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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 10 Joined: 31-December 10 Member No.: 6,928 ![]() |
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 993 Joined: 13-April 11 Member No.: 7,068 ![]() |
Dear Olivia,
I am so very sorry that the huge monster known as Guilt is torturing you so much. Please know, from all of us on this site, that we are here to help you carry anything that is or seems too much to bear alone. Any time and every time. One thing I have learned about guilt and forgiveness is that the former can be conquered and the latter embraced. Sometimes only tiny steps work, like thinking of just one happy moment with your beloved companion. Maybe that memory is the only one you can focus on, but it's enough. Until the next moment arrives with a different little memory. Now there are two. One day there will be three good memories. Another time there will be four. Sometimes we have to make ourselves think of something "happy", but every single memory is there in your heart, aching to come out. Another way to conquer the monster is by reading and rereading the messages you have received, on this site, perhaps other sites and everything you received on paper. These, surely, validate that the final gift you gave to the love of your life was the absolute pinnacle of love for him/her. It doesn't come easy at first, but it WILL come. It may even surprise you, probably will. But it is coming. And the Spirit that is sending the validation is the one you are missing the most right now. You don't have to forgive yourself because there is nothing to forgive. You gave of your complete self in the most loving, compassionate, selfless act there is: releasing your buddy from pain, fear, suffering, lingering into a world of peace, love, health, freedom and joy. What better gift can any of us give to another living creature (human and otherwise)? You are in my thoughts and prayers. Try a bit of tenderness on yourself. Blessings....... Bobbie |
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