Hey my friends,
I know it’s been a bit since I’ve written.
I’ll be back to write posts more regularly very soon.
For now, I’m just dropping this audio post here.
Some of you already know, most won’t.
My beautiful darling cat, Bodhi, passed on November 5.
He didn’t suffer. In fact- quite the opposite. He lived a long, wonderfully full life with the biggest homebody in the universe, aka always available lap, to care for him.
In this time of adjusting to my new normal, I’m reflecting from a very stripped down, incubated, and quiet space. VERY quiet! It’s my first time living truly alone.
I thought I’d share some of what I’m seeing in those reflections with you in this audio I recorded while soaking with my favourite therapist- water.
I am very much a solitude at the best of times and, as such, I’ve learned to take actions that ensure I don’t over-isolate. These days, I have even less desire for social interaction, instead choosing to invest my focus and energy into healing the hole in my heart and my home.
That being said, I really value you, my Substack community. And I feel it’s time to reach out and connect with you by sharing openly from where I’m at.
Because nary a day went by that I didn’t thank Bodhi for choosing to spend his life with me, I can live now without regret. I know for certain that I took every opportunity to thank him for him, to feel blessed by his presence and his companionship.
Appreciation truly is a wonder-drug. The prevention for regret, the antidote to loss.
Nothing is a given. All things change.
In letting it all go….and seeing what stays, I feel thankful.
I am so grateful for you.
For Bodhi.
For my life. Even the hard stuff.
love,
Jacqueline
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