09/10/2025
TODAY'S QUESTION ....
Why do WE grieve so deeply for our pets when they pass ?
Why We Feel Their Loss So Deeply ?
Dogs and animal friends walk into our lives just when we need them. They become our children in fur, feather, scale, or wing. They carry us through the ordinary and the extraordinary.
We feed them, care for them, nurse them through illness.
We share daily rituals walks, chats, cuddles.
They sit with us when we weep, they sense our pain. Some of them even know where it hurts and try to soothe it with gentle licks.
They rely on us for everything food, trust, safety, love and in return, they give us undying faith and unconditional love, no matter how fractured we might be.
When they grow old, they become fragile. They lean on us more. And when they leave us whether crossing Rainbow Bridge or returning to Spirit the grief is immense. Because they were never “just a dog.” They were a heartbeat beside us, a soulmate in paws (or wings).
This grief is real.
This love is real.
But it doesn’t end with our pets.
Why do some of us weep for wildlife, ancient trees, lost bushland?
Because our spirits are woven into the tapestry of nature.
We feel the ruin of a forest and sense a rupture in the heartbeat of Mother Earth.
We mourn extinct species we never met, because their stories are woven into ours.
We ache for trees felled, rivers dammed, and wild places razed, because they hold memory, life, and spirit in their roots, branches, and whispers.
Animals, plants, landscapes they are all living expressions of Spirit.
We connect with them in places where the veil is thinner, where the heart remembers what the mind forgets. And when they fall or depart, we grieve for the connection lost, for the love unspoken.
So if ever someone asks, “Why grieve so much for just a dog?”, tell them
Because love is never “just.”
Because the bond you carried was deep, sacred, spiritual.
Because you saw their soul.
Because you walked soul-to-soul together.
I’m humbled when someone entrusts me to connect with their animals, to speak with spirit, to guide in grief.
If you want to explore animal communication, spiritual connection, or healing after loss, let’s walk this path together.
Author Shemaine
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📜 I offer ♡ Animal Communication | Spiritual
Mediumship | Energy Work | Intuitive Guidance
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