Hearts Forward

In truth the Universe
is also you and me...
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“Dogs, lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you're going to lose a dog, and there's going to be great anguish, so you live fully in the moment with her, never fail to share her joy or delight in her innocence, because you can't support the illusion that a dog can be your lifelong companion. There's such beauty in the hard honesty of that, in accepting and giving love while always aware that it comes with an unbearable price. Maybe loving dogs is a way we do penance for all the other illusions we allow ourselves and the mistakes we make because of those illusions.”
Dean Koontz - The Darkest Evening of the Year.

Amy Kathrine Browning - Lime Tree Shade, 1913.

12 Things Not to Say to Someone Whose Pet Died (and What to Say Instead) Do you know someone that’s had a pet die?

this is a wonderful reminder

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How to Grieve for a Very Good Dog When my yellow Lab died last spring, I was flattened by an overwhelming sadness that’s with me still. And that’s normal, experts say, because losing a pet is often one of the hardest yet least acknowledged traumas we’ll ever face.

Love this!

A Love Letter to my Dying Dog. She has been a sad and shy but strong dog her whole life—most likely abused or mistreated when she was a puppy. She showed up to our house pregnant one day, and we took her in, loved her, and cared for her, and we were happy she was with us.