Grieving / What Stage is This?
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009I’ve been on a roller coaster. For those of you that have been reading, this is no surprise. I’m not sure where I am at in the grieving process which I guess doesn’t really matter in the long run.
I’ve had plenty of support for and against going ahead and getting another dog, all of which I appreciate. It is good to hear ‘arguments’ for both sides.
I think though that looking, for me, is part of denial, or desire to fill the void. I’ve come to the conclusion that now is not the time to make a decision like that. I don’t want to make a decision I may come to regret, especially when a life is involved.
What I’ve decided is to direct the yearning to a constructive act by volunteer at the local animal shelter. I completed an application today and went there at lunch to turn it in. They said I might not hear anything until after Christmas. That is longer than I had hoped for, but at least I got the wheels turning.
Funny thing is that when I told them why I wanted to volunteer, they told me that pretty much everyone who volunteers with the dogs ends up taking one home. I guess if that happens, it happens. At least I’d have time with many animals to know more about them before blindly choosing just to fill a hole.