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“ AN ANIMALS EYES HAVE THE POWER TO SPEAK A GREAT LANGUAGE.”
– MARTIN BUBER
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THEY GRIEVE
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Kitty Babybop wasn’ t using her litterboxand her guardian Andrea wanted to find out why. Andrea explained to me that Babybop had been rescued when she was four months old and displayed unlitterbox-like behavior whenever Andrea traveled.
Prior to jumping on a call with Andrea, I connected with Babybop to introduce myself and let her know what to expect from our session. During this interaction, Babybop asked me to call her“ Puddy Tat,” a nickname she really loved.
“ I hope it’ s okay that I connected with Puddy Tat before jumping on the phone with you,” I said to Andrea. I heard her suck in her breath.
“ Where did you hear that nickname?” Andrea asked. She went on to explain that her ex-husband called Babybop that.“ He’ s the only one who did.”
We were shocked! Turns out that Babybop loved the ex and really missed him. She told me that she thought he’ d loved her.
I explained that while the ex had loved her, but he hadn’ t loved Andrea and her sons.
We knew Babybop got it when she showed me a vision of kicking Andrea’ s ex out of the litterbox! Babybop didn’ t want someone around who wasn’ t good to her family.
Yes, we solved the litterbox challenge but it was getting to and addressing Babybop’ s grief that changed everything for Andrea and her family. Their relationship grew deeper and Babybop released her anxiety over the possibility that Andrea would also leave her.
THEY KNOW WHEN THEY’ RE READY TO GO
My good friend Debbie was worried her cat, Chazworth, was not doing so well physically. Sadly, when we connected, he confirmed that she was right: his health was failing. Chazworth shared a vision with me of him on a toboggan flying down a snowy hill. He looked happy, the jaunty scarf he wore flapping in the breeze.
I didn’ t understand the vision at the time. But when he continued to get sicker, I realized he’ d been telling us,“ I’ m going downhill fast and I’ m excited about it!”
Debbie knew that she could put him down without guilt. He was ready to let go of a body that wasn’ t working well anymore. What a gift.
That wasn’ t all. During our session, Chazworth also told me in a conspiratorial tone,“ You know, Debbie and I are married!”( Of course, they weren’ t.)
But Debbie pointed out that Chazworth slept on her bed, she had his picture on her desk at work, and every night when returning
WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH
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