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
