When a beloved pet unexpectedly passed on over the Holidays, I struggled to make sense of it. Over a few days I realized that something interesting was happening to me.
As I attempted to picture her in a new setting, I found that I had lost my feeling for the "hereafter". I had always had a strong bias about "life after death" and I believed I knew what was next...until confronted with this enormous hole in my life. I simply could not create the images I needed to feel better.
Finally, an image began to emerge. I began thinking of her passing on as a means to reconnect me with my lost connection with the divine. Not only did it help me to make sense of her death, but it gave me the wonderful sense that to rejoin me with my spirituality may have been her greatest gift.
When we lose someone or something important, it is probable that not only is it their time to be free, but that they are also helping us to remember who we are.
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