As I sit with the sadness and the grief of losing both of our girl Welsh Terriers – Dilys and now Meg, I allow myself to feel the pain and loss. This has been a summer season of worry, stress and heartbreak. Now there is space for peace.
The words of Kahlil Gibran come to mind.
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
Just as the stone of the fruit must break, so that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.
And if you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy.
If you accept the seasons of your heart, as you have always accepted the four seasons, you would watch with serenity the winters of your grief.
Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.
Therefore, trust the physician, and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility.
For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by the tender hand of the Unseen.”
Beautiful Val.
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Thank you dear Cindy. So nice to connect in person today. I am grateful and feel your loving presence 💕
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Sending you Light and Love, dear Val.
A beautiful and heartfelt post. Thank you for sharing your pain and your light.🙏
Jeanne
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Jeanne, so lovely to see you here. Thank you for your understanding and love 💕
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Wow Val. So sorry. Here’s to a bit of wind at your back.
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I’m working it and embracing it all. Thank you Dave..💛
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So sorry for the loss of your dear pets. Our beloved pets bring so much joy and love and their loss – so much pain. Wishing you strength until you can, once again, think of them without the pain.
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Thank you Pat 🙏 The memories make me smile and open my heart. The pain comes from so much love … and I wouldn’t want to deny it. Grieving is a process … and the heart knows it ,,, despite the mind struggling 💝
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I am sorry for the loss of your pets. Too much sadness this year.
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Well said Kate. It is a tough year for so many … and we must not forget the love that holds us all together 💛🙏💛
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So sorry for your loss, sending you healing energies .Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem
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…such a beautiful post. Losing our little companions is so very difficult. I sit with you, dear Val, in the sadness that these events unfold in us. I wish you peace as you navigate the grief.
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Sitting together … and feeling what arises. So powerful. Thank you for being with me Carrie 💕
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Sending you much healing love Val. xo
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Thank you dear Michele 💛
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Sending you a big virtual hug Val. May you nurture your beautiful heart and know you are surrounded in love.
‘To enter each day with a generous heart.
To serve the call of courage and love
Until we see your beautiful face again
In that land where there is no more separation,
Where all tears will be wiped from our mind,
And where we will never lose you again.’
John O’Donohue
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Thank you dear Karen… for the love and support. 💕🙏💕 So hard when we need to tend to ourselves while others are in so much pain and judgement about what they should, could and might have done differently. It’s so real for them .. the struggle and thinking taking over. May tomorrow bring some insight and release.
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I’m so sorry Val.
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Thank you Colleen. 🙏
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Sad news, indeed. Loss is one of the toughest things we deal with in this life. Sending you warm hugs as you find your way through the healing process. xo ❤
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Thank you Eliza 💕
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So sorry to hear you lost both your Welsh Terriers. I can’t imagine how their absence might be saddening your heart.
Sending you lots of virtual hugs across the miles.
One day the pain will lessen but in the meantime keep their memory close to you. Memories are precious. xox
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Memories are so precious and live in our hearts. Thank you Vicki 💕
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Much love and light to you dear Val, it may be an unseen hand and with great love…but it still hurts that beating heart very much. Big hugs my friend, may that love gained from them both always keep your heart wagging with that love too ❤️ 🙏🏼 🦋
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Smiing… My heart is wagging right now, Mark. Thank you 💕
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My commiserations, Val. X
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Thank you Derrick 💛
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I’m sorry for your loss, Val. I hope you find that space for peace.
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I’m so sorry for your loss and so grateful for this post, my friend. xxxoooo
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So very sorry for your loss, Val. My dogs are my heart, so know the incredible hole losing your two must have left. May the sadness eventually be supplanted by happy memories of many years together. 💕
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I’m so sorry, Val. Losing pets is so difficult and the empty space never seems to heal over completely. Grief from loss is the toughest of emotions to move through but we must. Most of us know it’s not “just a dog”. They are part of your family. You are allowed to grieve for them fully.
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Heartfelt condolences to you, Val. So much loss and sadness this year. I still see Maisie from time to time in my peripheral vision as if she still remains here in spirit. Hugs. xx
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I’m sorry for your losses Val. I appreciate you and this beautiful reminder about how pain serves us if we allow it. Hugs…
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It is so hard to lose our beloved pets. Sending healing thoughts your way.
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Thank you Nancy 💕 I feel it 🙏
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Peace to you and yours.
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Thank you Sarah. There is space for peace now. I am grateful the pain and discomfort is over for both dogs. 💕
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This kind of loss and grief does not blow away quickly. Beautiful piece of reflection here. The seasons of our heart, mirrored with Nature’s seasons, helps in the grief. Our Golden died 7 years ago, yet we still feel his energy nearby. May you do the same with your Dilys and Meg.
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Thank you Pam. I feel all my passed doggies are with me in spirit. They each had a special place they enjoyed and I feel their presence there. They also live on in my heart ❤️
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I’m so sorry for your loss, Val! Grief takes time, so I hope you continue to be gentle with yourself in the upcoming weeks and months. Wishing you peace and healing!
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Thank you so much Ann. Your words mean a lot 💕
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So sorry, Val. Thanks for sharing your grief as well as the Gibran’s gentle reminder. Hugs.
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Val, I am sorry for your loss. I am holding you in my heart. May so many happy memories shimmer in your soul.
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Thank you Vicki 🙏
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Sorry to hear about your beloved pets. Hugs.
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Very sorry to hear of you losing your pets ~ it never ceases to amaze me how much they touch our lives with their unconditional love and loyalty, nor the amount of pain felt when they pass on. Beautifully written and heartfelt post, wishing you the best in this difficult year.
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Thank you Randall for your kind words. 🙏 We are getting into a new routine routine with only one dog. It feels quite Zen compared with three. With loss comes change.
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Val, I am sorry for this recent loss of yours. I appreciate you sharing your journey through grief. As I stretch to love more deeply, I continue to see grief sowed in love and love in grief. Take care of your beautiful heart.
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Thank you dear Ali. It hurts so much because we love so much. Time is such a healer though and getting into a new quieter routine with our Teddy. He is lapping up all the attention and filling our hearts 💕
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Sharing the way you process grief helps me and others to move through it as well. Take good care
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So sorry to hear of your losses Val.
Please take care ♡♡
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Thank you Shobhna 🙏
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Val, I’m really sorry to hear about the loss of your dear dogs. It’s so hard to lose one pet, not to mention two of them at once. My sincere condolences 💗💗
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