Quotes by Kim Dallmeier

I was thinking not very long ago about the difference between the people we grew up with vs. the people were growing old with - not always being one and the same - and how time (and the memories we forge together) really does strengthen pretty much all of our relationships/friendships (whether they had started on the right foot or not). And I guess what Ive mostly learned (by moving to NZ especially) is that the more Significant people you have in your life, the more manageable the idea of loss, losing a loved-one, can become - not because you can replace them (obviously you cant) or because theyre interchangeable (no one is), but because like a foundation to a house the more pillars you have (people you love) holding it up (loving you) the more solid/resilient you become - and from there, I find youre better equipped to overcome whatever life throws your way. That said time does pass us by very quickly. I find it much more noticeable through our growing kids than ever before.

“I was thinking not very long ago about the difference between the people we grew up with vs. the people were growing old with - not always being one and the same - and how time (and the memories we forge together) really does strengthen pretty much all of our relationships/friendships (whether they had started on the right foot or not). And I guess what Ive mostly learned (by moving to NZ especially) is that the more Significant people you have in your life, the more manageable the idea of loss, losing a loved-one, can become - not because you can replace them (obviously you cant) or because theyre interchangeable (no one is), but because like a foundation to a house the more pillars you have (people you love) holding it up (loving you) the more solid/resilient you become - and from there, I find youre better equipped to overcome whatever life throws your way. That said time does pass us by very quickly. I find it much more noticeable through our growing kids than ever before.”