The Feeling after Death

I'm feeling a great sense of loss today. My favorite pet has died. Heathcliff was my cat from March 2005 until Monday, Dec 15th, 2009. I found out he was dead just before 9am this morning. "Maisha" my dad yelled "yeah?" i say half sleep, "Get up.... Heathcliff's dead." He must have died between 2:05am and 8:45am. Heathcliff was a very special cat.  Read More »

Everyone has experienced the life exploding sensations of birth and the system wrenching loss of death on some level. These can be the most intimate and intense moments of life.  Read More »

My house is so silent that pin drop could be heard. There is no one screaming at my dog to stop barking, no one is screaming at me to give him water or walk him etc. No. My house is silent.  Read More »

    All living things — including bugs and fish and people — die. It's
difficult, even for grown-ups, to understand why this must happen. It
may be the hardest thing of all to understand. The best we can do is
accept death as a fact of life. It happens, and we can't do anything to
change that.

 What Does Grieving Mean?  Read More »