Therefore, let’s honor that it happened!įurthermore, taking time to “do” something for a special life shared is the active version of grieving, known as mourning. We can’t change the rules of life, we can only change what we do with the happenings. I love that! Death is certainly a part of life. I loved what they said as to why they honored him with such color, such love, and such gusto. Quite some time ago, I had a family share with me why they felt it was important to remember and honor the life they shared with their special dog, Kyoto. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you’ll see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Memorializing a Special Love Makes Perfect Sense! THAT is the beautiful part of knowing we can literally choose to have the memories, the life lessons and the chapter shared live on forever.
While we don’t have a choice in this matter, what we do have a choice in is how we memorialize and pay tribute to the life that was shared. It’s the inevitable part of being a loving, caring pet parent. It’s what we sign up for when we take one of these creatures into our home. Loving a special animal always comes with the death of that love, too. Well, Harry was that! He WAS the best dog ever! (Yours is, too, right?!) His mommy and daddy said what so many pet lovers say: “I know everyone says it about their pet… that they have the best one ever!” We knew WHAT to do! He lived life to its fullest, and what he loved and was going to be remembered for was clear! When Harry died, honoring and paying tribute to every part of his life and being and the amazing work he did was so organic and easy to determine. He crawled into one’s heart, and he remained there to make a difference and evoke the purest of feelings of unconditional love and care. He was one of those beings who just crawled into your heart, with such a pure and gentle essence of his being. It was clear he felt he was put here to think of others first, before himself.
Our dogs see us through so many important parts of our lives.Īnd losing them is incredibly difficult. The rainbow bridge is such a nice thought and idea, but no one wants to see their beloved pet, their best friend, their furry friend stroll across it.