Maestro, The English Cocker Spaniel
/Grief is an intense emotion. It encompasses all the different pain and sorrow we feel after a personal loss.
Maestro was diagnosed with an irreversible cancer and a decision was made to euthanize, he was a wonderful non-human member for the family.
Rest.
… mastering fear & anxiety, I’ve learned how to respond to death by being open, honest and sincere. Don’t suppress affection, tell others how you feel constantly and show them often.
I specifically searched for the words I used to describe human loss here on the blog and rediscovered the post above and the post Four Letter Words Beginning With L … both effortlessly describing how I feel about loss, while also mirroring my current life in terms of other Four Letter Words Beginning With L
Learning From Grief
Sorrow serves as a reminder of the brevity of life
Whether we live to one hundred and ten or taken in the prime of life, life is always too brief. Don’t wait until your life is “perfect” to do something because that time will never come.
Do it now, and with vigor.
Sorrow drives us to our knees
Capital G, give us the wisdom to perceive you, intelligence to understand you, diligence to seek you, patience to wait for you, vision to behold you, a heart to meditate upon you, a life to proclaim you; though Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Sorrow helps us to help others who grieve
I Am usually uncomfortable expressing my sympathy with others, until you have graduated from the College of Grief you can not fully comfort others who go through sorrow. I Am using to me language and I believe if you have experienced the same type of loss you are uniquely qualified to comfort others who are going through the same. Phrases like “I understand what you are going through” have real meaning.
Celebrate life.
B