Love With No Place To Go
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Grief is like love with no place to go. It’s like filling a bucket with water and not being able to turn off the spigot.
The tears keep flowing and spilling with no end in sight. We all have grieved.
With any significant loss, of course, you’re brokenhearted. It’s genuinely like love with no place to go.
“We know how painful the loss of a pet is. We know how closely intertwined in our lives and families they are.” – Veronica Van Hof, Baltimore Humane Society
Love is all bundled up and squeezed into your heart. But the object of your affection is gone. Permanently.
Where do you put that big bunch of love?
There is no bridge for me to cross. But I’d meet you anywhere, Abi Rose. I’d swim the ocean if only I could have you back with me again.
Oh, my God. How do I go on without you nuzzling my hand, licking my tears? My best companion, my dear sweet friend.
Grief doesn’t last a day, or a month, or a year. You die again every time I wake up and remember that you’re gone. The pain rolls over me every time I awaken, and there’s no stopping the tide of sadness.
With so much pain, it’s hard to imagine ever getting through it. It seems too big, too tragic, to ever loosen its hold on me.
If you feel love, you will inevitably feel loss. Sad as it is. Is it worth it? Yes, it is. A hundred, a thousand times over.
How To Honor Your Pet:
- Spread your pet’s ashes somewhere special, or reserve a place in your home for their ashes and photos.
- Plant a native tree or flowering shrub in memory of your pet.
- Create a memory box with your pet’s collar or favorite toys.
“When they pass, it’s sort of like the history of your life flashing in front of you, as well, because they are tied to those moments in your life.” – Corey Roscoe
- Commission a painting, statue, memorial stone, or plush animal representation of your pet.
- Write about your feelings, or write a letter to your pet about all the things you’d like to say to them.
- Write an obituary for your pet.
- Share photos and memories of your pet via social media.
Grief is the salt that flows down your cheeks and burns through the tracks of your tears. It is a fire you cannot put out. And when the tears do cease, you know they will come back again.
The lack of sound is deafening. No bark; no meow. No feed me; love me.
How long does it last? It lasts forever.
It lasts as long as you remain on this earth.
Grief is love with nowhere to go.
She still purred softly as she took her final breath. She died in my arms. I’m glad I could give her that. My beloved Sharkfin 💔. The hole in my heart was so painful, I adopted an 11 yo foster cat, Carly. I love her so much tho she won’t take Sharkfin’s place. I’m only dreading I won’t have many years with her because of her age, but I know I’m giving her as much love as possible. I feel your pain, Brenda, and Ty for this beautiful post 💕🐈
every quote a stab to the heart and greatly appreciated. Dave, my beloved husband, died a decade ago and every day is a reminder he’s gone. So many of our companions have gone ahead as well and now I’ve two dogs, Bella the Beautiful, and Honey Beau Hunkous living with me. Horses have died, cats have died…it’s the natural order of things but with that knowing doesn’t come comfort. Casting my cares on God because He cares for me helps.
But it’s still hard.
Thank you for these beautiful grief quotes – really needed to read these when nothing else could capture what the painful, emotional wordless feelings I was suffering from. These helped tremendously. In loving memory of Ziggy Sequoia, my dedicated Patterdale Terrier hearing service dog who was tragically murdered by a truck driver in a white pick up truck and never got caught. I miss you Ziggy with my entire soul, body, mind and heart.