My friends over at Reiki Fur Babies recently published a thoughtful and timely post detailing their experiences with people being less than kind to their pets. It’s an excellent post, I invite you to read it in its entirety.
I have posted in the past on Anthropomorphism and Animal Communication. I truly believe most people act in a “power over” way with animals because they don’t know how to be in a “power with” relationship with animals. To my way of thinking, learning to be in a “power with” relationship is an educational process, which is one of the reasons why I am so dedicated to daily publications on the Talk2theAnimals Blog. I believe when we treat others, including animals, rocks, stones and trees, etc, the way we want to be treated, we are well on our way to developing a “power with” relationship.
What are your thoughts on the matter? Leave your comments, let’s get a good discussion going!
Harmony,
Janet Roper
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What a great post..both by you & reikifurbabies. I think as we begin to understand all that we can learn from animals and all that they desire to gift to us, we will understand being kind. Animals have so much to teach us..and I think one of the BIG ones is kindness. I remember working as a vet tech that if we saw animal abuse cases, we were to alert authorities b/c it likely indicated abuse in other areas.
What would the world look like if we were all even just 25% more kind??? WOW! I perceive that would make a vast and measurable difference.
Thanks for the great posts ladies!!
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for stopping by & sharing your thoughts with us. It’s unfortunate that animal abuse is an indicator of possible abuse going on in other areas.
Love your thought of being 25% kinder! Wouldn’t that make a big difference!
Harmony,
Janet