{"id":297,"date":"2022-09-11T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T12:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=297"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:46:57","slug":"in-mourning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=297","title":{"rendered":"In mourning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Psalm<\/a><\/div>\n

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I’m half British. It is a purposeful decision of honor, not a cute decision, to be known on LinkedIn with my middle name, after Queen Elizabeth II. <\/p>\n

A name can be a funny thing. As child, because Heather rhymes easily, I went through sing-song teasing. For many years, I didn’t really notice much about my name, other than relief that it’s somewhat easy for Americans to pronounce. Internationally, I know it’s difficult to guess the pronunciation (the ‘h’s and ‘r’s change), but I always happy to help, encouraging the breathy-ness of “Heather” and the z spelling for “Elizabeth”, and I desired help in return in pronouncing others’ names. <\/p>\n

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But lately, I feel the “time” of my name; “Heather” ties me to a time and now, “Elizabeth” to an Era. <\/p>\n

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Personally, I’ll be conducting minimal LinkedIn business in order to mourn. As a reminder, death is wrong. Our world was not created to work this way. I constantly pull my strength from my creator and loving God.<\/p>\n

\"Heather<\/a><\/div>\n

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