tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313642679904009040.post7787061403033430478..comments2023-09-04T04:42:49.380-05:00Comments on The Chicago Chronicles: A long life of loveJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02031088973944663332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313642679904009040.post-23325440151726598582010-07-04T18:35:46.550-05:002010-07-04T18:35:46.550-05:00It does, it really does. I find that with most thi...It does, it really does. I find that with most things, even things that can be emotionally overwhelming, I try to not fight it, but to embrace the honesty of it (let it be what it is instead of what I need it to be), and let myself respond honestly. I'll have a follow-up post soon about what's happened since my last post, and a lot of it was about appreciating Harry's life more than mourning his passing.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments; I really enjoy them.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031088973944663332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313642679904009040.post-12126440383075606972010-07-02T01:23:44.960-05:002010-07-02T01:23:44.960-05:00I love that. I really believe that too, and not j...I love that. I really believe that too, and not just about pets. Isn't life really about taking what's given to you and seeing the good in it? (As hard as that is ...) and really, in cases of excruciating pain like this, in part it is about being in that moment of pain and living it, and not in a masochistic way, but in with honesty ... Hope this makes sense.<br /><br />I recently was listening to an interview with a guy who studies ... I think he studies bees, but along the way he got sidetracked with pain, and the experience of pain, and when he is stung he puts himself in the moment of the pain and hmmm ... he said it much better. Anyway, the example he gave was of two different varieties of ... well, one was a wasp I think and the other a bee. So when the wasp stung him, it hurt but it was an endurable pain but it lasted a long time, which was annoying. But this variety of bee stung him and it hurt like nothing he'd ever felt before, to the point where he just let himself drop to the ground and shriek and writhe with pain for about 5 minutes and then it was gone.<br /><br />That's what I've been teaching my kids (and practicing). What kind of pain is it? Can you observe it, describe it? Can you take some distance from it, or do you just need to howl for a while?<br /><br />Does this make sense, especially at this time? I hope it does ... hang in there.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428202747324083680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313642679904009040.post-2115377333336281812010-06-30T22:17:51.667-05:002010-06-30T22:17:51.667-05:00Thanks, Karen. Our pets can be trusted completely ...Thanks, Karen. Our pets can be trusted completely to give to us without pretense, and that kind of love is hard to come by. I've known Harry since was 27, so he's been a witness to so much of my adult life. It will be kind of lonely going on without him. But as a friend who recently lost her cat said, "Don't cry that it's over, rejoice that it happened." Good motto.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031088973944663332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313642679904009040.post-78966817942431399872010-06-30T00:15:40.010-05:002010-06-30T00:15:40.010-05:00sorry to hear. My cat listened to all of my probl...sorry to hear. My cat listened to all of my problems when I was a kid, and he lived until he was around 18 or 19 ... sadly it was antifreeze that got him in the days long before anybody thought to make antifreeze taste bad. I was, of course, devastated as I had entrusted our cat with all sorts of sad tails. He too had been an amazing pal to all of us in our growing years. I know you will do right by your cat, if somebody else's faith means anything to you. And I'm sorry that you have to go through such a sad time.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428202747324083680noreply@blogger.com