Watching for the Signs

Many believe that our animals stay with us even after they pass away. This belief gives us comfort and hope that they are well and we can still love and care for them beyond death. The experts say that the signs are out there and we just have to open our hearts to the belief; open our senses and listen, feel and see.

Are the souls of the animals we loved out there? I believe they are. Sometimes a sudden memory pops up or I can sense their touch, or a sound that tells me I am accompanied. I see butterflies and birds with all of their beauty and grace as reminders of the cats who have left me. There is something about rays of sunshine that gives me comfort in knowing I still have the cats by my side. This is the way I have been able to heal after feeling the enormous pain of death. When you have truly loved an animal as I have, there is nothing greater than the love and gratitude you feel in return. It makes sense that an animal would want to fly free close by you, where it felt the great love and care during its lifetime. As I was driving home from the veterinarian after the passing of Leo a song came on in the car called Wherever the Wind Blows. Some of the lyrics are as follows.. ¨Let´s go wherever the wind blows, fly away where only the stars go….in the still of the night I can still feel you next to me..¨ Leo was finally able to rest after a difficult illness and suffering. I felt like I was able to take away her pain and when the song came on I realized that I had finally let her fly free and that she was finally happy where she was. I sometimes have an overwhelming emotion come over me to remind me of her. Let you emotions fly free and find comfort in knowing that your animals are flying free with the wind, with the stars, and forever by your side. Dedicated with all my heart to Nicola