"Let your dreams be the wings..."

Some animals arrive in our lives and become part of who we are.

Family.

Deli was one of those souls.

When I connected with her, what came through immediately was how deeply she felt the love around her. It was the kind of love that doesn’t need explanation, built through thousands of ordinary moments: mornings together, familiar routines, gentle touches, and a lifetime of shared experiences.

She had something she wanted her family to hear, so she gave me a letter.

“Don’t be sad, don’t be upset, I am FINE. Stop your worrying about me. I am free, expansive, limitless, so happy, complete, joyful, loved, just incredibly ‘everywhere at once.’”

Then she asked them to remember joy.

“Do your best to remember all of the best times, trust your inclination to remember all the moments of closeness, bonding, heart connection.”

Their grief is real, and it matters. Deli simply had more to say. She wanted the laughter and the closeness to be what her family carries, and she didn’t want their love for her to shrink into only a reflection of loss.

She also wanted them to know how much that love meant to her.

“You were my family, my absolute safe haven from the world. I was safe and protected and given the best life.”

Animals understand love so clearly. They don’t measure it by how long it lasted or wonder whether they were enough. Deli knew the depth of the bond, and she wanted her people to know she knew.

Love doesn’t disappear when a form changes. The relationship continues, and so do the memories and the imprint she left on their hearts.

She ended with this:

“Let your dreams be the wings of your journey and you’ll go far.”

If you’re missing an animal today, you might read that line again for them.

Love is always worth the risk of loss.

With love,
Annaliese