My personal beliefs about dogs (and cats!)
1.) When the end comes, they know how much they are loved. Even if the decision has to be made by their person to help with that end, they know and understand.
2.) They want and need us to be there with them if possible.
3.) There is an afterlife for our pets. No creature who has and gives an endless supply of love, faithfulness, understanding and forgiveness like our furries gets anything less.
4.) They know our love. They know.
Anyone who has ever lost a beloved pet knows the pain of that loss. We also wouldn't trade the love, companionship and memories for anything.
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Polarberries,
Right on! And the same goes for all conscious and scentient life in my book!
I have been at many bedsides and pet bedsides and the passing time while not always easy seems far easier in pets. Those who were deeply loved and cherished, radiated that love even stretching, grooming, and relaxing in the patches of sunlight before quietly and suddenly moving on.
Those that may not have been loved during their lifetimes often find places where they are. I cannot even count the number of strays finding my own home during my lifetime and at least ending with food, attention, and love.
I miss and still mourn the memories of those uniquely special ones and only need to see a photo or feel a deep seated memory to touch the very heartbeat of that love and time, however brief that we shared. Regrets, oh yes! The why did i let them outsides etc. Since time and place are often of their choosing not ours.
Even now, my last little orphaned pregnant mother's cat child is on the threshold. She's living, eating or not eating on her own terms without judgment or intervention during these days.
I just go out to her in the area where she feels safest (blind and deaf) and stroke and love on her. She purrs in her sleep and its beyond touchingly sweet.
Purrs when she eats, when she locates her water bowl. No discernible pain just the long passing of time as shes goes from bed to litter pan to food or water dish.
Humans are so much more complex. We often die as we lived alone, or in a crowd, purpose driven, or accidentally, due to a lack of caution or thought or overy bravery flaunted self-care. It doesn't matter the cause it just happens beyond any of our control unless its at the vet's then its a circle surrounding of love even then.
Unlike humans who often carry their shells permanently around them animals are so easily pleased, so joyously happy, often content with the tiniest of things.Loved and lost and yet still losing others, life is often hardest on those they leave behind.
And to all here, gone, never truly gone, just send your love and missings and gratitude always for all our time is shorter than most of us ever thought or realized for any and all forms of life, any or all sentient beings.
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I have a friend, Patty, who was suddenly diagnosed 4 months ago with stage 4 of an extremely rare, adrenal cancer. She's already been through numerous surgeries and chemo. Right now she is in the hospital, recovering from pneumonia. I am asking if you could send prayers and light to Patty and her family. Many thanks.
deetoo,
Absolutely and in a heartbeat!
(( Blessings in abundance to Patty and to all who love and care for her? ))
We are all here for all of you in our hearts, thought, and prayers.
Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts, light, and prayers.
Hey Deetoo, praying for your friend Patty. Pls keep us posted on how she is doing? Much love to you
So I had to block a facebook "friend" today for comments he made that the recent shootings in El Paso and Dayton has nothing to do with Trump.
I made a comment that with Trump's rhetoric, he has blood on his hands, especially with the El Paso shooter writing an anti-immigrant manifesto before going on his rampage.
Once again, I feel like I'm living in a twilight zone. He said if I blame Trump for these attacks, I have to then blame Obama for all the shootings that occurred under him. He said it's mental illness, not guns or Trump.
I need some support. I feel really like I'm losing my mind.
well, it seems that in these shootings, people are responding to Trump's rhetoric. There have certainly been some mentally ill or whacked out people who have done shootings in the past, like the kids with arsenals in their rooms that their parents didn't know about, but I think these are different. And the big problem is the guns. It's like Moscow Mitch - how long can he pretend he cares about election security and kill bills? How long can the Republicans take money from the NRA and do nothing about gun control? It seems infinitely to me.
I heard Obama speak on gun control at a press conference, and he said he couldn't do anything because of the House and Senate. He told people, when you go to vote for someone, ask them where they stand on that one thing and vote accordingly. Otherwise nothing will change. And nothing has. It's gotten worse.
And it was reported today that in places where Trump has held rallies, hate crimes are up 226 percent. Maybe your friend should chew on that.
I think he is starting to realize Trump ain’t the hero he thought he’d be. And he is a big gun guy. I’m just so tired and headachy from this.