{"id":10434,"date":"2013-09-04T05:50:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T09:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=10434"},"modified":"2013-09-03T19:56:52","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T23:56:52","slug":"grateful-words-for-wednesday-a-special-thank-you-from-mr-jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/grateful-words-for-wednesday-a-special-thank-you-from-mr-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Grateful Words for Wednesday – A Special Thank You From Mr.Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hey Everyone!\u00a0It\u2019s me, Mr. Jazz from the Bridge, and I just wanted to take a minute to thank all of you for the overwhelming outpouring of support, love, and compassion you have given me and my fellow feline and human family since my passing last week. I am so touched by your kindness and mere words could not possibly express the gratitude I feel for the beautiful comments you left on our blog\u00a0and other outlets to express your condolences.<\/p>\n

I know my human Mom is not doing so well since she posted my tribute<\/a> a couple days ago. She tries to put up a brave front, but she sees me everywhere in her mind and throughout the house. When she put away the laundry, it reminded her of the clothes she was wearing in her final moments with me. When she did the vacuuming, she saw me resting on so many places on the floor. She feeds the other cats dinner and my bowl remains empty. I am everywhere she looks and she can\u2019t stop thinking about me.<\/p>\n

I want to tell her that I am okay and I know she loved me very much and gave me the most wonderful and loving life possible. I have no regrets \u2013 I lived a long and full life, with each and every day filled with good food, clean litter, a warm lap to nap on, and so many loving caresses and tender words from her. She needs to know that I understand it was her deep love of me that is what gave her the strength and courage to let me go. I am not mad at her, quite the opposite, I am so proud of her for putting my needs and comfort ahead of hers.<\/p>\n

And now here I am, surrounded by so many amazing kitties and doggies, including my old fur family members that I shared a home with, Kit, Shami, Whitney, Bandit, Bailey, Meadow, and Hobo. Everyone, old friends and new, have welcomed me with open paws and have made me feel young again. I am without pain now and we all play and run free and it truly is extraordinary, so please don\u2019t be sad human Mom. I know you miss me and that is okay. I miss you too \u2013 I miss human Dad and Harley and Kizmet who were with me to the very end, offering me comforting purrs of support and I miss my buddies, Zee, Zoey, Mia, Peanut, and Rolz.<\/p>\n

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Look how cute I was! This was me back in 1999 with my fur buddies Kit and Shami. I have already met up with them at the Bridge and we are having so much fun sharing old memories!<\/p><\/div>\n

I also know you are feeling a rush and conflict of emotions by letting me go \u2013 love, relief, anger, guilt, heartache, despair, calm, and everything in between. But truth be told, I was just so, so tired and it was time for me to go. I kept hanging on, but I was already gone, and you knew that deep down in your heart and that is why letting me go was an eternal gift that I will forever be grateful for.<\/p>\n

You will forever have me in your memories and you have so many wonderful pictures of me to look at – the human Dad took so many great photos of me and when you are ready to look at them, they will be there. And I know you will still keep me as part of the blog and I will always have a special chapter devoted just to me in the book you wrote \u00a0in honor of us kitties – I know it makes you cry to look at all of this now, but one day when the pain starts to fade, you will be so glad you have all these visual reminders of me.<\/p>\n

Just know that the weight and burden of my dying days has been lifted from me and I am so thankful for all of you who let my human know you understood her pain and heartache in letting me go. So many of you have been in her shoes and she is forever humbled and genuinely grateful for the outpouring of sympathy and support you gave her.<\/p>\n

All I ask is that you try to remember that life is finite. Love, treasure, and appreciate what you have in your lives as if it might be your last day. And when you lose a beloved pet like me, don\u2019t be closed minded, afraid to feel love again \u2013 open your hearts and homes when the time is right to another pet one day who needs a forever home. I promise it will not dilute the love you had for us, quite the opposite \u2013 it will fill our hearts with joy knowing you have given another creature a chance to love you the same way we did.<\/p>\n

Blessings to you all and until we meet again, your forever friend, Mr. Jazz<\/p>\n

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Don’t live your life looking over your shoulder in regret. Embrace and celebrate the now moments in your life and in the spirit of the Zee\/Zoey gang – “embrace the ordinary in your life and dare to make it extraordinary. ” Peace out buddy, we love you so much…<\/p><\/div>\n

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