~ Author Unknown ~

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say.
But first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from the Bridge, here I dwell with God above.
Here there's no more tears of sadness, here is just eternal love.

 Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I am with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through.
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you.

It's good to have you back again, you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, They'll be here later on."
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.

And when you lie in bed at night the day's chores put to flight,
God and I are closest to you ... in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years.
Because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.

But do not be afraid to cry, it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
If I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.

But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is over.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb.
But together we can do it by taking one day at a time.

It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too.
That as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain;
Then you can say to God at night ... "My day was not in vain."

And now I am contented ... that my life was worthwhile.
Knowing as I passed along I made somebody smile.
God says: "If you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low.
Just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.

When you're walking down the street with me on your mind.
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go ... from that body to be free.
Remember you're not going ... you're coming here to me."

~Author Unknown~

When the time comes, please let me go.
 

I am your cat, and I have a little something I'd like to whisper in your ear.

I know that you humans lead busy lives.
Some have to work, some have children to raise. It always seems like
you are running here and there, often much too fast,
often never noticing the truly grand things in life.

Look down at me now, while you sit there at your computer.
See the way my eyes look at yours?

They are slightly cloudy now. That comes with age.
The gray hairs are beginning to ring my soft muzzle.

You smile at me; I see love in your eyes. What do you see in mine?
Do you see a spirit? A soul inside, who loves you as
no other could in the world?
A spirit that would forgive all trespasses of prior
wrong doing for just a simple moment of your time?

That is all I ask. To slow down, if even for a few
minutes to be with me. So many times you have been
saddened by the words you read on that screen,
of others of my kind, passing.

Sometimes we die young and oh so quickly,
sometimes so suddenly it wrenches your heart
out of your throat.

Sometimes, we age so slowly before your eyes that you
may not even seem to know until the very end,
when we look at you with grizzled muzzles and cataract clouded eyes.

Still the love is always there, even when we must take
that long sleep, to run free in a distant land.

I may not be here tomorrow; I may not be here next week.
Someday you will shed the water from your eyes,
that humans have when deep grief fills their souls,
and you will be angry at yourself that
you did not have just "One more day" with me.

Because I love you so, your sorrow touches my spirit and grieves me.
We have NOW, together. So come, sit down here next to me,
and look deep into my eyes. What do you see?
If you look hard and deep enough we will talk, you and I, heart to heart.

Come to me not as "alpha" or as "owner" or even "Mom or Dad,"
come to me as a living soul and stroke my fur and
let us look deep into one anther's eyes, and talk.
I may tell you something about the fun of batting toys,
or I may tell you something profound about myself,
or even life in general.

You decided to have me in your life because you wanted
a soul to share such things with.
Someone very different from you, and here I am.

I am a cat, but I am alive. I feel emotion, I feel physical senses,
and I can revel in the differences of our spirits and souls.
I do not think of you as a "Cat on two feet" -- I know what you are.
You are human, in all your quirkiness, and I love you still.

Now, come sit with me. Enter my world, and let time
slow down if only for 15 minutes. Look deep into my eyes,
and whisper into my ears. Speak with your heart,
with your joy and I will know your true self.
We may not have tomorrow, and life is oh so very short ...

~ Author Unknown ~

I know what you're thinking. You think I'm dead.
Because you cannot see me with your human eye,
cannot feel me, with your hands or hold me in your arms.
You think I am gone forever.  You recall how I looked when
I left this place and you cannot remotely imagine
that I could possibly be alive in another place.
  You are racked and torn by the pain of our separation
and it blinds you to that which is right in front of you ... me.

How many times since I left your immediate sight have
you been told that I'm dead and you should "get over it"...
How many times have you cried yourself to sleep because
you feel like an outcast, believing you're supposed to get
over me because that's what people say is normal ...
but somehow you can't and no one seems to understand?
  How many times have you put yourself through such
excruciating pain because you aren't willing to consider
that I am not, by any means, dead.
 
I want you to do me a favour and go back in time with me.
Remember the glorious day I came into your home,
was I not the most intriguing creature you'd ever met?
Did I not make you laugh and giggle?  Did I not look at you with
such adoration that you wanted nothing more
than to spend the rest of your life with me? I wanted this too. 
 
Remember the days when I was in my prime
and we did many things together. You were so proud of me!
I was a good friend and I took care of you when you cried,
were angry or felt down and unhappy.
  When you didn't have a lot of time for me because
of your obligations, I waited patiently for you.
I was always there when you needed me.
Did I not look at you with such acceptance and patience
 that at times you felt perhaps a bit unworthy?
You were never unworthy in my eyes.
 
