Why Does Loss Make Us Feel So Lonely?

This morning, my heart broke a little more than I thought it could. My darling bunny, TJ, crossed the rainbow bridge after five silent, helpless days of illness. We tried, we hoped, we prayed—but sometimes, love isn’t enough to heal, only enough to hold on until the end.

And now, there’s a quietness that clings to the corners of the room he once made brighter.

Why does loss make us feel so lonely?

Because grief is love with nowhere to go.
Because silence is loud when the one who filled your days is gone.
Because even when you’re surrounded by others, only you remember how soft his fur felt, how his nose twitched when curious, how he nudged your fingers just so, how he picked our t-shirt telling us to let him go.

There’s no one to blame. No one to reason with.
Only this aching stillness, this space that TJ once filled with life.

But I write this today not just in sorrow, but in love.
Love for a little bunny who changed our world with his presence.
Love for the way he made even the smallest moments matter.
And love, still, that continues to live—because love never really leaves, even when those we love do.

Rest gently, my sweet TJ.
You were so very loved.