Was working through some stuff and I randomly remembered a couple of significant incidents involving animals. Once when i was a teen I had come home from Toronto quite late, around 2-3 am. It was a summer night and I had a 20 minute walk from the bus stop to home. I was enjoying the quiet and post-rain mood when i noticed walking towards me three men. I suddenly felt quite alarmed and tried to figure out how to avoid crossing their path without alerting them. I slowed down but kept walking as I had nowhere to divert to. I had been considering going up to a house and knocking on the door but before it came to that, a white Sheppard-type dog walked up alongside me. It stayed with me as the men grew closer and then started to cross the street. I followed it talking to it as if it was my dog and got to other side of street as they passed, without incident. The dog then trotted off. Another time walking home from school, another white dog showed up beside me just as I was passing a construction site where there was a deep pit. It stayed with me for a few moments as I got past the pit and then trotted off.

I also remember driving from Vancouver to Toronto to go to school. I had stopped at a campsite just outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba for the night. I took my dog for a twilight walk through the campsite and was drawn to a wooded area. In a clearing I noticed a large number of birds flying around above me and stopped to get a closer look. Pretty soon a bird from the flock came down closer and closer to seemingly check me out. It was a small owl of some kind. Then a few more of the owls also came down to take a look at me, swooping closer and closer until one seemed to want to land on my head. I flinched not wanting to get hurt, but stayed where I was, mesmerized. Once, visiting the Toronto zoo with a friend, she noted animals seemed to be intrigued by me as when visiting an owl exhibit the owls just stared at me even when she waved at them to divert their attention. At the seal exhibit, the seals kept swimming up to me and checking me out which my friend noticed too.

I've always felt a kinship and deep love of animals, feeling more comfortable with them than humans. But my shelterd, cozy suburban life kept me distant from them and I never understood how much smarter they are than I gave them credit for. My consciousness was too shallow to make a true connection and understanding as to what drew them to me, or what they were trying to tell me, which i regret. Without a doubt they have a closer connection to source and have a purity rarely seen in humans. I've no doubt the dogs were sent by my spirit team to keep me safe. Animals are a blessing I wish all could see.