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Originally Posted by gracielove  If I let myself think about it I can cry about the loss of pets I had decades ago. I am one of those who cry very easily about sad situations that I am not even part of. When my 15 year old pup died I was devastated and cried every time I though about him. There comes a point, however, when I had to start to let go. Death happens to people and pets for reasons we can sometimes never figure out. If we continue to dwell on the tragedies and sad situations that happen in life we will cause ourselves to stay in depression.
I do not believe that God took your pet. God is good and does not cause sickness. We live in a fallen world in which disease and tragedy happens and we that are left behind have to learn to deal with it. I am not saying that you should not be sad about the loss of your pet. I and many others on this forum have been there and not that long ago either. I am just saying that we eventually have to accept what has happened and move on.
Try to find other things to do and think about. Try to get out and experience nature. It can be very healing. Maybe a new pet? Maybe saving some poor soul from a shelter or rescue would help you to concentrate on other things. Getting involved in something new will help your mind to stop dwelling on what happened and when you do that you will find the pain less severe. Your memory of him will never go away but try to make them good memories and not just the last moments of his life.
We can control our thoughts when we put effort into it and it is never harder then when tragedy strikes, but we have to fight back and not let it destroy us. |
Well said....that's what healing is all about....even though we don't want to or feel like it.....