I’ve got my head low. My shoulders hunched over like the cliffs of Moher. I slide in and out of people’s vision quickly, like some kind of hyper-dream. I can’t take a chance of having a conversation about things like the weather, the madness of the media or God forbid – Christmas. Continue reading
When we lose an animal all the things we want to say suddenly go away with them. Anything we thought we once knew about life evaporates leaving no paw prints, only holes the size of cannonballs right through it were all the air gets sucked out of us, and the only thing we know is that we will never fully inhale again in the same way. And we miss them in a way that makes our teeth and our bones ache. There should be more than one word for love, because there are too many things we would do for it. In truth, we would die for it. We would die for them. Continue reading
That’s right. You heard me. It’s good. Listen, when you lose a companion animal, even when you get the initial diagnosis, the most responsible thing you can do is grieve. Everything else can wait. And if you are a friend of the “griever” learn how to stick around. And remember these simple guidelines. Continue reading
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As I tuned into my client I got lost in her sounds. The sound of her nervous system, the tone of her blood, the rise and fall of her chest, the air in and out of the nostrils, Continue reading
I used to need a sign for everything. It can be a bombastic way to live – am I in the right place, the right job, the right house; the right relationship. Continue reading
Being an animal lover does not mean we love our pets every single minute of every single day. Like children, they can drive us nuts, but we always do the right thing while muttering something about a pet recycling program. Continue reading