Life/Death/Life Cycle
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the only way out is through
When you’ve suffered a significant loss (and your beyond-human best friend is absolutely within this category)…
it’s okay to give them space
Grief contains many inherent paradoxes, and one of the biggest is this…
focus only on small things
It happens so suddenly. People always say that, and still it catches you off-guard…
what if there’s nothing wrong with you?
Three weeks after Moxy’s heart stopped, I returned to work…
when you call your pet your baby
Seven months after I said goodbye to Moxy’s physical form, I moved from our home in Seattle…
the way you live reveals what you value
The way you live in the world inevitably reveals what you value…
your grief taught you how to show up
Three years after saying goodbye to Moxy, my dear Papa passed away …
when you can see thestrals
Have you met Death? Are you on nodding terms, or even more intimate…
your heart is always open with your pet
Your beloved animal companion doesn’t just love and accept you unconditionally…
you never forget the ones who show up
A death-phobic culture is the hardest place to grieve…
it isn’t your fault
“Did I do something to cause this?” It was the first question I asked Dr. Tobias…
this, too, shall pass
My ex-partner, Pete*, used to say this phrase all the time: This, too, shall pass…
breathe the full breath
Breathe in the quiet terror that lives beneath your skin, the one that’s counting breaths…
in grief, you love the world
It’s when steeped in grief your potential for loving the world is activated, at its peak…
