Hi, Mum and Dad
Now that I’ve been across The Rainbow Bridge for a couple weeks, they said I should write a letter home. Sorry, mum, but I’m so busy ‘across the bridge’ that I haven’t thought of home much. They said it’s okay and that you would understand. I hope you do. (I think you will.)
Remember that night when I wasn’t feeling very well and we were all crying? I don’t remember much, but I do remember seeing and hearing all of you and feeling your touches and hugs…I remember hearing “we love you” and that one last command of “Go through”. I didn’t know what you meant, so I turned around and walked through the fog that was in front of me. I saw the biggest bridge I’ve ever seen! And so many friends on the other side of it! They were all playing with toys and balls! You were right to tell me to go there!
My feet kept moving forward, but my heart kept pulling me back. Your touches became lighter and lighter and I wanted to come back and nudge your hands for more love, but I was overcome by this feeling of curiosity for the happy place over the bridge! My feet started moving on their own like a gentle breeze was moving them forward for me! I can’t explain it, but I had no doubt that it was the right thing to do!
So, I walked across that big, huge bridge by myself! I looked for you, because you’re always by my side, walking with me, but this was different. I didn’t have a collar around my neck or a leash connecting me to you ~ I was ‘free’! Even though you weren’t there with me, I never felt alone! I actually felt like I had a huge cape of love wrapped around my body and the more I walked, the easier it was to breathe! So, I kept walking! And I would feel more warmth in the big hug, so I kept on walking! I eventually made it over the big bridge – I did it by myself, mum!
When I got here, all of my new friends greeted me and helped me walk off the bridge ~ it was so cool! They gave me a pair of wings and said that I was now a Guardian Angel!
What I’ve learned over these past few weeks has been amazing and nothing like I’ve seen before! We’re all the same up here ~ we all have wings and we all have Forever People to watch over ~ that’s YOU, mum! You’re my Forever Person and I’m your Forever Dog! We had such a great life together and I do miss you a LOT, but please know that I am so happy in my new home across The Bridge!
I’ll send you another Earth Angel so you won’t be alone. Give them your whole heart, like you gave it to me. I’ll check in every so often to make sure they treasure your love ~ I always did! When you miss me, think of a rainbow and know I’m on the other side of it, waiting to walk with you again. I’ll always be in your heart. I love you, mum! Time for me to go play.
Author's note: My sister Portia posted this on Facebook a day after Alfie, the dog of Razorback drummer Brian C. Velasco, crossed the rainbow bridge (Nov. 15) at the age of nine (9).
Unfortunately, as she said,” No one seems to know who wrote this.”
But every owner who read the letter can relate to the loss of a beloved pet and was deeply touched by the message. Thus, I decided to “repost” this letter here in this space to share with other owners who lost a pet. I hope this will help you during your grieving process. Thank you to the person who wrote this and subsequently helped many owners go through a trying, sad time in their respective lives.
I personally believe there is a rainbow bridge and as many psychics have said, that all our pets – dogs, cats, and other animals – will meet us on the other side when it is our time to cross over. I also believe our pets who have crossed the rainbow bridge look after us from where they are. Their love knows no end, no death, no boundaries, no other side. Their love is just there, on call, anytime. You will feel a warmth envelope you when you are sad just like when they snuggle beside you when you were crying when they were alive, or you will see a colored moth pass by or hover near you. Sometimes, a butterfly will land on your arm or hand and stay for a while or they will visit you in your dreams. There are times when you will feel them in places where there are alleged aggressive dogs but the said dogs will not harm you and instead will just look at you, and even smile or wag their tail, as if there is someone beside you and you will feel it's your dog or a cat because they are looking down at a someone who seems far smaller than you. Our "departed" pets are never far. They are always in our hearts, and ready to find a way to help and comfort us in loving, unexpected ways. Talk to them. Continue to talk to them. They will always find a way to send you a message or two. Promise.
Blessed be!