Animal Communication in the Ordinary of Life

The other day as I was reading Google Alerts about animals, I ran across this beautifully written post from someone claiming not to be an animal communicator.  Bennie is our guest blogger today, and it is with her permission I am sharing her post with you.  Whether we consider ourselves animal communicators or not, this post speaks poignantly and beautifully to the interspecies communication which is available to us all.

Communicating With Animals

I am not an animal communicator. However, I believe that you cannot spend time with animals and not communicate with them. In fact, even a chance encounter with an animal can make a lasting impact on your life. I was walking one evening and suddenly felt myself turn around and go back the way I had come and look down into an open pipe. A turtle was trapped sideways by his shell and had called to me. I know that. It was as if a silent voice had reached into my very deepest self and pulled me back. As I touched this turtle, a sense of oneness enveloped me, this being and I suspended in time. I put the turtle down and as he went back to his journey, and I to mine, it felt as if I had been the one that had received a gift. It reminded me to be ever more aware and to listen, to be more watchful and live more in harmony with the earth and its beings that share this space. Whether I am riding a horse, kayaking with my dog or just hanging out with the dragonflies at the lake, I am reminded to be more in the moment. I don’t want to ever pass up a lesson.

Communication between humans and animals may seem to be widening and seemingly less important in this day of modern science and technology. As many animals face extinction as their environment is taken over by urban society and man-made structures, there are those humans who value the lessons they have to teach us. Animals reach out to us in their songs, with their lessons of survival and value, in their beauty. Horses communicate to us with their trust in allowing humans to ride on their backs, dogs allow themselves to be domesticated and cats come down from their true royalty and allow themselves to be simply pets. We can honor them by not forfeiting the lessons they have to teach us.

True animal communication is being open to the wisdom of the species. Walking in awareness, living with all senses open and alive so when the opportunities offer themselves, we are ready. Open your minds, hearts, souls, spirits and bodies. Be an open channel of communication. You never know what incredible adventure awaits you.

About the Author

Bennie Jean Kuehnle is a speaker, motivator, teacher, writer, poet, artist and animal advocate. She is certified and accredited by many organizations and affiliated with  The International Alliance of Animal Therapy and Healing (IAATH,), VisionQuest, Mainstream Wellness Center, GAIA, The Association of Alternative Health Professionals, Animal Behavioral Sciences Institute and other organizations focusing on the well-being and care of animals, humans and the environment. She is widely traveled with a unique and diverse background from IBM executive to professional barrel racer and roper.

Bennie is committed to creating a greater awareness and involvement in the healing of the planet and the life it supports. She provides a voice for animals through articles and her innovative hands-on clinics, classes and seminars. The greatest asset animals have is the wisdom and compassion of humans. Bennie lives on a ranch in Marietta, OK and serves her community through Equine Ministry and education. She can be contacted through her website The Animal Institute.

Thank you, Bennie, for sharing with us today.

Remember: U2CanTalk2theAnimals!

Harmony,

Janet Roper

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