“I know what you are thinking. You can’t now fathom ever forgetting to think about me. You’re afraid that if you move forward, it will take you further away from me. This is a common misconception shared by many people and it delays their healing... It keeps you stuck in you grief and it’s only because you are still clinging to me. You think if you stop grieving that you will lose me. Maybe you even feel if you let go of me that you are abandoning me; maybe you feel that you will hurt my feelings because if it were the other way around you would not ever want me to forget about you. You are afraid that if you love again that you will grow away from me.
I am Here! I am here, waiting to run to you when the time comes. It’s unconditional. It’s forever.”
― Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
I am Here! I am here, waiting to run to you when the time comes. It’s unconditional. It’s forever.”
― Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
“It had been a divine set up. My Master sent me to her to teach her how wonderful it is to love and be loved so that when I was gone from her she would yearn for love again. She would no longer be afraid of love. She would one day realize that the love we shared was her reward for taking a chance on love, for taking a chance on me. Return from Rainbow Bridge, Chapter 57”
― It's Not Putting Me Down It's Lifting Me Up : A Guilt Free Guide to End of Life Decisions for Pets
― It's Not Putting Me Down It's Lifting Me Up : A Guilt Free Guide to End of Life Decisions for Pets
“Several times over the years Kate would tell me how she saw Grady in her dreams. In the dream Kate would say to her, “You can't be here, Grady, you died.” Inevitably as she said that, Grady would disappear, poof, just like that. I tried to explain to her that she needed to accept Grady into her dreams. She needed to give Grady permission to stay. Until she did, Grady would have to honor what Kate believed to be true. When Kate said, “You can’t be here,” Grady could not stay. That’s the way it works. A loyal dog obeys its master, even beyond the grave.”
― JACK McAFGHAN: Reflections on Life with my Master
― JACK McAFGHAN: Reflections on Life with my Master
“You complain of ‘the hole in your heart’ but it isn’t a hole in your heart at all. When I left you I took a piece of your heart with me. I filled up the hole with a piece of mine so that we would never ever be separated.”
― Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
― Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
“It is through the heart that we see, hear and feel most clearly. It is like a radio signal. When it is strong the heart is like a megaphone and I get your message loud and clear. You message echoes throughout the universe when it comes from the heart on the wings of intention and faith. It is the most direct line of communication in existence once you filter out the “interference” of worry and doubt in your head, the thoughts that don’t matter and only serve to block the reception. Your intention is the force, love is the connection and faith is the key that opens the door between you and me.”
― Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
― Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
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