This is the lesson of the day-
Learn to look past the loud booming voice and hear the quiet inner voice.
Maze is staying with us again and like last time is barking almost non-stop except for when he is sleeping. I will be the first to tell you that the frustration in dealing with a high pitched, non-stop, barking dog is absolutely almost certain to drive me to insanity. I have tried everything in the book to get him to stop barking. Nothing is working.
So a phone call to my dear friend and animal communicator helped clue me in on a few things (that I happened to already know but didn't listen to my quiet inner voice). Maze barks because he wants my attention, yes he stops when I give him attention but then he is teaching me and that gets us nowhere. What Maze really wants is for me to hear past the loud obnoxious barking and hear his quiet voice.
Today is one with little connection and grounding, the horses clued me in to that, thank you. I struggle on occasion with staying connected to my body and connected in the present moment. These days feel more frustrating and aggrivating than the peaceful connected days. I generally get a clue from one of my animals that I am not connected and need to slow down and reconnect. Let me tell you, so much easier said than done.
When I first met Maze I knew that he was going to teach me how to really communicate beyond the verbal. I already do this with my animals and comes easily with horses; sometimes I hear the messages but don't always listen, for some reason or another. Dogs and cats are a different story for me. I knew that Maze was going to show me that verbal communication is of no use with him and that going slow, connecting and grounding, and really listening is how true connection and communication happens. Well today is the day we start MY lessons in true communication. Many thank yous to Maze.
Also recognizing that it is okay to ask for help. I so often think I have to do everything on my own, that I can "handle it". As I have started to learn that it is ok to ask for help, new insights arise more readily. I don't feel so alone when I know I can ask for help and my friends and teachers are right there waiting to assist. It is a wonderful feeling to know that we are all able to help each other. Sometimes we just have to give our selves permission to allow others to help us. There is nothing wrong with me if I ask for help. There is much relief that comes with asking for help. We actually all work better together than by ourselves.
