Sometimes I hate being right. I just heard from a recent client, a nice lady with a Golden who is very sweet. She was referred to me because her Golden wasn’t eating , seemed to have problems getting up and down, and just plain didn’t seem well. After $1300.00 in tests , her vet couldn’t find anything wrong.

While we were on the phone I felt some energy blockage in the kidney/liver area. She said they had checked everything. We discussed what to do and made the appointment. I had a lovely chat with the Golden and spent about an hour with her, doing a couple different types if energy work. I felt that she was very sluggish, achy, tired, and was having problems processing anything with toxins, chemicals, etc. During our session the words “Bone Cancer” appeared. Now this could mean anything, and I just report what I get. (for instance it could mean she was close to someone with this)

Anyway, I just heard from the Golden’s Mom, and she does indeed have cancer. She ended up taking her to Boston to a specialist, and there they found a large mass on her kidney pushing on her spine(bone) . Right now she is on meds, and we will do whatever we can to help her.

My first thought was — sometimes I hate being right. But then I had to pause. This is who I am, what I do, regardless of outcome(and I will be there with her till she crosses, which is a beautiful thing) or whether people doubt me, or I get strange looks [g], or whatever. All of it is beautiful . All of it is Life. We Love, we Learn, we move on, hopefully wiser, and with the knowledge that we are all here for a reason. Our animals are here for a reason. It is no coincidence that our lives mingle and mesh and in doing so we share what we have learned, consciously or unconsciously.

I made sure to tell the Golden’s Mom to thank her, to let her know she appreciated all she was going through. It helps, to know you are appreciated for your giving. The next time things go wrong, take a moment and thank the person responsible. This person has helped you grow and learn in a way that you might not have been able to. Now I know that it isn’t easy, and you may not do it right away, but when you have time to step back from the situation, look at things from a different angle. Take the “you” out of things and approach it as just 2 people(or 3 or whatever) and see if things look different to you.

Cher, our first Beardie had cancer. They gave her a few weeks. Eight months later, we had to let her go. She stayed that long for me. It wasn’t until the past few years that I could look at what happened, see where it has lead me, and realize that she set in motion the whole chain of events that brings me to where I am now. So yes I do thank her, every chance I get. She went through a lot, I went through a lot, as did the rest of my family, but she did it FOR us, not to us.

So maybe I don’t hate being right…….I feel sad for some that they must go through these things, but I am empathetic anyway [g] . When I look at it differently (for it isn’t my journey but theirs) I thank all of them, human or animal. We touch and are touched on our own journeys; what we do affects others. Go out on your journeys my friends, thank those that touch your lives , and leave Love wherever you go…. Forgive my rambling on this glorious day. Val