Remembering who I am
When I was growing up, I was always surrounded by animals.
Shannon & Donder, taken many, many years ago.
My childhood memories include caring for a wide variety of animals. So many times my parents would take to a pet store or zoo. Each time I would connect with a critter of some sort. It upset me seeing them in confinement, knowing how limited they were in what they could do, how helpless and innocent they were. I would do my best to tell them that they would be okay and that I would send them love even when I wasn’t near by. I swore that they understood.
As an adult, I continue surrounding myself with a variety of animals.
I have my own menagerie of fur and feathered kids, but also care for countless animals as a way to make a living.
Lately, life has been a roller coaster for me.
We all experience it at one point or another, some more than others. It’s the rush of surviving; for me that involves working seven days a week without a break among countless other challenges.
While I always have a dog or cat near by, I have allowed myself to lose touch with my inner child, the little girl that would sit and talk to an animal without saying a word.
By doing so, I’ve neglected my connection with nature. It’s always been important for me to rest and listen to what is being said in silence. Looking at the stars at night, listening to the wind blow through trees, hearing birds sing; I’ve never forgotten it, but lost touch with the magic that’s involved with nature.
Within the last year, I’ve been working online networking with people that also work with animals.
One particular person, animal communicator Janet Roper of Talk2theAnimals, stood out to me. Feeling the drain from working seven days a week, her “animal of the month” posts really hit home.
In December 2009, Janet wrote a blog stating that Hawk was the animal for the month of December.
Towards the end of 2009, I saw Hawk on many occasions. For the longest time I have felt a shift was going to take place for me in 2010. I just didn’t know how it was going to happen as I have been so overwhelmed with day to day events that I haven’t taken the time to relax.
As soon as I read Janet’s blog about Hawk, I remembered the little girl that I used to be.
The one that could talk with animals without saying a word. I remembered how intuitive I really am, not just with animals but with people. I remembered that there’s no reason to panic and get caught up in the materialism of life. That’s not what is important, not to me anyway. I remembered that the mystery of life is actually no mystery at all. When I stop and listen with my heart, I realize the beauty that’s within nature is what’s important, every little detail. Not the demanding ringing phone or the congested, stressed out freeways.
As I start 2010 with a strong foundation due to everything that has happened to me in 2009, I thank Janet Roper for reminding me of Hawk.
I also encourage anyone who wants to Talk2TheAnimals to check out Janet Roper’s website. Her blogs will give you insight on what animal communication is and she can help you learn how to talk with your own critter kids.
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