Animals

You can learn about a person’s true character by watching the way they treat animals.  This poem is for those creatures that have no voice, who rely upon humanity for their…

Most humans do not follow their hearts. They allow themselves to be guided by outer circumstances. In fact, many of you were taught, as little children, not to follow your hearts. Instead, you were told others’ opinions mattered more than your own.

The change is now. Wherever we go we see the changes in nature. We have 2 cats. Usually they like to catch mice and small birds like ordinary cats do.…

Most of us are aware of the healing powers of interaction with animals.  Even after a stressful day, only fifteen minutes with our furry, scaly or feathery friends can bring…

Around the this time last year I was driving home from work.  It was a beautiful day.  The sun was bright and the day was clear and warm. Just as…

At first I wasn’t sure what kind of day Sunday, May 2, 2010 would turn out to be.  It started out pretty cloudy and cool.  The day before we had…

As the human population grows and expands, it takes over and destroys areas previously populated by wildlife, often without as much as an offer of a minimal alternative living arrangement…

One late spring day I was on my way to work, an evening shift, when out of the corner of my eye I noticed something moving on the shoulder of…

The first time I saw Kitty it my heart broke.  On one of particularly cold winter days, out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of a…

Humans are funny creatures.  When it comes to problem solving, we are programmed to waste a great amount of time and energy focusing on the side-effects rather than go to…

The day was cool and somber as we drove to Uxbridge, Ontario.   Dark clouds hang in a pale blue sky; long stretches of grayish-black fields, littered with rounded golden bails…

Ah!  Spring is in the air!  The sun is shining, the air smells fresh, the birds are singing and the trees are starting to bud.  Nature is coming alive and…

Animals are such a gift to humans. They are our teachers, healers and companions.  If we observe their behaviors and habits we can learn so much about living in the…