"Grief is the hollow place where all the tenderness of being alive resides—the harsh but sacred gift that loss offers us." Thank you for this, Sarah. Thank you, Lucy for all you gave Sarah and Jonathan and what must be many others.
What a magical blessing for Lucy to find you and J, to bring and amplify JOY! I love your passage about joy above--I could feel it. May you two continue to be open to receiving joy and love from the universe! Tonight, my heart surrounds yours with emerald green Love Light.
Wow! What a blessing for her to find you and J, and for you both to receive her joy! I love the part where you wrote about joy. You all opened your lives to greater joy, instead of just taking her to a shelter. May joy's expression continue to grow in your hearts! Love flows from mine to yours tonight.
Just finished reading this and know so deeply the place where you are writing from. I believe you will meet again and she was meant to wander in your yard. Love❤️
Oh, my tender-hearted friend, trust that my sweet Jessica is showing your sweet Lucy great love (and feeding her many treats) somewhere we can't yet know. Children, parents, pets - it matters not who or what we lose. We feel the great privilege of having loved them and of them loving us and we are cut to the quick at the realization that we can't hold them and tell them how wonderful they are. Peace to your heart.
Oh Sarah, how heart wrenchingly sad yet joyous at the same time! What a sweet heart she is, how blessed you all were to have these months together. Grief is a difficult thing, full of ache, too hard to hold, yet I've heard it is also the sign of how much love we have, and will forever send to those we miss every day. ❤️ many blessings
Last fall, an adopted dog that lived with me died - a life well lived. I still get a lump in my throat, an ache in my heart, tears in my eyes. Weird, quirky little rascal. They do get into your hearts and stay there. Like you, wouldn't give up a minute.
My heartfelt condolences. Dogs do NOT live long enough. After losing my first, very special, dog I considered getting a parrot so I would not have to go through the same pain again. Then I read something to the effect of...the best thing you can do to honor a dog that has died is to rescue another one in honor of the one that's gone. So I did.
Thanks Irene. My Kitty Girl died not long before our Lucy, so for the first time in a dozen years we have no pets. I just finally donated my Kitty's leftover food to the shelter today and I felt crushed afterward. We'll definitely get another animal again, but we are still mourning. Maybe another exactly right one will find us, the way Lucy did.
Oh deep sigh… my heart both aches and swells enormous reading this. You described Lucy’s spirit so perfectly, I feel like I knew her! How lucky to have found each other. So much joy and love between the three of you. Truly feels fated.
Oh no, I'm so sorry. Losing a beloved pet is such a profound loss. Still in grief over the loss of our cat 6 months ago, but their spirit stays with you!
Sarah, my heart aches for you. What a beautiful expression of your love for Lucy Loo, and of her joyous being! So touchingly funny, too. I agree with Nancy below -- your strong grief is a sign of how much love you have.
"Grief is the hollow place where all the tenderness of being alive resides—the harsh but sacred gift that loss offers us." Thank you for this, Sarah. Thank you, Lucy for all you gave Sarah and Jonathan and what must be many others.
Thank you back Katie. Giant hugs!
I loved that phrase too. Wow.
What a magical blessing for Lucy to find you and J, to bring and amplify JOY! I love your passage about joy above--I could feel it. May you two continue to be open to receiving joy and love from the universe! Tonight, my heart surrounds yours with emerald green Love Light.
THANK YOU, Robert, for that emerald green Love Light.
Wow! What a blessing for her to find you and J, and for you both to receive her joy! I love the part where you wrote about joy. You all opened your lives to greater joy, instead of just taking her to a shelter. May joy's expression continue to grow in your hearts! Love flows from mine to yours tonight.
Robert, I burst into tears reading this response--but in a good way. :)
Yes to the joy. What a blessing.
Just finished reading this and know so deeply the place where you are writing from. I believe you will meet again and she was meant to wander in your yard. Love❤️
I love that Tawni.
Oh my, dear Sarah. I’m so sorry for your enormous loss.
I’m glad that she got to love on your small family, and you on her at the end of her life. Yet it’s gut wrenching she is gone so soon.
Our furry family takes a piece of us with them when they pass. 💔
Thanks Teyani, and so true about their taking a piece of our hearts. But in the best way. It’s a privilege to love them.
I SO agree. I have a big old cat that called out to my heart to adopt him. I’m so glad I did. He’s the best.
Oh, my tender-hearted friend, trust that my sweet Jessica is showing your sweet Lucy great love (and feeding her many treats) somewhere we can't yet know. Children, parents, pets - it matters not who or what we lose. We feel the great privilege of having loved them and of them loving us and we are cut to the quick at the realization that we can't hold them and tell them how wonderful they are. Peace to your heart.
Oh Paula, thank you for that beautifully expressed response. I love thinking that your Jessica is feeding her treats and petting her giant head. 🩷🩷🩷
Oh Sarah, how heart wrenchingly sad yet joyous at the same time! What a sweet heart she is, how blessed you all were to have these months together. Grief is a difficult thing, full of ache, too hard to hold, yet I've heard it is also the sign of how much love we have, and will forever send to those we miss every day. ❤️ many blessings
Thank you Nancy. And I agree--when we love hard, we grieve hard, but I wouldn't give up a minute.
Last fall, an adopted dog that lived with me died - a life well lived. I still get a lump in my throat, an ache in my heart, tears in my eyes. Weird, quirky little rascal. They do get into your hearts and stay there. Like you, wouldn't give up a minute.
My heartfelt condolences. Dogs do NOT live long enough. After losing my first, very special, dog I considered getting a parrot so I would not have to go through the same pain again. Then I read something to the effect of...the best thing you can do to honor a dog that has died is to rescue another one in honor of the one that's gone. So I did.
Thanks Irene. My Kitty Girl died not long before our Lucy, so for the first time in a dozen years we have no pets. I just finally donated my Kitty's leftover food to the shelter today and I felt crushed afterward. We'll definitely get another animal again, but we are still mourning. Maybe another exactly right one will find us, the way Lucy did.
Oh deep sigh… my heart both aches and swells enormous reading this. You described Lucy’s spirit so perfectly, I feel like I knew her! How lucky to have found each other. So much joy and love between the three of you. Truly feels fated.
I am so very sorry.
Thanks Diane. I know you understand.
I'm so sorry for your loss. What a sweetie.
Thanks Eliza. 🩷
Sarah... I am so sorry.
🩷 thank you Pat.
Sarah, I am so sorry for your loss. I felt so tearful reading this.
Oh Lorna, thank you.
Oh no, I'm so sorry. Losing a beloved pet is such a profound loss. Still in grief over the loss of our cat 6 months ago, but their spirit stays with you!
Thank you Jeremy, and yes, it's so true, their spirits do stay with us. Such blessings they are.
Sarah, my heart aches for you. What a beautiful expression of your love for Lucy Loo, and of her joyous being! So touchingly funny, too. I agree with Nancy below -- your strong grief is a sign of how much love you have.
Thank you Laura. <3
I’m not even a dog person, but Lucy was so charming it would take a cold heart not to notice.
Oh Lily, I love that.