Hi, Mark Silver here, founder of Heart of Business. Jason Stein is on his honeymoon right now, but just before he and his beloved got married, they lost someone really spe-cial to them.
Jason made a beautiful 3 1/2 minute video. I’d love for you to watch it, and then give him some love, and share your own thoughts and experiences.
With love and appreciation, on behalf of Jason.
Mark, and the rest of the Heart of Business team
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Mark
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Hi Jason, Im really sorry for your loss. Steve has gained his doggy angel wings. Congratulations on getting married. Much love during this time of transitions.
Hi Kate, Thanks for your kind words.
Jason,
I’m so sorry for your loss… and he was a pretty young dog, too. But he was clearly an awesome doggy and I wish there was something I could say that would make his contribution to you and the world be constant, fulfilling and joyous enough to fill that heart-shaped hole.
Congratulations on your nuptials and may you feel the love we all have for you, and now Steve.
Athena, Great to see your sunshiney face here. Steve was awesome! Wishing you well.
Hi Jason,
I was touched by what you shared. Just the split second of hearing you call your dog’s name and seeing him run to you strongly conveyed the love and joy you two shared. That went in more deep than anything else you said. Although what you said after that was very validating my eyes were still watery from the affect of you letting us in on your loss. Thank you for letting us be with the real you.
And at the same time, I send my congratulations for your marriage. I remember your wife to be (then) from your last video and having seen her and the two of you playfully creating that video I can only feel happiness and send well wishes for the two of you to have the most amazing, full and wonderful life together. I can only wish you the best.
Sincerely,
Tory Blue
Hi Tory, More of the wife and me and some fun coming in the near future. Thank you for the well wishes.
Jason, my heart is with you. Such a beautiful dog, so full of vitality and loving the open spaces of nature. May you take his qualities into yourself as the best way of honouring him. His vitality and bounding enthusiasm for life will live on in you. Blessings, and I hope you can be in the joy of your marriage as well.
Juliet, I’m fully appreciating and taking in your comment. Thank you for the blessings.
Thank your for this, and I’m sorry for your loss. Your message is so timely, Jason, as both my Mum (94) and Dad (97) are very ill at this time, and I’m trying to make the biz work too. ‘Allowing’ instead of ‘pushing’ feels the way to go.
Derek
Derek, thank you for sharing. You are surrounded by a community that supports you as you find the strength in your business.
Dear Jason,
My sympathies on the passing of Steve. I could hear the joy in your voice as you approached the ocean and the sadness in your message. May you feel comforted by his presence as he is with you in a new way.
Congrats on your marriage! Wishing you and yours much health and happiness together.
Your message is so timely for me. Thank you for sharing your heart. It was just what I needed to hear today.
Blessings, Tami
Tami, I so appreciate your comment. Your heart is felt. In appreciation, Jason
Hi Jason-
The video you made is so beautiful. You just show up with honesty and sweetness that is so genuine it’s contagious. I’m so sorry for the loss of your dog Steve. I’m thankful to him because he triggered such an amazing lesson that you were able to share. Best wishes and much happiness on your marriage!
Thank you Casey. I wondered if you noticed the beach seen as Steve came over the bluff.
Jason
Thank you for taking the time to create this message. I particularly appreciate your message about opening to patience. That is beautiful
Please accept my heartfelt sympathy for your loss as well as my enthusiastic congratulations on your marriage.
The topic of this video has been at the top of my list for over a year now beginning with a serious illness last year for my Dad (83 years old), the death of two pets, followed by my own serious illness this year that has resulted in two major operations since April. Prior to my dad’s illness it was nearly impossible for me to reach out and ask for help. One of the greatest pieces of grace that has come my way in the last 12 months is opening up to allowing and receiving. I’m actually making a miraculous recovery from my recent surgery and it is all due to the prayers, good wishes and energy healing support of my community. So your message lands beautifully for me today and helps me to remember that its all unfolding as it should and that my softening and asking for help will always support this graceful unfolding.
Joie, I so appreciate your sharing here about your family and self. I’m sending you positive vibes as you return to health.
Jason: Dogs are the best. You are lucky Steve chose you to share his love with! He’s in your heart forever.
Amen!
Jason: Thank you so much for sharing your heartfelt message of truth. I am sorry for your loss and excited for your new marriage. As a person who is blessed with the company of 3 dogs, I feel your grief and the depth of your love. May you be held in the hand of God as you move into this new phase in your life.
Thank you Sandra. I can feel the love in your message and appreciate it fully.
Dear Jason,
Thank you for recording this message; heartfelt, honest and loving. I am sad to learn of your loss and excited to celebrate your your upcoming marriage.
I wish you enough.
Love and blessing,
James
Thank you James for viewing and responding. Together is Better.
Dear Jason,
I came here to share some love and support for you in your loss and am amazed and in gratitude that I’m leaving with a gift in my heart.
