Archive for February, 2009

23 Feb

Suffering and Loss

They say the source of all suffering is desire. Wanting something, some one, some life that you do not have. If we didn’t want for anything, we would not feel the loss, the lack.
We all want love. We all want to give it and to receive it. With our pets, we find it unconditionally. And [...]

16 Feb

I will laugh again. Sometime soon.

Sadness.
In my heart.
That special place.
That was yours.
Now sits empty.
Dark and cold.
And I cry for you.
No.
I cry for me.
For you are in a good place.
Filled with light.
Love.
Joy.
And you wait for me.
Like you have always done.
And that give me the strength to go on.
To smile.
To be glad.
And I will laugh again, too.
Sometime soon.

11 Feb

When Placing Your Pet’s Ashes in an Urn

Closure. It is such an important part of the healing process. It allows you to start to move on. To focus again on the future and not so much on the past.
When you are putting your pet’s ashes in the urn, it is a good time to focus on closure.
The way to keep this experience [...]

04 Feb

Pet Loss, Any Loss, and Your Body

My back hurts. It always hurts in some way, shape or form. Upper back, middle back, or lower back. I tend to just live with it.
But that is not the best thing to do. We need to listen to it. Or any other pain you have in your body.
This is especially important when [...]