Plain & Simple. If we are cold then they are cold!

We have all come up with this misconception that because animals have fur they are immune to the cold freezing weather. The truth is, they are just as vulnerable to the cold as we are.  Yes their ancestors were maybe better equipped to handle the cold, but if your pet has ever lived inside then they are NOT going to be ok outside.

Animals feel pain, they feel hurt, they feel sadness. Cats, Dogs, Horses, they all need to be protected when our weather gets too cold.

Imagine you are put outside with a coat on (equivalent to their fur coats). No hat, no gloves, no scarf… just a coat.   Now imagine how long it will take you before you start to get cold, before you start to shiver, before you start to feel miserable!

Did you know animals can get frost bite too? Did you know they need a shelter, a place to escape from the cold?

Animals in the wild protect themselves, they seek shelter out of the direct cold, they sleep together in packs or groups to maintain warmth, they don’t leave their shelters during extreme cold.

So please, protect your babies (you are the ONLY voice they have & the ONLY protection they have). So be kind, keep your animals inside during the cold.  With horses, please put protective blankets on them & make sure they have shelter out of the straight cold.

PS – Anything below 40 degrees animals should not spend more then 10-15 minutes in!

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I will be the first to admit it, I still totally freak out when I see or hear a bee near me or my kids.  I don’t know what that fear is driven from. Yes I have been stung before, yes it really hurt, but the bee world must be a lot scarier then my world with them around me.

Think about it, they work harder then any other creature I can think of. They are loyal to their queen (to a fault), and they help make this planet so beautiful and luscious!

So why are we so scared of them? Why do we pay hundreds of dollars to a pest control company to kill them? Why do we “farm” them?  Huh, I honestly don’t know why.

Bees are naturally a very fascinating insect. We have all heard the stories that bees defy the laws of nature by being able to fly with such tiny wings & big bodies. We have heard that through their pollination we are able to enjoy plants, trees, flowers, etc. and we have all heard that Bees are vital to our survival.

The buzz on bees in my opinion is this. They are not out to hurt anyone. They are not viscous creatures that need to be exterminated. Yes they have a defense mechanism to protect themselves (which actually kills them) but every animal has a way to protect themselves and most other creatures’ defense does a lot more harmful damage to humans then bees do.

So thank you to all the bees out there that continue despite our best efforts to destroy them. Thank you to all the people out there that are fighting to protect these innocent bugs.

They have an energy too, they have loyalty, they have drive, they have versatility, they have spirits. And for that, I respect them!

SO I personally choose to NOT eat meat as well as my Sister but my husband and children enjoy meat so I make it for them.  Today I saw on the news that a simi-truck had rolled over carrying pork. This made me incredibly sad. Not only do those poor pigs have to live a life in a small cage that they can’t turn around in for their entire lives 24-7 (animal cruelty if you ask me) but then they are killed in a horrible way (a sharp stabbing device straight through their heads) and now their meat which they gave their lives for is ruined. It is a shame!

But I am not about to try to convince the world that Pigs are beautiful, intelligent, smart, loving creatures and shouldn’t be treated so horrible, AND this is not just with Pigs, but Cows (the way they get our milk and essentially steal the babies from the mommies), or Chickens too (they way they cut off the beaks of new chicks so they dont fight when they are older and are stuffed into a large pin to live) all of this is cruelty and all of this needs to change, instead I am going to offer an alternate.

I understand that we are carnivores as a species and enjoy meat. I get that. What I am proposing is that we get back to our ancestral roots where we HONOR and RESPECT the animals and their sacrifice for us to enjoy meat.  We should be loving these animals because in reality their meat is affected by their energy. What type of energy do you think an animal is putting off into their blood, their tissue, their bodies when they are held in tight captivity and treated poorly instead of feeling LOVE and RESPECT and then yes when the time comes for them to die, dying in a place of peace. I personally would be able to eat meat again if I knew that the animals were free-range, living good lives, and then being killed humanely and without cruelty. How about you?

Since I am not in a position to change the industry yet, how about we start with our own hearts & spirits. Before you take a bite, say a silent thank you to the animal that gave its life for you to eat. Wish their energy love and peace. Make it right in the universe and then we can bring all that positive energy back to us and hopefully one day change the system.

ALL LIVES MATTER, animals, humans, insects, etc. They all have a spirit, they all have the ability to love & feel and they all should be treated with the same amount of respect.

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I read a story last night that a Momma Black bear & her 2 cubs were spotted in a residential area. A few days later that same Momma & Cubs were close to a mans property and he shot & killed the 2 babies because he was “fearful for his dogs life.”

