I thought it was a load of nonsense but something that brought comfort to people in times of distress whenever they saw a white feather.
I first heard about it when Caron Keating was ill/died.
I used to care for a friends dog and the dog became more or less ours and out of the blue she suffered an accident whilst at home with her owner and weeks later it was clear she would not recover so her owner who recognised the close bond I had with her dog, asked me to be there when the dog was put to sleep and I held her in my arms as the vet administered the dose.
The dog was very much loved and missed greatly.
At the time I was having a lot of aggravation with my partner who is now my ex.
Being able to take my friends dog out after work was not just a pleasure at being with the dog but also an escape from my partner so my feelings in mourning the most loveliest of dogs was also caught up in emotions regarding my home life.
One day I parked in the drive after work and was absolutely dreading going indoors and seeing him and sat there for a few minutes feeling absolutely overwhelmed.
I pulled myself together and as I got out of the car a white feather fell in front of my face and I had a very strange sensation of time standing still , all sound around me faded away and a strong rush of memories of the dog came flooding into my mind, wonderful happy times of being out with her and my children playing with her.
A feeling of calm descended and I somehow knew that despite the current situation of my home life I was going to be able to get away from him and there would be happy times ahead again.
I felt confident about the future for the first time in months. We split very quickly after that strange experience!
Now common sense says that Roxy wasn’t in heaven and had dropped a feather down to remind me of her and that life was going to get better but it was certainly an unusual experience that I cannot properly explain!