I am so sorry for your loss and so happy for your joy. What an emotionally complex time! I don’t know if this will help but years ago I adopted a 3.5-lb flea-bitten prone-to-biting cat from the Humane Society. She was tough, beautiful and a fighter. As she felt safer and safer, she relaxed into a loving, tender and integral part of our family. She held on through illness for a long time and when she passed I honestly believe it was because she trusted that now we would be okay without her. Steve blessed your life. I bet he finds comfort on his journey knowing that you are stepping into your marriage with love, joy and support.
I lost my mom this year and you’re so right, as a business owner, I didn’t have the security of income while I was tending to her, to my family, to my heart, to my loss. It’s a tough place to be. And I was amazed at how sometimes showing up to my work with love was the very healing I needed.
Thank you for the openness of your heart. Thank you for the gift of your story. Thank you for the message of patience (one I need to hear again and again and again) Sending love to all those touched by love and loss.
Dear Jamie, Thank you so much for responding. I can feel the understanding of the message I shared and wishing you encouragement and joy as you place your heart in your business and that business into the world.
Hi Jason. Your anniversary will be forever linked with the memory of Steve. I wish you years of happiness in your marriage, and years of fond memories of your pal, Steve.
Thanks Kathy, Steve will always hold a special place in my heart.
Dear Jason, feeling your sorrow and joy at the affect of your immense altruism. Thank goodness, grief makes us stop and remember how very much we love and are loved in life. Steve’s exuberance will always remain, planted firmly in your heart, and all the others you’ve shared so openly with too. Celebrating your marriage and the happiness it will bring 🙂
Thank you Susan for your comment. It’s so true that grief is a powerful catalyst for appreciation.
Jason;
Your words ring true. I use a canine service companion to maintain my independence despite a seizure disorder. In 2012, I lost my young companion suddenly and my world came to a halt. I couldn’t go anywhere alone. I couldn’t drive. As a business owner, it compromised my networking and ability to keep my commitments. And that was just the logistics. It wasn’t even the emotional component. At the same time, I had to locate a new dog and begin training (I was taught to train with my first. This is my fifth). I found that my grief took a long time first to sink in and then to ride out. I still have moments two years later where the grief overtakes me.
Like you, I had a community that I could turn to. They couldn’t make the pain any less but they could comfort, provide presence and transportation… and they could hug me.
I’m sending you hugs. Lots of them.
Hug your new spouse and have them hug you.
That’s what makes the marriage – support and communication.
Thanks for sharing. I know it wasn’t easy.
Leah, thank you for your words. I will hug my wife tonight as I do every morning and every night. Life is short and meant to be appreciated.
Jason, I feel you. I’m so sorry for your loss and I’m excited with you about your deepening commitment. It’s miraculous that a human heart can hold all of this at once. Thanks for your living teaching of that!
love,
Peter
Hey Peter,
Thanks for your words. Love the graphic on your homepage. The only way we can hold all this is because of the LEAP. 🙂 Be Well.
Thank you Jason for your video. I also recently lost my cat, Simba, she was 19, I lost her in March. I got some support, including an online prayer group with others who lost their pets, on rainbowbridge.com. That helped me. Thanks again for your message. -K
Kaye, Thank you for sharing your comment. Like Steve, Simba has brought a special space in your heart that will always be there.
thank you Jason. I’ve enjoyed reading the community’s comments here. I had my cats remains cremated, and currently they are in a box next to my bed, and every week or so I get a new rose to put next to it. Those are my ceremonial activities that help to process. Thank you. -Kaye
Ditto on the support for voicing your waves of death and rebirth.
It must have been his time and it looks like his 4 years were well spent. Many dogs do not have that destiny.
Do you have a marker set up for him? I have found a physical place to grieve very helpful for watching the wave of grief move through over time. Maybe the video of him running is that.
In the same vein, I keep the picture of my wife and I right after our vows were exchanged as my touchstone when waves of ‘other’ than joy arise. Thanks for sharing~
waves of “other” than joy…. That had me smile Barry. No marker, but several touchstones. Thank you.
Jason, sending you blessings in your grief, and blessings for joy in your marriage! It must be a little odd holding both of these very deep feelings at the same time. Thank you for sharing it all with us, and at the same time showing us a way to be with deep feelings while meeting the needs of the day – being held by the Divine and getting support from community. Bless you! (No need to reply; you have enough on your plate)
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Hi Jason,
I’m so, so sorry for the loss of your “best dog ever”. I’m thinking of you and remember how you were so present and helpful to me when my “2 best cats ever” died within a week of one another. Much love, and patience to you in this time of grief.
I do remember Rebecca. Good thing we can witness each other. Blessings.
What a lovely dog! and I so appreciate your message. It was very timely for me.
Sunday. Appreciate your readership.
Jason,
May peace be with you. Sending you my heartfelt sympathy for your loss of Steve and congratulations on your marriage.
May Love and Health Be with You!
Be Well,
Anne
Thank you Anne. Sending you Peace as well.
Hi Jason,
I’m so sorry for your loss. I sure that he will rest with his angel wings. Congratulations for your marriage. Wish you all the best.
Thank you for sharing your heart with us.
blessings, Davis