"The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous"
Emile Zola
Misun and I
As the owner of a landscape design and gardening business,(https://meglordlandscaping.blogspot.com), I have the privilege to be where I am the happiest...working with the earth! So in essence THIS work is a natural evolution of those 30 years. I bring a profound devotion to those that I have been so privileged to be among and learn from for so many years; the animals, the plants, and their stewards. It is through their lives, through their deaths and through their Spirit that healing continues. Perhaps in some way this work will reciprocate that connection.
Like many I grew up in a house full of animals including the ones that we rescued and nursed back to health. Our family was ALWAYS expanding! My mother was a great lover of animals both domestic and wild. Our rescued friends; four-legged, feathered, furry and occasionally scaled became part of our family and were spoken to and treated that way. I am forever grateful for my mother's influence and the tremendous compassion she had for ALL sentient beings.
Mom with her pet mouse on her head!
My Great Grandmother sharing some nuts with a squirrel friend
Three days after the death of my beloved horse Mac, I was raking snow from my roof and collapsed from a spleen aneurysm. In that moment as I lay unconscious I blended with Mac's spirit and found myself on the stall floor where he had died. A few hours later, while riding in an ambulance to the hospital, I experienced my own NDE which redefined everything in my life.
While standing above my body, embraced in white light and the most incredible feeling of overpowering love, the "presence" to my right offered me a choice through unspoken words; I could remain where I was or return to my body. It was my choice. Despite the desire and pull more into the light and a feeling words are incapable of describing I knew it was not my time. I needed to return. I still have work to do.
It is through the loss of Mac, that I understand what a gift I have been given. It lifted the veil, shifted my perspective, shaped my life's path and deepened my commitment to be of service. He is and will always remain my "Greatest Teacher"
My beautiful boy Mac!
After healing, I began the course work and completed my certification at Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute. I dedicated myself to listening to what I already knew through my own experiences and witnessing others; our health as well as our animal's is based on the health of our thought systems, the health of our external and internal environment, and the health of our Spirit. Thus a HOLISTIC approach to wellness. Yes! Mind...Body...Soul.
I use medicinal herbs, oils, chiropractic, acupressure and energy work to assist in the rebalancing of my own animals. I am forever grateful to the practitioners and vets who have instilled the hope that it will soon be accepted that we ALL participate in the healing of our animals, ourselves and our environment! I couldn't ignore the "nudge". With the encouragement from Mac, animals, practitioners and friends I needed to step out. "It's time"!
This sweet fellow kept bumping the back of my leg. Who could resist? I felt honored he chose me!
Six months after Mac died while working in the garden...I had a very clear vision of a horse. I stood up and said " I don't know who you are or where you live, but I know we will find each other. I see you!"And sure enough we did.
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Taking a break to visit this pup |
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Kisses for 'Misun' |
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I loved and continue to love this boy. He is my mentor. The memory of his quiet presence and the comfort he offered, as he stood in honor of the animal whose time it was to cross, helps me as I do the same. |
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