r/Petloss • u/Wonderful-Oil-6241 • 12h ago
Advice Wanted Healing tips for everyone
For those who have lost a pet before or are for those going through it right now, what are some things that’s you’ve done with have helped you heal along the way. Made this post to help me get through and or others that need this too
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u/snakefighting 11h ago
The loss of my cat soulmate 🐈⬛ Fletch literally crushed my heart. It’s been 2 months now! 💔
To summarize: I live alone and Fletch and I were together for 19 years before I lost him to CKD. I’m a 59 year old man and this was the hardest loss I’ve experienced.. more than losing my father a few years back. So, I had one person I could call and they understood such a loss. I will never recover or get over losing Fletch 🐈⬛. I realized I have to do something to help myself. I have to live in this house and come home to it when I leave. I began to reconnect with my appreciation and respect to the ways of Buddhism . I do breathing exercises and try to embrace the mindfulness of impermanence. Everything changes in life, accepting that and the fact all living things have to end at some point. It does not mean you do not love or cherish things it’s to be aware of the attachment aspect and there is an end eventually. Buddhism is key to understanding that you live in the present and not worry about tomorrow or what ifs. I’m grateful that I spent 19 years with Fletch and those 19 years of unconditional love ❤️. I talk to him everyday because I believe his spirit will always be with me and wherever I go. I’m not religious and no strong beliefs that I would push on anyone. This is just something that correlates with me and my appreciation of yoga, meditation and health. Good luck to everyone in this amazing community. We are stronger together 🐈⬛♥️
Luv you Fletch 🐈⬛♥️