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Try a Little Kindness
Pet Loss Grief Can Be Nasty — Kindness Helps
Hold on to Love
During your journey of pet loss grief, you may experience the sensation of a lost and numb heart. As if it doesn’t have the boundaries you need anymore and all your love is pouring out. And you rush to patch it up so the love for your beloved companion doesn’t get washed away.
My Friend — This Phenomenon is not Uncommon
The tenderness that you feel for your beloved companion is a love full of strength, devotion, and adoration. When we have a pet in hospice or one that has reached the end of their life — the feeling of losing what we had with them in the physical is tenuous. You want to grab and hold on tight while the roller coaster car is flying out of control and not feel those grief sensations. It’s a nasty feeling.
Compassion
As difficult as it is to go through it is part of the grief journey and most of us will go through this stage. Keep in mind one of the most compassionate things you can do for yourself when the sea of grief takes over is to find a memory to fill the void left in your heart.
Allow your emotions of loss the ability to create — allow life to happen in a kind, helpful, and healing way. When you do this, your heart may not…
