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smileforme50 -> RE: Losing a pet (1/29/2014 6:44:18 PM)
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I am so sorry for your loss. Although I have never lost a pet due to such a sudden traumatic episode, I have had to put many cats and dogs to sleep. For me, what I found most surprising was that the emotional experience was actually unique for each pet. I lost a dog last March, and as a bit of therapy, I wrote the following in my CM journal:
The Storyteller's Creed
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge.
That myth is more potent than history.
That dreams are more powerful than facts.
That hope always triumphs over experience.
That laughter is the only cure for grief.
And I believe that love is stronger than death.
--Robert Fulghum
I've always enjoyed Fulghum's writing. It's so simple and so true. His works are just that....stories. Not stories he writes....but stories he tells. By that I mean that he talks of true events. Very little of it is made up. He calls his books "a written report of what goes on in my head and life." with some changes to some names and fact "to protect those who are either innocent or crabby or both."
I pulled this book off my shelf this morning because I remembered the Storyteller's Creed. The last two lines in it rang very true for me this past week. I lost a dear loved one earlier this week, but people who loved her and I got through it by laughter. We told and retold all the stories about her. Our eyes were moist, but it was from laughter....not grief. And even though she is now gone, we all will continue to love her, because love is indeed stronger than death.
I know that right now it is difficult to laugh or feel happy, but for me, that has always been one of the best ways to deal with such a loss. Think about the good memories you have for this dog and try to smile about those memories. Please remember the last two lines of the Storyteller's Creed: "Laughter is the only cure for grief.....and love is stronger than death".
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