An abyss is the lowest part of a hero's journey and
is the place of darkness where he must 'slay the dragon' metaphorically to the
situation, for the transformation to begin. The abyss in my life would be
whenever a loved one of mine passed away. The biggest abysses in my life would
be when my grandpa died or when my first dog died. For both of their deaths, I
watched them literally take their last breathes and these were very memorable
experiences to me. From each death came my sadness and period of having to get
over them. Both of them were ready to die and had lived good lives, so to get
me through my abysses, I had to think of how their deaths were giving them the
peaceful way to no more suffering. Life is a gift, but when you know you have
lived life the way you could with only
suffering on the road ahead, you know it's time to go. I know this is how they
felt, so to 'slay my dragon' was to realize that death was the better choice
for them. The realization for both abysses made me feel better, and once it
wasn't so saddening anymore, I was successfully out of each. Those abysses
happened in 2005 and 2008, and I haven't been in any abysses as low as those
since.
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| My first dog Cody |
