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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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