Remember when age crept up on me, my bones
became stiff and my movements slower.
Still I met you at the door when you came home
and followed you around the house.
We'd been together for so long, I was your very best friend
regardless of what you were doing, saying, thinking.
Did I not look at you with such kindness and understanding
 that you felt overwhelmed? I couldn't get enough of you.
 
Remember the last time we saw each other with earthly eyes?
You tried to be brave but I knew you were crying ...
I know you so well. Better than anyone else in the whole world.
Did I not look at you with such pure trust and love that
you yearned only to hold me close and keep
 me with you always? Did you not promise that you would
love me forever? I believed you. If this is so then
why have you let me go by thinking I no longer exist?
 
Remember the depth in my eyes all those times I
looked at you with adoration, acceptance,
patience, trust and love.
Who created this depth and love? Would the Creator
diminish the song of our laughter which was
created in the name of love? I am no longer
an earthly figure, this is true.
My body was only part of who I really am.
My body would have been but a mere shell on earth if it were
not filled to overflowing with my soul, my spirit, my loving light. 
 
When we met you thought I was cute, sweet, pretty and adorable.
But what kind of relationship would we
have had if this is all that I'd been?
How could you have loved me if I'd had no spiritual substance?
  We are all made up of energy which resides far deep down
inside of us, it is our core, our soul, spirit and loving light.
It is the  that is all of life ... it has no beginning,
it has no end. It simply is and always will be and without it there is no life.

 You can't see it with the naked eye nor can you hold
it in your hand, it is simply a certain knowing
that this energy does exist. It's a knowing just as you know
that our love existed on earth - you couldn't see our
love in a solid sense, you couldn't gather it all up and confine it to one place.
But you knew it existed. There was no doubt in your mind.

 They demand you get over me, insisting that I'm dead
and you'll never see me again because animals don't go to Heaven.
Oh really?
I'm here to tell you different. You were worthy of my love
and undying devotion on earth as I was of yours.
Do you really believe this love would be snatched from
us forever by a loving Creator simply because I wasn't human?
Was I not a living, breathing creation with personality?
How could I have been so if I didn't possess the energy of soul,
spirit and loving light? And if this energy is and always will be,
then how can it be that I am dead? If my core is not of the energy
that is all of life then I was never alive to begin with. 
 
But you know better.You cry because you miss me, this I understand.
I miss you too - I miss the belly rubs, hugs and kisses that we shared.
  But life does go on beyond these wonderful, fulfilling physical connections.
I came to this place to live a whole new life, not because I didn't
love you anymore or because I wanted something better.
I came here because it was time for me to go to the next
 phase of my existence, something all living creatures must do eventually.
It is the normal progression of life. I was not taken away
from you because you cannot take away that which was never owned.
My presence in your life was and is a gift to be
cherished and honoured just as I cherish and honour you.
 
Life is not simply about being born into a body,
living a certain number of years and then dying.
Energy cannot die. We are blessed with time in a body
so that we can learn, share and grow.
It prepares us for the next phase of our eternal life.
The body holds within it the true life force of our existence ... our soul,
spirit and loving light. Without these our bodies would be empty,
blank, void of feeling and expression.
Without our energy we would indeed be dead and
could never have experienced our love for each other.
 
You say that all you have left are memories. Not so.
You see, when I took leave of my earthly body I
left a little something behind for you.
You can't touch it, hold it or examine it.
For what I left behind is far too uninhibited for confinement.
I left behind a piece of my soul. I placed it right next
to your own which is quite fitting as we were always
side by side in our earthly life together.
I love you too much to have left you with nothing
but memories which tend to fade and grow cloudy as the years go by.
I love you too much to have vanished without a trace.
How selfish it would be of me to remove love
and light from your life. I understand your tears,
each one you shed is testament to your love for me
and I am honoured and humbled. 

But don't forget the good things we shared - 
remember and smile.
This is an honour for me as well.
And when you need me I will be here.
Close your eyes, relax, take slow, deep breaths
and picture me in your mind.
Shut off the world and your notions of
what death is and give me a chance.
Look for the subtle signs I send you.
Don't stop being proud of me, I am a friend to
be proud of, I am still your friend and soul mate.
Don't memorialise the death of my body but instead
honour and celebrate my never-ending life
for it is eternal and forever as is my love for you. 
 
Until we meet again ...

 ~ Author Unknown ~