I have had the privilege to live and work
in several contrasting countries,
with different cultures.
different beliefs
Animals do have a soul.
Working side by side with the animals
from wealthy homes to chaos and war zones.
They, the Animals, all believed the same.
Death is nothing to fear,
it’s a process between two worlds.
Mia
This is one of my stories I wrote two years ago– me think–about the journey of their soul and one horse view of depression. Of course all our Animals have their own stories to tell, just like us.
Many writes to me about their grief, when its time to say Good bye, to their beloved fury friend. Love can also be painful. Animals opens up our true feelings – To all of you that lost your four-legged friend, here is Rihannas story again.
Rihannas thoughts about Grieving
A week had passed since we had to say goodbye to one of AWL rescue horses, GummiBear. Rihanna his horse friend, and I, walked together in the woods. The sun shone warmly on our backs as we walked among the trees along the path. Butterflies and dragonflies flew past us. The birds sang, and Nature was peaceful and beautiful.
It was as if time stood still, while everything around us lived.
“Rihanna, do you miss GB?” my thought asked her-Yes, I miss him but not in the same way as you! You mourn him,
I do not. I have accepted and it makes it easier with grief. It is when you cannot accept, that you become depressed, or frustrated. If we do not learn to accept, we become vulnerable in the wild, in life itself.
Then you could never hear the birds sing again. ”
“But you’re not out in the wild!”-The difference between pets and wild free-ranging animals is macabre. You listen to me and leave my spirit free, therefore I have not lost the knowledge of life. We know that the soul lives on, that is the only thing no one can take away from us.
That’s Amore!
Grieving is an important way to say goodbye to a loved one. Painful as it is, it’s a way to remember that you have felt love. Grieving is an important direction towards healing. It doesn’t mean to forget, it only means when time is right, you are ready to give the love you had, to someone else.
You are not replacing. You are starting to understand the meaning of unconditionally love.
When it was time to say goodbye to Gummibear, our beloved rescue horse, was it important to have my children present. Their schools understood when I wrote and explained.
The children and I picked wild flowers while talking about life and death. Not to fear, however, dare to feel, and let go.
There is no ending. Only a new beginning, somewhere else, where the grass is greener.
That’s Amore!
Mia Mattsson Mercer 