For the Ones waiting at the Rainbow Bridge

[irisblue]

Angel Mojo
Angel Majik
Those 2 were mine. They are missed & loved.

For the ones, dogs, cats, bunnies, birds who went into a shelter/animal control.... May the Angels of Heaven play with you.

[BigmanPigman]

1. You're feeling especially sad today, aren't you?

Thinking of our little ones who are no longer with us. Personally I hate Rainbow Bridge sympathy cards. I know those cards mean well bu they make me more depressed than no Rainbow Bridge "sorry for your loss, he/she will be waiting for you..." card at all.

I guess that your earlier post about depression, possibly due to the political atmosphere and a new year beginning, means that you are not handling today very well. A lot of us are feeling the same way. Actually I read an article that said Americans haven't felt this level of despair in their life time, and this includes people who survived WW2 and the Vietnam War. I am not saying misery loves company but what you are experiencing is the new normal and it sucks. Of course 2017 sucked and 2018 will too, so stay healthy, strong, pace yourself and if you are prepared mentally for some been darker days in the future than you have done your personal best and that is an accomplishment. Don't be hard on yourself. WE ALL KNOW how you feel to varying degrees as we go through this BS day in and day out. It is exhausting...even for the strongest of people.

It will pass! Distract yourself by doing anything that occupies your mind and try to focus on that. Also, DO NOT DRINK today or tonight or you will only feel worse.

[irisblue]

6. Just hot tea tonight.

I got a thank you email from a rescue I donated to. Sobering thought about the ones who didn't make it to a rescue. The 2 ferals living under my porch in the cat winter box in straw & old blankets. They let me ~look~at them, from a distance. I went out this afternoon to put kibble in bowls, so I know some cat is coming by. I am thinking about something of birdbath water heater, so they can drink water.

[Polly Hennessey]

2. I miss my kids who have made the journey.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could have just one more hour with them. I am thankful every day for the ones still with me. It has been and is a privilege to share my life with all of them.

I am hopeful for the new year. After all we did survive 2017.

[irisblue]

9. Hugs

[underpants]

3. We lost our girl cat in August

[irisblue]

7. What is her name?

[iamateacher]

4. We lost our two 18 year old cat sisters this year

We adopted two more Calicos last week. I feel it is my duty to take care of the offspring of the cat goddess....I feel your loss, nothing can replace the ones we love.

[irisblue]

8. Your girls names? Having teenage kits after seniors has been a suprise to me.

Dixie likes to hang off the bedroom curtians...😸

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. Lost my yellow lab Sonny suddenly last June. Auto-immune thing and he went in a blink it seemed.

Honestly, I haven't been the same since then.

[irisblue]

10. For Sonny

[NotASurfer]

11. And for the ones that went into a shelter...

May the furred and feathered find, and reciprocate, the unconditional love that was denied in life, with an adult or child who was likewise deprived; may they all cross that Bridge with joy!

[notawinger]

12. I lost my dog In August

I miss her so much, it is still very hard to take.

[irisblue]

13. What is your furbabys name?

[notawinger]

15. Fenster

[irisblue]

16. For Fenster

[notawinger]

17. Thank you

[Motley13]

18. My beautiful Turkish Van

I adopted her from animal rescue, she was 8 or 9 years old. I only had her for 10 months, she had a cancerous tumor in her intestines.
I had searched & searched for a Turkish name for her, it was Ayşe, pronounced Aysha.
I said I would NEVER go through that again having so many heartbreaks, but then I thought of all the ones that need a home.

I now have a calico, Lola, she was 6 when I adopted her. She is beautiful, smart & a wonderful companion.

[irisblue]

19. Aysha

[Kingofalldems]

20. For my boy Pete. RIP friend.

[irisblue]

21. For Pete