Monthly Archives: September 2013

It Gets Harder

My heart hurts.  Grieving for Bella has gotten harder.  Thursday I was depressed.  Friday I started the day feeling totally empty, feeling like Bella had never lived.  I couldn’t remember what she looked like.  I couldn’t feel her spirit. Then … Continue reading

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Dying To Be Me

My brother came for a visit and brought me the book Dying To Be Me.  I found it to be very helpful and inspiring.  It’s the story of Anita Moorjani’s struggle with cancer, her near death experience, and what she … Continue reading

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Today’s “Daily Good”

lifted my spirits.  When I think about my loss, I feel sad, teary.  When I think of Bella, I feel love. http://www.dailygood.org/story/531/be-love-jennifer-pastiloff/ I’ve also been inspired to add a category “Interesting Links”  because looking over archived posts I find a … Continue reading

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Precious Petunia Pumpkin Muffin

AKA Bella, Bella Bellissima Padme Hum, Punkledunchkin, You Wretch.  My sweet companion of the last 10 years has gone to the Rainbow Bridge, where she can be seen cavorting happily.   The best description of her occurs in Zajko Kokorajko, … Continue reading

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The Power of Self-Compassion

Since I’ve been practicing self-compassion for a long time, and recently got more serious about it, it was great to read this story.  I subscribe to the “Daily Good,” and get a piece of good news everyday.  Many of them … Continue reading

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Low Energy

Looking through my Resource Notebook, I found this in July 2009. Caryn said that this time of low energy, of “doing nothing” is a time when healing is going on deep inside.  It’s not on a conscious level, so I’m … Continue reading

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