Thank you all for these heartfelt messages. Noni was a beautiful soul. I got to know Noni after she started this topic and we messaged often. We talked through the night Noni went on her freedom journey which was Friday, April 14th. I've never been through anything like that and while it was really difficult emotionally, I was honored to be there for her. She said the same to me. I kept sending positive and loving energy and she said it helped her calm down, she had been shaking (SI).
She was a fan of American chef Anthony Bourdain (who CTB'd) and plans to look him up, told her I was jealous. We laughed and shared some stories. She asked me to contact someone and it was my honor to do that; that helped her a lot, knowing Kali would be taken care of. Sent her some photos of crystals where I'm staying, one is a big rose quartz with a lightbulb in it. Completely coincidentally, it has a drawing of Anubis on it:
"The symbol of
Anubis — a black canine or a muscular man with the head of a black jackal — the ancient Egyptian god of the dead was said to oversee every aspect of the process of dying. He facilitated mummification, protected the graves of the dead, and decided whether or not one's soul should be granted eternal life."
I turned the crystal lamp on and meditated on her safe journey. Here were her last messages, it was around 2:45 am. We talked about my posting them here. I've honestly been too emotional to post this message until now.
I must be feeling that energy because I stopped shaking so violently. Now, just a mild tremor.
Thank you. I'm not quite as nervous as I was earlier. They must be working.
This tachycardia is gonna be something. My heart rate is already 151bpm, but I have a high rate anyway.
Two minutes til I drink it. Thank you for your love.. And thank you for notifying xxxx.
Wish me luck. Off to see Kali in bed. I'll let you know if I fail. The honor has been mine.
Took a long time to fall asleep. LateForTheBus was incredibly kind and comforting and I'm grateful. I left the crystal lamp on. When I woke up, the bulb had burned out and the lamp was off. It was remarkable.
Noni really appreciated everyone's kindness here and the warm energy. She hopes people listen to the music videos she posted to remember her by. I miss her but I know she's with Mark (and Anthony Bourdain) and she made a reasoned decision to be respected. While I'm happy she's free, there's a lot of sadness. But writing this has been a bit cathartic, thank you Noni for that.
May Noni's spirit be blessed by all of us as she blesses us in return.