I cried. The Momma bear refused to come down from the tree she took shelter in after her babies were killed.  I cried again.  These bears were not endangering anyone. They were spotted several times over a few days and they were minding their own business. The babies were just following Momma.

I felt anger, sadness, hurt, and love. Love for that Momma and love for her 2 lost babies. I said I prayer to her and for her to help her heal from that pain. Did you know the saying “Protect my children like a Momma Bear!”? Did you know its because the love that a Mother Bear has for her cubs is paralleled to a Human Mothers love?

I personally could not imagine what it would feel like or be like to be with my babies and have someone kill them in front of me because they were simply scared. It is unimaginable.

Now, there is the anger for this man. But then I have to go to the logic of what if he really did think his dog was in danger? He loved his dog that much to protect him. Right?! Wrong! The time it took for him to go inside, grab his weapon, load his weapon, go back outside, aim and shoot not once, but twice killing BOTH babies was simply INHUMANE! He is simply an ignorant man who is now hiding behind a story.

I cried some more.  I wish I knew how to stop the fear & killing. I wish I knew how to get people to feel the spirits of the world around them. I wish I knew how to tap into everyone’s spirit & show them the beauty that is in these other animals we SHARE a planet with.  We are NOT Gods, we do NOT automatically have the right to kill innocent animals simply because we want to! We are ALL placed here on this planet, we ALL live here and we all deserve to live in peace!

Tonights post is not about a change, it is about a sad story that happens all too often and I needed to express my pain for this Momma & her Babies…..

❤ ❤ ❤  Rest Babies & Allow the Momma to heal. Please surround her with your light and see her able to move past the pain of losing her babies that she carried, delivered, protected, fed, played with, and loved.

I need to address this animal. Snakes.

My son is currently obsessed with snakes. Me personally, I don’t want one in my house. I lived with a room mate out of high school that had a 10′ python and quite frankly it scared the begeebies out of me. BUT he is very much seeing the good and pure side of them.

SO, he has been asking me & my husband daily for a pet snake and of course we are continuously saying no. But I didn’t want to see that crushed look on my sons face so I took him to a local exotic pet store so he could learn more about snakes and get to interact with them.

While we were there he was holding this corn snake and it truly seemed to have a connection with him. It was wrapped around his hand and arm and they were walking around the store together. I decided to get closer to see my son with this slithering animal in his hands… and I swear it looked like the snake was smiling!

I looked into this animals eyes and for the first time I didn’t feel frightened. I saw this animals spirit and felt the energy connection between this snake and my son.

Now I know what you’re thinking…. did I buy this snake for my son?   Sadly the answer is No.  My son has had fish and a frog in the past and he takes care of feeding them but he never cleaned their tanks or cages (my husband and I did) and I will not be able to change a snakes cage (no matter what I see in this animals spirit).  PLUS we have other animals in this house that would love to make this small snake its snack and I know my son would be devastated.

SO for now my son is still snakeless (we will see if this changes by Christmas & IF that snake is still available… shhhhh don’t tell my son).

Who would have thought that I would EVER have seen anything good and pure in a snake, but thanks to my amazing son & his spirit I have changed. I now know that there is more to them then I gave them credit for. They too have spirits, they too have feelings.

Huh, I wonder what I will learn tomorrow 🙂

We all love our animals, at least I would like to believe that we do. I mean why else would we bring them into our lives and essentially adopt them?

Just like children, animals don’t have a voice or a choice on which family they end up with.  I once read a great saying and it has stuck with me…. “Your pet may be a small part of your life, but you are their WHOLE life!”   Wow, it is so true.   Your pet relies on you for everything, love, companionship, food, water, shelter, safety.

So lets role play for a minute, bare with me here. 🙂  Close your eyes, and put yourself in your mind in an empty room. Now, in this room you look down and discover you have paws. You look up and there is your human, arms out and picking you up. YAY, you have a new forever home (or you hope so).

Ok I am not going to make you role play an entire animals life. So I am going to pick 2 scenarios…. Scenario #1 – now you’re at your home & you are so excited, you want to play and snuggle and love. But you are being put into a cage that is not much bigger then your body. You are left in there for hours and hours, bored out of your mind, hearing all the fun things going on around you. Maybe you have to pee, maybe you are hungry, maybe your lonely & sad. You don’t have a way to communicate, other then bark or whine which gets you in trouble. You don’t have a way to entertain yourself, and all you want is for that human to love you & be around you.   Ok, I have to stop there as I am crying while I am typing this.

Do you see where I am going? I can’t even do a second scenario because the truth is, if you read that & truly put yourself into that & didn’t feel the sadness, then I don’t think a second scenario would change that.

