For now I just have been giving all the dogs extra love, scratches, and attention and enjoying my time with them here, given it's never long enough. Hopefully my brain just needs more time to rewire and I'll be able to get back on the horse to say before too long.
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And inevitably, sometimes after a week, sometimes after a year, the hole in my heart became so big that my heart told my brain to shut up and start looking.
Take all the time you need. Your heart will tell you when or if it is time to step on the runners again.