Animal Lightworkers

I knew when I got up this morning that I was going to talk about the four-legged and the winged lightworkers of which we are surrounded. I got busy doing other stuff ( you know how time-consuming other stuff can be) and am just now sitting down to write. I am glad that I had to wait because it gave me the opportunity to read the blog (www.zenpastry.blogspot.com) of a very talented friend of mine. We were on the same wave length. You see, my friend is an awesome pastry chef and she just lost her job because her boss shut down his business to, sort of, retire. She is busting her butt off looking and applying for jobs. (If you are out there looking for a job, I am sure you sympathize.) You know how it can get you down. Her saving grace is her Puppy that makes her go outside and play with nature and her Kitty that curls up in her arms when she is on the computer searching. They both have taken to sleeping with her at night. Our pets just seem to know when we need comfort. They are, also, very good at knowing when we need protecting, and I am not just talking about keeping out the burglar or scaring away the mugger. I have a cat named Diesel. We rescued him from a no kill shelter. They had about given up on adopting him because he had two strikes against him. He was a black cat and he was six years old. But he was our first cat and we figured he could teach us how to be cat people, so home he came with us. As you can imagine, it took awhile for him to find his bearings. He is a beautiful, but somewhat aloof cat, certainly more regal that affectionate. As a healer, I sometimes find myself having to deal with the "darker" aspects of living. And sometimes, I don't protect or clear myself well enough when I am working. That leaves me open to what negativity is floating around. I have found that when this happens, I most often have to confront and deal with it in the "dreamtime". Now Diesel rarely sleeps with us, but when I am having one of those nights, I always wake up to him sleeping smack dab as close to me as he can get, literally guarding my back. As soon as sees that I am awake and alright, he gets up, stretches, and looks at me as if to say,"My job here is done". I think of him as my guardian and he has proven it time and time again.
My teacher is a horsewoman. Her horses are more than friends and companions, they are like her children. When she lost Cowboy during the winter, she was devastated. She did not know what she would do without him. She has since found out that he has come back to her in the form of a Spirit Guardian and Guide, continuing to comfort and help her as he did in life. What a gift!
So, pay a little more attention to the care you get from your pet when you are feeling down and out. I think you will see what I am talking about. Maybe your dog isn't Lassie, but how good is it to have your own Lightworker just dying to get in your lap. Bright Blessings!

Healer, heal thyself!

As a Healer, I know better. You can't burn the candle at both ends, rob Peter to pay Paul, run on all cylinders ( you know all the metaphors), and not stop and take care of numero uno-----YOU! There are times when a little extra sleep or an afternoon of downtime can make up for some of the deficit, but not all of it. And because we feel, marginally, better we take off at full tilt again. I am here to tell you that you are just fooling yourself. You have to learn to put yourself first. I know, especially we as women,  are taught to take care of everyone else. It is expected. Maybe, you have even been told that you are selfish if you take the time you need. I see so many people in my practice who are literally running on empty because they have given so much of themselves. Do you know what I hear from these folks (myself included) is that they feel "guilty" because they can't do more! Guilty?!! Now I know that society puts some of this upon us, after all aren't we supposed to "bring home the bacon and fry it up in the pan"? But, the real culprit is, you guessed it, ourselves. We don't set boundaries and if we do, then we don't enforce them. We need to make it our JOB to take care of ourselves. If what you need is an afternoon to read, then read. If walking in nature is your need, then walk.  An afternoon in the bathtub? Go get the bubble bath. I know you are all going to say, "But I just don't have the time", so this is what I am going to leave with you today. When you fly on an airplane, the flight attendant explains that in the event that the cabin looses pressure, the oxygen masks will come down and that you are to put it on yourself before you help anyone else with theirs. Why? Because if you pass out from lack of oxygen you can't help anyone else. So----mask up!
Bright Blessings!