I remember years ago having a conversation with someone about that. He astonished me by saying this..."It's JUST an animal. If your cat dies you can just replace it, you can't do that with kids." That is a statement made by someone who thinks that only people are conscious and that only people have individual personalities. If you've ever taken the time to get to know an animal, you know just how conscious and how present they are--and that they have distinct personalities.
And then one night, we noticed he was having trouble breathing. It was new year's eve. It was almost midnight. We packed him into the car and made the trip to the animal emergency.
First is this. Because I wasn't taking care of my own needs, I compounded the problem. I was using up my resources to help others and I wasn't doing anything to replace that used up energy. My reserves got lower and lower, and I didn't have enough to go around. That's not good for me, and not good for the ones I'm trying to help.
Second is...I was trying some alternative things, but it was just mostly healing techniques I had read about. Nothing specific.
I did have a Reiki Master come to the house. Once. I don't know what I was expecting. I didn't know anything about Reiki. It was pretty early on after we found out about the tumors and if I had known what I know now, I would have had her come back, and keep coming back. She talked about teaching me Reiki, but she didn't say, anything like, "You know, I think he would really benefit from some more treatments. What do you think?"
Now, this is what I want to share with you. I want you to know that you don't have to do things alone. I want you to know that you do have options to support you through your tough battles (or to help you find your center and heal after the fact). And mostly I want you to know that your healing journey is sacred.
I am Rita Tortorello and I can be reached at [email protected] .
I look forward to getting to know you.