"Our Beautiful Portrait of Sissy given to mommy by her wonderful Dogster/Catster/FB Animal Loving Friends. Thank you....I am watching of them, and you, always."
I want you to know you are my hero. I know 1-28-2012 is a bittersweet day for you....even more so, without us here with you.I know how much you miss us..we miss you, too.
Mommy, you always told me it iwas important to reflect one's journey and remember what makes you who you are today. I am doing that for you....You are an amazing woman and I admire you more than you know. I can't help but have mixed feelings either. We are all so happy you are with us, and yet so sad because of your continual pain and daily struggles. It's hard for me to imagine it has been 22 years since the careless drunk driver hit you and changed your life forever. The person you were, died, and when you came back to us, we were so thankful.
This is like another birthday, mommy!!! I love birthdays!!! We are partying at the Bridge today!!!
I know as you face your continual health decline, you get scared. I know one day your body will fail you and you will not be able to walk again. Your future is so uncertain....but I believe you are never alone as you have helped so many with failing bodies, including me....there will be others to care for you and appreciate your mind and spirit.
We admire you tenacity and strength. I know I was not a part of your life then....and neither was my daddy, but if things would have been different, our paths may never have crossed. I am so thankful to have you for my mommy and so proud of all you do and who you are despite what you go through daily.
We know this day makes you sad, and yet grateful to be alive. It is a day of total reflection. That's okay. It is a bittersweet day and you are entitled to have these feelings..................if we could make you better we would, but want you to know, we think you are perfect just as you are....and despite what happens, we will always be by your side watching over you from above.
An extra special thank you to my angel sister Jazzi and my sisters in spirit at the bridge, CheyAnne and Sugar, who laid in your hospital bed and stayed by your side and helped you walk again. They watched you endure pain and stuggles unimagineable to many.... I am glad I could be a part of what and who you are now..............you will always be my hero...today, I say thank you for being alive and WALKING into my life and heart forever!!! Thank you for taking care of me as my body failed and helping me find peace at the Bridge…thank you for letting me be and loving me for who I am!!!
May you find your own strength and courage to face life's obstacles and appreciate and celebrate the rewards.
Celebrating and honoring you, mommy.
"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
- Maya Angelou"
Our hearts are forever connected by paws...I love you,
Wishing you a peaceful day full of self discovery and compassion towards others....
"What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen."
-- Henry David Thoreau
Our hearts are connected by paws, Sissy--Golden Angel
We want to wish you the best holiday season ever!! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the love, kindness, power of the paw, and peace you give to us so freely and willingly...you add strength and happiness to our lives. We thank you for sharing the kindness of your hearts with us. We are truly blessed to have such awesome friends. You are our family and we truly love each and everyone one of you.
The support, gifts, pmails, cards, phone calls, and out pouring of love when I went to the Bridge, helped so much. Thank you does not even begin to express our gratitude.
My family misses me so and this is their first Christmas without me….but I am celebrating with my angel friends and my angel love, Boss……we are watching over our families and always with you all.
One of the best definitions of love and kindness is below:
"Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver."
~author unknown
Thank you for all you do. And now a special wish from us to you written by Kenneth Wyatt:
"Some wishes for you.....
May the coming of each sunrise remind you that
You have a whole new day to do with as you choose.
May your choices for the day include work,
Learning, forgetting, play and rest.
May the chores of each day be met,
Accomplished with ease, and excitement blest.
May the trials of each day be overcome with
Sure wisdom and a simple faith on call.
May a tear of sympathy splash down on occasion,
But your grin of cheer be everyday for all.
May the strangers you meet everyday become
wonderful friends of tomorrows’ deeds.
May the friendship you give to others become
a part of the blessing that everyone needs.
May you live the secret of happiness, discovered
when you learn to help others win.
May you reserve a large serving of love,
especially for those who are “kiss and kin.”
May your health improve as you
need…. and in answer to your prayer.
May gentleness cross your path each day,
and may you pass it along with care.
May the coming of each sunset remind you that this day
was well-spent and nothing did you lose."
As a reminder to slow down and appreciate all the joys in life....to give yourself the best Holiday gift ever...please continue reading. A very special friend of mine, Leo Angel, whom I love dearly, sent this to me and it really spoke to my heart....especially now when so many of my friends are struggling with their health. I wanted to share with all of you. I hope it reminds each of you what a special gift we have while together on earth and we are to each other....
The special poem is below and we believe pertains to all animals not just dogs:
"I AM YOUR DOG…..
I am your dog, and I have a little something I’d like to whisper in your ear
I know that you humans lead busy lives. Some have to work, some have children to raise. It always seems like you are running here and there, often much too fast, often never noticing the truly grand things in life
Look down at me now, while you sit there at your computer. See the way my dark brown eyes look at yours? They are slightly cloudy now. That comes with age. The gray hairs are beginning to ring my soft muzzle. You smile at me. I see the love in your eyes
What do you see in my eyes? Do you see a spirit? A soul inside, who loves you as no other could in the world? A spirit that would forgive all trespasses of prior wrong doing for just a simple moment of your time? That is all I ask.
I ask you to slow down, if even for a few minutes to be with me. So many times you have been saddened by the words you read on that computer screen, of others of my kind, passing away. Sometimes we die young…and oh so quickly and suddenly it wrenches your heart out of your throat. Sometimes, we age so slowly before your eyes that you may not even seem to notice until the very end, when we look at you with our grizzled muzzles and cataract clouded eyes. Still the love is always there, even when we must take that long sleep, to run free over the Rainbow Bridge.
I may not be here tomorrow; I may not be here next week. Someday you will shed the water from your eyes, that humans have when deep grief fills their souls, and you will be angry at yourself that you did not have just “one more day” with me. We have NOW, together. So come, sit down here next to me on the floor and look into my eyes. What do you see? If you look hard and deep enough we will talk, you and I, heart to heart. Come to me not as “alpha” or as “trainer” or even “Mom and Dad” – come to me as a living soul and stroke my fur and let us look deep into one another’s eyes and talk.
I may tell you something about the fun of chasing a tennis ball, or our walks together, or even life in general. You decided to have me in your life because you wanted a soul to share such things with. Someone very different from you, and here I am. I am a dog, but I am alive. I feel emotion, I feel physical senses, and I can revel in the differences of our spirits and souls. I do not think of you as a “dog on two feet”. I know what you are. You are human, in all your quirkiness, and I love you still.
Now, come sit with me, here on the floor. Enter my world, and let time slow down if only for 15 minutes. Look deep into my eyes, and whisper into my ear. Speak with your heart, with your soul, and I will know your true self.
We may not have tomorrow, and life is oh so very short"
~~Author Unknown (a very wise soul wrote this)
We wish you peace, joy, love, good health, and happiness this holiday season and we look forward to a wonderful New Year spreading love and kindness to those who cross our paths. Our hearts are forever connected by paws...
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