Cats. Wow! | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Alicianat (Alicianataol.com) | |
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:39:01 -0600 (MDT) |
What a wonderful topic for debate! I have just read the cat messages and I am stunned to find this such a philosophically contentious and emotionally harged issue. I can't help adding a piece for the sake of discussion. In my work (animal assisted therapy) we presume every animal is a sentient, conscious and heart centered being -- until they have been abused by humans. The key in human - animal relations is cooperation and respect. Therefore, if we humans communicate in a loving and honoring way - animals will respond coperatively as partners in our endeavors. They are telepathic and read our emotional natures as well as our thought processes. In my field of work (specifically, equine facilitated mental health) we demonstrate this on a regular basis. In my personal experience, this year I thought to ask my cat to please let the bluebird familly in my eaves birds alone as they were welcome friends. This year, the bluebird family lived to mature their young and migrate for the season. Coincidence? There is a lot more we have to learn about taking a leadership role in human human and human animal relations without control, mastery and superiority. A best seller, "Animals as Teachers and Healers" is a wonderful insight to human animal relations. Another mind boggling insightful read is "the Handbook on Equine Experiential Learning. . ." by Barbara Rector. Lastly, my cat is a lot smarter than I. I can't remember the last time he cleaned my bathroom and I am always cleaning his. _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l
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Cats. Wow! Alicianat, August 31 2001
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