Dear Jack: Will Your Book Make Me Cry?

Dear Jack, 
Will your book make me cry?
Rhianna

Absolutely and yes Rhianna. It will make you smile and laugh and the tears may come even then. Yes, it will make you cry because my story is your story too and you can't help but connect us together when you read it.  I guarantee, however, that you will not be crying as you turn the final pages.  This is not just a book about a dog who dies at the end, Oh No.  This book is designed to bring you healing and peace and I promise your sweet tears will be worth it. 
Love,
Jack 

Dear Jack: How to Explain What is a Dream? What is Life?

Dear Jack, 

I don't understand the quote that death is like waking up. 
Maybe I'm not ready. Please, if you can, try to explain it. 

Ruth

Dear Ruth,  I will try to explain. 

When I passed, she went through horrible grief. You know all about it!  She was dysfunctional for nearly six months. Her father passed the same day I did, so it was complicated.  At the six month mark she scattered my ashes. She write poetry and prose and notes all the time, but after I passed, she didn't write anything at all. That day after she scattered my ashes, she went home and was staring at her blank notebook with her pen in hand. She asked me for help to start writing again. That night, with pen in hand, she wrote stuff like what you are trying to understand here. She did not understand any of it either as she was writing it, but when she read it back, she understood all of it. Now the question is, how do we explain the unexplainable to YOU? 

"Row row row your boat... life is but a dream." We are all dreamers and we will awaken to find out that we were just dreaming. It is very hard to get one's rational head around this stuff. As we move forward, I will try to find a way to better explain it. 

Love,
Jack

What is Real? Are your dreams real or is your life real?  

Cecil The King: A Different Perspective

There is so much pain and unrest over this news about our friend Cecil.  The massive worldwide anger over this is not helpful. So many people are seeking a reason for the injustice of it and, understandably, revenge for the acts of a severely misguided and egotistical man.

For those of you who have been following Cecil, I want to let you know that he has joined us here in Heaven at last. He is healthy and whole and reunited once again with his soulmate. He is the most large and amazing presence! 

He tells us that he went courageously into the earthly life specifically to teach the world compassion and fairness. His death was brutal and uncalled for, but he suffers no more. Now he watches comfortably from the edge of the Rainbow to see the miracles that are happening because of him. We already see the awareness that has been raised and the love that springs forth from those who care for the animals. We watch this much like you watch a movie, except that we already know how it ends. heart emotico

Upcoming Candlelight Vigil Full Moon Celebration

When the moon is full, the magnetic power of the universe is enhanced. Please join me in lighting a candle, tealight, bonfire (anything with a flame) and say a prayer for your Best Friend/s who are on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. There is strength in the moon, and the flame of intention. There is strength in numbers and there is a great power in the expression of Love Itself. Light the flame anytime between midnight July 31 and midnight Aug 1. Sit with it, and sit with your best friend without interruption.

Please join us and invite your best friend to join us too.

Letter to Jack: ANNIVERSARIES OF THE HEART

Dear Jack: 
That first year is the hardest. The first holidays without him, the first time I baked cookies and he was not there to taste test, his first birthday without him... it never stops hurting, but it will ease.  I am coming up on his "gotcha" day in September and I know that day will not be easy to get through, just like all the other 25ths of each month and all the firsts I now have to face. But I keep trying to remember his happiness. He does not miss me, I know. He is pain free and happy and enjoying Eternity in Heaven. One day he knows I will be with him again.  
A Facebook Friend

Dear Friend,
You are correct about so many things. Yes he is happy, free and enjoying Heaven. He does know that you will be together again. Where you are wrong is that he DOES miss you. It's just that us animals don't get hung up on the missing, the worrying, the needing, the Wanting What We Can't Have. We miss you and we simply know that we will meet again when the time is right. We trust the process and we don't worry about it...but the day we see you at the gate? The joy!! Yay! You just need to learn to trust it too!
Thank you for writing today. 
Love,
Jack

It's not just the stars that you can't see; it's me. 

"It's Time You Got Over It. After All, It Was Just a Dog/Cat/Horse/Fish/Lizard/Rabbit/Gerbil/Bird/Pet"

The distress of grief is very real. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't! Just like you need to recover from an illness or a broken bone, there's a recovery period to heal the wounds of grief. Please be patient with yourself.