“They say you never know what you got until it’s gone…I know I got it, idk what yall on”
One of my favorite verses by Kanye. I may not have all the friends or the money or the career but I have love and inner wholeness. Wisdom is better than silver & gold. I have what matters most: gratitude & appreciation for the smallest things. The things we often overlook as we’re so consumed with “life”…so caught up surviving…we forget what’s real. What matters——love. Anything can be ripped away from us at any moment as nothing is truly ours. It all belongs to source as we are source experiencing itself in infinite ways.
I learned non- attachment early in life. I chose to enter into fluctuating & chaotic circumstances. At a point in my life, I thought I was “fucked up” because of my level of non attachment had wandered into dissociation. I stopped getting attached to animals because my dad would casually breeze through them like indispensable critters. I remember crying when he got the last dog, knowing that we’d end up getting rid of him (which we did). It’s been a never ending pattern of getting a new dog, neglecting it, the dog goes “crazy”, & then he gets rid of him/her. That pattern mixed with a frenzy of other conundrums led me to radical non attachment—- hence being “fucked up” lol.
However, the most magical kitty entered my life when I needed love the most. I found her abandoned by the river…on the verge of starvation. I luckily got her to come to me & we’ve been best friends since. I found her the day before the winter solstice last year and my bday is the day before the summer solstice. She felt like my soulmate in animal form. A couple days ago, I was telling my coworker this story & that same night kitty disappeared. I’ve been in denial until now as I’m failing to understand why my time with her was so short. However, I cherished her deeply and I know that she is not truly mine. I’m writing this to transmute the pain into something greater. I am happy to say that I can form bonds while remaining non attached. I feel this may be the highest form of love there is ❤️ and the lesson I can take from it all.