Hello Everyone -
I have been so touched by this case, and have fallen so deeply in love with Caylee. I think it is monumental that a little girl can bring so many people together, in a world where people have become so disconnected.
I had a thought the other night that really opened my heart, and I'd like to share it...
If there was something we could do for Caylee, what would it be? We tell ourselves that if we could give her a proper good-bye, or burial that it would bring us some peace. I think ultimately that what we ache and yearn for is to feel that we have done SOMETHING for her, and we feel SO helpless.
So, this is my idea for a GIFT FOR CAYLEE.
We are so very angry at what has happened to Caylee - We lash out at her mother, her grandparents, her uncle; really anyone that could have saved her because we just wish so desperately that they WOULD have.
I would ask for a moment that you consider how Caylee might feel right now: I believe that Caylee was very loved. When you see the pictures of her someone was taking the time to bath her, brush her hair, dress her, read to her, make her a birthday cake, take the time to take pictures of her, make her feel like a princess - she was tucked in every night, she knew her uncle, she knew her great grandparents; she BELONGED to someone, and she was attached to someone.
Wherever Caylee is, if she feels any sense of fear or sadness, I believe she is sad for the people she loves. She is sad for her grandma and grandpa, and for her mommy. I know she loved her mommy. If she has died, and if she is an angel, she knows exactly what her mommy has done. She knows that if her mommy has done something bad, that she will pay a very high price for it. She sees her grandma and grandpa, she knows how sad they are; she knows how they torment themselves - she would do anything to help them. She wants them to know that she loves and forgives them.
So; this is my suggestion of a gift to Caylee, whom we all have fallen so deeply in love with...
I would like to give Caylee one breath, with a very specific intention - to love her mommy with all of your heart, and to love her grandma and grandpa with all of your heart - to dig deep into all the love, fear, loss and joy that you have experience in your life, and send ONE BREATH of loving intention toward Caylee's family; can't you imagine Caylee right now wanting to reach out and rub her grandmas cheek or wrap her arms around her grandpa?
Please understand, I am not asking you to change your opinion of Casey or Cindy or George; I am not asking you to change your mind, or to quit being angry. I am just suggesting that one breath of love and compassion directed toward people who are so desperately lost could make a difference. I believe that when we do this, Caylee's little spirit will be flooded with light, joy, and peace.
This is just my belief, and I certainly don't expect anyone to agree with it. But this is my gift to Caylee.
I love you Caylee.