guess he takes care of his loved ones, especially
               his little daughter, and I think he can do it by filling their hearts with his love. Now this is the way he can
                get in touch with them: talking to their heart in a silent, sweet and loving way, like a beautiful, warm hug.
               And for us? He always talked to our hearts. That's why we all are so upset although we didn't personally
               know him. So, he continues talking to our hearts by giving us strong feelings and emotions every time we
               met him in one of his characters (in my opinion, above all Ennis Del Mar, a really really special character). 
                The best way to thank him is that we "continue to be inspired by him". You're right. 

                                                         Love from Megalyn08 

im almost embarassed to post here again after hearing these beautiful words the likes of which i dont have to offer, but thank you for this post and thatnyou hayley aswell your posts are both beautiful

[megalyn08]

Tomorrow is Tuesday,near two months after his passing,already two months,damn¡...   It's a nonsense,(I know,I know)but every Tuesday I think about him more than usually :\'(

Myprivatejack - It happens to me, too. Already 8 weeks, but I still think it's a terrible nightmare.  :\'(
                         Sometimes I think about what happened and say:" no, that's impossible. It's too
                         absurd. Now I wake up and I find out that's just a bad dream!" It's a nonsense too, but
                         it happens to me.

                                                 Megalyn08

[megalyn08]

im almost embarassed to post here again after hearing these beautiful words the likes of which i dont have to offer, but thank you for this post and thatnyou hayley aswell your posts are both beautiful

     You haven't to feel embarrassed: you always had beautiful words for Heath, I've read many of your posts.
 
                                                                    Megalyn08

[Hayley]

Hayley - What beautiful words!    This express my feelings too. I do believe he's still living somewhere, and
               often I wonder what he thinks about all what happened. I guess he takes care of his loved ones, especially
               his little daughter, and I think he can do it by filling their hearts with his love. Now this is the way he can
                get in touch with them: talking to their heart in a silent, sweet and loving way, like a beautiful, warm hug.
               And for us? He always talked to our hearts. That's why we all are so upset although we didn't personally
               know him. So, he continues talking to our hearts by giving us strong feelings and emotions every time we
               met him in one of his characters (in my opinion, above all Ennis Del Mar, a really really special character). 
                The best way to thank him is that we "continue to be inspired by him". You're right. 

                                                         Love from Megalyn08 

im almost embarassed to post here again after hearing these beautiful words the likes of which i dont have to offer, but thank you for this post and thatnyou hayley aswell your posts are both beautiful

Aww thank you both..and same to you both (you do have a lot to offer people here zankou, so don't say you don't) 

Because he was so open and honest it feels like we have lost a dear friend. He really laid his soul bare for all to see in my opinion. We're lucky in that we have all his movies and interviews (both spoken and written) so we'll never forget, his face, his smile, his voice, his laugh and in time, they'll bring us comfort and as both you and I have said thats how he'll continue to inspire us, wheile we here. In many ways, the greatest tribute we can pay to Heath is to follow Heath's example, chase our dreams even if we don't suceed (Shoot for the moon, because even if you don't reach it, you'll land among the stars) and make the most out of every single day. Live for today, don't wait for tomorrow. That's what Heath did in my opinion, which is why his passings so hard to accept, as he had so much left to share with us, in  addition to what he'd already done.

I'm sure he'll let his loved ones know he's ok in his own way, and judging by posts I've seen on various baords, some fans feel like he's come to them in dreams. But in any of these dreams or other ways those who've past are never coming to say goodbye, but hello and let us know they're ok, till we see them again.

[Matt Nasty]

Aww thank you both..and same to you both (you do have a lot to offer people here zankou, so don't say you don't) 

Because he was so open and honest it feels like we have lost a dear friend. He really laid his soul bare for all to see in my opinion. We're lucky in that we have all his movies and interviews (both spoken and written) so we'll never forget, his face, his smile, his voice, his laugh and in time, they'll bring us comfort and as both you and I have said thats how he'll continue to inspire us, wheile we here. In many ways, the greatest tribute we can pay to Heath is to follow Heath's example, chase our dreams even if we don't suceed (Shoot for the moon, because even if you don't reach it, you'll land among the stars) and make the most out of every single day. Live for today, don't wait for tomorrow. That's what Heath did in my opinion, which is why his passings so hard to accept, as he had so much left to share with us, in  addition to what he'd already done.

I'm sure he'll let his loved ones know he's ok in his own way, and judging by posts I've seen on various baords, some fans feel like he's come to them in dreams. But in any of these dreams or other ways those who've past are never coming to say goodbye, but hello and let us know they're ok, till we see them again.

hmmm again that is very beautiful and i agree with you so much.

[megalyn08]

Because he was so open and honest it feels like we have lost a dear friend.  We're lucky in that we have all his movies and interviews (both spoken and written) so we'll never forget, his face, his smile, his voice, his laugh

In many ways, the greatest tribute we can pay to Heath is to follow Heath's example, chase our dreams even if we don't suceed (Shoot for the moon, because even if you don't reach it, you'll land among the stars) and make the most out of every single day. Live for today, don't wait for tomorrow. 

I'm sure he'll let his loved ones know he's ok in his own way, and judging by posts I've seen on various baords, some fans feel like he's come to them in dreams. But in any of these dreams or other ways those who've past are never coming to say goodbye, but hello and let us know they're ok, till we see them again.
 

Wow, Hayley! Another wonderful post from you!  I completely agree!   

                                                          Megalyn08 

[Hayley]

Wow, Hayley! Another wonderful post from you!  I completely agree!   

                                                          Megalyn08 

Sorry lost my connection last night, but thanks

Two months now.. :\'( Oh Heath  :\'(