The repeated process of opening our heart and communicating
with dissimilar life forms attunes, sensitizes and expands
our awareness...
On
my desk is a picture of two Boston Terrier dogs named Gizmo
and Widget. Gizmo passed on a while ago, while
Widget remains with her human family bringing heartfulness
and fun especially to the children. She has an eternally
soulful look in her eyes, as she begs to be played with
or just fall asleep on your lap. There’s an innocence
and a sense of trust that’s apparent without words.
Is this a romantic humanizing of animals or do we connect
with animals on the Soul level?
Animals
help to ground us, take us out of ourselves and into service
to others. If we’re lost in our own world, or caught
up in the daily stresses of life, a pet can quickly move us
into a heart opening space. Suddenly there is something bigger
than us, and someone needs our love and attention––and
pets are as important as anyone else in the family.
Having
a pet affects mankind in many positive ways. They offer us
acceptance, friendship and unconditional love. Our animal
connection is really our cosmic connection. The animals in
our lives, be they domesticated or wild, such as birds or
squirrels, helps mankind’s “human state of consciousness”
bridge into the cosmic or universal state of consciousness.
The love, which is an element of The Divine, assists us to
recognize, understand and attain the full spectrum of The
Divine. Other elements include wisdom, truth, spiritual freedom
and power, compassion and mercy, and a sense of beauty and
justice.
These
Divine qualities make up Soul itself. When we transcend our
human limitations with this connection to other conscious
beings, we recognize the likeness, affinity, and universality
of Soul. Because of the love element that resides within our
deepest core and our consciousness of this Divine love, all
other elements are revealed to us. The repeated process of
opening our heart and communicating with dissimilar life forms
attunes, sensitizes and expands our awareness beyond human
communication. On a personal level this expands, redefines
and brings a greater profundity to our concept of reality.
On the mundane level, in our everyday dealings in life, we
make real the cosmic experience.The signs of this are a feeling
of intimacy like being “at home” wherever we are,
and a oneness with all things which brings us into a blissful
state of being. At this point of realization all things become
equal.
As
I gaze upon the photo of Gizmo and Widget, I sense the presence
of a wisdom that is ever active in the ongoing creation of
life. One Soul’s journey has a place in the universe
no more nor less than any other Soul when seen at the level
of the Divine itself. The everyday exchange of love between
human and pet (or wildlife) is a natural part of being human.
This flow of love is the flow of life and life around us can
only bring us more life. Although I know that Gizmo is no
longer in my physical world, he continues to be a channel
of love. I am thankful for my brother and his wife for being
the caregivers of Gizmo and Widget, and all the other caregivers
of this world.
©2005
Christine A. Loter
