Posted by fayeroe on February 22, 2009, at 8:37:52
In reply to ((((Pat/TeddyJack)))) » fayeroe, posted by Bobby on February 21, 2009, at 21:28:28
> Nothing I can do or say can lessen the sting. Only time can heal those wounds---but I am truly and completely sorry. 7 years----I wonder if that is one reason we love pets so utterly---that their lives are so fleeting and fragile----when, in fact, all life is such?
I've always believed that loving a pet is a major way to learn how to "deal" with the real world. I know that I've learned more loving a pet than I ever have loving a person. Do you think it is because they are so patient and we can repeat mistakes with them and it doesn't matter to the pet? Sometimes we're prepared for them to go and when it is too early and is such a shock..that is a reminder how little time we all have. She got the most out of her time!I know that I'm going to ramble around here, talking about her for a few days. I don't have anyone IRL (here) that can listen like Babblers.
It helps me.Last night I had a lightbulb moment after I went to bed.....Her grave is in the front yard and I go out there frequently. She isn't there. Her spirit is all around me. That is just her earthly home. I can talk to her anywhere.
I wish I could be the kind of human being that she thought I was.
xoxox Pat
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