Death-and-Loss

[caption id=“attachment_4832” align=“alignleft” width=“1000”] “Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer[/caption] Is death anyone’s favourite topic? Death has always been a heavy topic for me and most people I know shy away from any discussion around the topic whenever it comes up. It’s as though not talking about it will make it go away. I’m talking here about physical death - that of a loved one or beloved pet. There’s no impermanence about physical death. We never get to see our loved one again in this life. ...

My companion and friend departed this world yesterday. She was not a human - but a cat. Nothing in my life had ever prepared me for this kind of love or loss. I’m writing this as a tribute/memorial to her as much as to help myself to deal with my feelings around losing her. [caption id=“attachment_30” align=“alignnone” width=“525”] ”Cats come into your house to teach you about affection, they leave to teach you about the loss.”~Jules Verne[/caption] ...