Something I Don’t Want To Do

~ Something I Dont Want To Do ~

9/25/22
~ Kevin ~

Every Day I Wake Up
It's Something I Don't Want To Do
Because When My Eyes Open Up
It Starts A Day Without You

A Day Devoid Of Your Presence
Your Wonderful Spirit And Heart
I'd Rather Lay Here And Fall Apart

It's Just Another Day Without You
A Day I'd Rather Not Start

There are some days where we just don't want to get out of bed. That feeling when we wake up and remember our loss all over again; rudely woken by reality from a good dream and peaceful sleep. So, what do we do in that case? When we don't have the energy to do anything? To engage in the day? 

Let's find one thing to do, this day. It might be something we don't want to do, but it's something we might have to do. No matter how small. We can find one thing to do to take care of ourselves and honor our grief and those we still love.

Join us if you'd like to talk and share or just listen to the stories. If you can't, share or write about a memory of them with someone you love.

#WeeklyMemoryPrompt

Not all days are good days. What do you do on your bad days? The days when you don't want to get out of bed at all. The days that don't start good at all. Spend a few moments thinking about how resilient you are, how resilient your pet is/was, how much they struggled sometimes with bad days, then let's write about our own resilience and what we've learned in our grief.

Something I Dont Want To Do

Recent Media Appearances

The Dragonfly Connection

Amber Cook

4/27/22

https://pod.link/1462587802/episode

My latest podcast appearance just dropped on The Dragonfly Connection with Amber Cook! Check it out. We talk about grief in general - the stigmas around it, the process, and ways to help ourselves and others.

Follow Amber on Instagram @the_dragonfly_momma

 

The Tiberius Show

Tiberius

8/10/22

https://www.spreaker.com/user/thetiberiusshow/the-tiberius-show-ep-199-kevin-ringstaff

My latest podcast appearance just dropped on The Tiberius Show with the energetic Tiberius! Check it out.  It was a pretty fun podcast episode  for kids wherein yours truly talks about pet loss and why would anyone want to be in such a sad line of work. Fun stuff.

Sacred Grove

Maribeth Decker

3/11/22

https://sacredgrove.com/online-pet-loss-grief-groups/

Check out our latest podcast appearance with Maribeth Decker from Sacred Grove! We had a wonderful and humorous talk about what to say and do to help others in their grief. 

 

Stolen Our Hearts

Nyree Giles

2/26/22

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stolen-our-hearts

Check out our latest podcast appearance! The show for ferret lovers, new ferret parents and people who love all sorts of exotic pets and are interested in knowing more about pets and themselves.

Self Discovery Media - Sara Troy

Podcast: How to Grieve a Loving Pet or Person

https://selfdiscoverymedia.com/2022/01/17/kevin-ringstaff-griefing-for-pets-peoples/

Check out our latest podcast appearance on the Self Discovery Media network!

Is Pet Bereavement Leave Catching On?

Article: Is Pet Bereavement Leave Catching On?

https://builtin.com/people-management/bereavement-leave

Fun article your's truly was recently featured in.