Just so you know, the second scenario was an animal that just wants to do good, and be good, and be loved & adored but instead is the scapegoat for all the anger & frustration that goes in and in turn gets physically & emotionally hurt.  You can do this on your own if you want to or maybe I will be able to do it in a later post but for now I am getting worked up & I don’t want to.

Animals (pets) are a gift, they are the purest things we can bring into our lives.  They will not only be a great source of comfort with their unconditional love, but they are the greatest teachers in forgiveness!  Think about it, people can do unimaginable things to pets & they will still wag their tales or lick your face if you let them. WOW, the amount of pureness that takes is amazing.

So here is what I ask of you… please if you are going to get a pet know that it is a lifetime commitment (their lives, not yours as they don’t get to live as long as we do), it is not their choice to be with you so if you choose them give them the best.  They are not toys, or a temporary fix to an emotional problem. They are a spirit, a beacon of love & they deserve the best life we can give them.  IF you already have a pet, make the choice from this day forward to try to show them the same love they show you 🙂

PS – this is for all pets – dogs, cats, fish, horses, pigs, birds, snakes, ferrets, hedgehogs, chickens, turtles, lizards, and ANY other type of pet you have.  🙂

What about Bugs?  Well I am going to put this in terms of my heart…. Bugs are creepy! They freak me out & I don’t want them in my house. With that being said, they are spirits too. They live, breath, eat, and eventually die.  Why should their life matter any less?

Tonight my eldest son came to me with a dilemma, my little 5 year old nephew was killing caterpillars and was laughing about it and this really upset my son. He didn’t like this, didn’t agree with this, and wasn’t sure how to “change” my nephews way of thinking and the day before my niece killed a lady bug that my daughter had “saved” and it was UN-necessary and cruel to both the ladybug and my daughter. Long story short it got me thinking about all the times I have killed a bug and it hit me…. “I have killed before”. Ugh, this made my stomach sink.

So my new value that I am creating in myself today is this; IF I feel I must kill a Bug, I will honor its spirit and death by saying a silent “prayer” for the spirit that lived within that bug. I know what you must be thinking, that I have gone mad! But lets take a step back and think about it… how would we feel if we were stepped on by something bigger, or killed because of the way we looked.  Extreme, I know, but still. Every living thing has an energy and every living thing deserves respect on some platform or another.

Bugs…. tiny little spirits that honestly aren’t hurting us (and if they are it is not on purpose but simply their means of survival).  Bugs = Spirits = Respect 🙂

Even as a little girl I remember hearing over the school bus radio that another bus driver had hit a dog. I started to cry a little and said a silent little prayer for the dog, I still remember the exact prayer: “Please, don’t let the dog suffer, please make sure the dog is in no pain.”

Now I know a lot of us have a special love for our 4 legged house friendly animals. But what about all the other animals out there?  I learned from an article published by a University that they did a study on animals brains and discovered they feel a lot of what we feel as humans.   They feel PAIN, they feel LOVE, they feel SADNESS / LOSS, and they feel JOY on the EXACT same way we humans feel (humans justify the emotion so that is different, I am talking about the pure, raw emotion).

Then I realized that with that knowledge, there is a lot of pain animals are feeling. They are not heartless wild animals, they are not without a spirit and that spirit & energy is never ending. Just because the shell is no longer living didn’t mean that the energy that lived in that shell is gone too. Quite the opposite, it is very much alive and can be tapped into at any given time.

My ancestors knew this truth, they honored this truth, and in turn they honored LOVE.   Because that is what it really comes down to….. LOVE.   It is the only thing we know lasts forever, the only thing we know to be true. So where did the love for animals go?  Why do we as humans in general feel we have the right to decide how an animal lives, dies, and is treated?  We fight for human rights on such an extreme level but we are forgetting the most important part, we ARE animals too!

I am a mom of 4 beautiful children and when I close my eyes I can actually picture myself in their bodies, I picture seeing what they are seeing and I picture feeling what they are feeling – babies don’t have the programing adults have about justifying the emotion or using logic to determine why we feel what we feel. No, babies are pure, children are pure.   There are times where I feel such joy putting myself in their mind and there are other times when I am sad about what they must be feeling.   I don’t know many of my friends who truly try to think or feel this way.

It is an emotional intelligence that many people are not linked to. Not yet anyways. 🙂   SO with that same scenario, placing myself into an animals spiritual feelings (pure like a human babies) I am saddened by many things.   All animals want is to live and love.  Animals are not mindless creatures.  And that is where this story begins…..