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Tapestry of Grief

It’s September 14th, 2006. I’m at my veterinarian’s office as the dreaded words come out of his mouth, “she may have cancer – cancer of the spleen.” I look at Shen, my 11-year-old collie/shepherd mix. She looks healthy, vibrant even. How could she possibly have cancer? Over the past month she has had occasional episodes ofContinue reading “Tapestry of Grief”

Wisdom, Dreams and Spirits

I am reading and writing more these days. And part of my reading has been returning to some of my old writings and journals. I found the following from January 4, 2023. Wisdom. I read the following from “The Web has no Weaver” right before I fell asleep last night: “Wisdom is not certainty orContinue reading “Wisdom, Dreams and Spirits”

Grief’s Invitation: A Poem for Mister

On Christmas Day I find myself missing my boy Mister. He arrived in my life as a puppy. I was supposed to just foster him and place him up for adoption. I ‘failed’. In the animal welfare world the term you hear is ‘foster failure’, a term of endearment – when you end up adoptingContinue reading “Grief’s Invitation: A Poem for Mister”

Lessons from Ahnung: Becoming friends with Grief

I have found myself reflecting back on old posts and journal entries I wrote shortly after my beloved Ahnung was diagnosed with mammary cancer in July, 2011. Losing my Papa at the age of 4 and never learning how to welcome and embrace the pain of loss I took on many survival strategies – numbing,Continue reading “Lessons from Ahnung: Becoming friends with Grief”

The Ahnung Way – 5 years later the seeds are sprouting!

December 20, 1968 … it was 55 years ago today when my Papa’s spirit was set free. I had just turned 4. And this year, 2023, is also the 10th anniversary of the passing of Ahnung, my soul dog whom I believe my Papa sent to me to help me in my healing. This yearContinue reading “The Ahnung Way – 5 years later the seeds are sprouting!”