Our Animal Guardians

A very big aloha.

My name is Reverend Cindy Paulus and I'm very happy to be with you.

I wanted to talk about something I've never really talked about before in all my years here at Insight Timer,

And that is our connection to our animal and bird spirit.

There's,

I think,

Been quite an evolution of awareness happening in both people and those who are our guardian spirit energies.

For me,

It's been horses and it's been birds,

But I mean,

I know it mostly,

Probably dogs and cats with people.

But there has been an evolution,

Not just in people,

But in those guardians who are also evolving in here to be with us and to raise our spirits and to be our companions.

Now,

Isn't this a wonderful thing that we have these beautiful,

Very special,

Very high beings that come to share their time and energy with us,

To lift our spirits,

To take walks with us,

To be with us.

It is,

To me,

Really quite amazing then.

I also think we can't take it for granted.

It's been a beautiful time where people are beginning to more and more be aware of meditation and to be aware of consciousness.

But I think we cannot separate ourselves from those beings around us who are from the other kingdoms of the animal and bird kingdom.

There are kingdoms of that,

And there is an evolution going on as well in that.

Now,

I've been around long enough where I've seen people treat dogs and cats as just something there as pets,

But I think it's gone to the awareness now where they're not just pets,

That they're companions.

They're really wonderful,

Beautiful companions that are there,

Sharing our energy,

Giving us support,

Being present for us.

And I think as we start to be aware of that more and more,

We are beginning to be aware of also of this beautiful energy that is growing in an awareness,

In consciousness,

That is continuing to evolve as well.

And it only makes sense,

Right?

Why would just be people be evolving?

If there's evolution going on,

It's not just people.

It's our beautiful guardian spirits as well that are coming in to be there as our companions and our guides and to lift our spirits as well.

And I know some people,

Because I've been in the radio business most of my life,

I know some people who have actually,

You know,

Do radio shows about the animals.

They're pretty involved talking about them.

They're helping people to be aware of how wonderful our guardians are.

And one,

A friend of mine,

Warren Eckstein,

Has been doing it for years and years,

And he counsels people on being aware of that the problem isn't with,

A lot of times if you have issues,

It isn't with the pets,

Are called pets,

But I call them guardians.

It's with us and how we know how to relate to them.

And I think that's very helpful as we start to understand we have to change our own awareness of how we have relationships with our beautiful guardians.

And not just that they're there to serve us.

They are there to serve us.

Absolutely.

But it's also us learning how to understand,

How to relate.

And as that happens,

We're seeing people evolve in their way of limited thinking as well.

Now,

I think this is a beautiful thing to consider.

And it's also uplifting because we begin to be conscious of evolution and how it works and how it's growing and what's happening.

You know,

We begin to become aware of the gifts that we're being given as we journey on this long journey.

And it's such a wonderful thing to see when we can be uplifted by that.

Now,

I know some people who meditate with their dogs and some people meditate with their cats.

Maybe you do.

I mean,

I'm starting to see this happen more and more,

Where they will sit down and meditate and their beautiful little guardians would come there and sit right by them.

So,

Some guardians want a little more attention,

Sometimes want to go out and play.

So,

It may not be possible.

It depends on the energy field of your little guardian.

But again,

That's a beautiful thing to see in a relationship as well,

Right?

Because it's not a one-way street.

In a relationship,

We know there's a two-way street.

So,

I just wanted to take the time today to really plant that seed of opening your mind to that wonderful gift and the beingness of our guardians.

Now,

I have little guardians that are bird guardians that are not inside the house.

They're free.

They're outside.

They're wild,

Right?

But at the same time,

When I go out to do yoga outside,

As I do every morning,

Unless it's pouring rain,

The birds are there.

They come.

I go out early,

But they come and they wait and they fly around and they start making little beautiful conversations of bird songs.

I mean,

Similar ones every day.

I know it's the same one,

Right?

You can tell by their sound,

Right?

So,

Even if you don't own a pet,

Because I know it's becoming harder and harder for people to have a house with pets because it's just unfortunate,

But a lot of homes don't want to rent to people who have guardian pets.

But in case that's the way for you or happens to be the case,

Don't limit it because I go outside and I have my bird friends,

My birdie buddies that come and I feel like they're part of my family as well.

I mean,

They're wonderful and if I take a walk,

As I do every day,

There's certain horses in the neighborhood that I can go and see and they come over and say hi,

You know.

And there's some wonderful little beautiful animals in the neighborhood,

Not calling them animals,

But I should call them guardians,

You know,

That are around.

There's goats that are very,

They have a lot of personality.

And so,

Even if you don't have or own a pet or can't have one,

That doesn't mean you can't go out and be aware of the ones that are there and have communication with them as well.

So,

Expand your consciousness to that as well because if you walk quite a bit,

As I do every day,

You will find an amazing field of energy with these beautiful birds that are singing their songs around your neighborhood.

You'll find beautiful,

Beautiful bird songs that happen in your neighborhood.

You might have other people that have wild animals in your neighborhood or animals that are like horses and wonderful other guardians too that you can walk by and maybe contact.

So,

Be aware of this beautiful extended gift of our guardians,

Our wonderful gift of our guardians and include them in your consciousness and you'll find,

I really believe,

You will find that it expands your mind and it lifts your spirit.

And I'm so grateful.

I'm so grateful to all of you and your awareness of how special your guardians are.

Thank you and God bless you always.