Thanks for the shout out, Garima!

I think there are different kinds of suffering and loss. You're describing what usually happens when one person does not want the other to leave -- whether through ending a relationship, or through sickness and death. That's where the most clinging to a lost state happens. But what if you *do* want the other to leave? You appreciate all the time you have with them, of course, but you know they're suffering and would be better off if they returned to spirit, rather than struggling to remain in their physical body. Whether a pet being put down or a parent in hospice care, all of that mental processing has already happened to get everyone to this point. Now the only thing to do is help them transition as smoothly and painlessly as possible, and celebrate your good memories. Loss hurts, of course, but by embracing it and feeling it, we honor those we lost and move through the pain without getting stuck in the impossible past.