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This week's teaching is brought to you from: Diego

Diego’s Destination Determination 

     Diego (on the right), a scrappy, tough, yet, ridiculously cute and sweet Chihuahua mix found his way through a long, difficult journey to the home of his human partner, Pam.  From what he shared with me, Diego survived horrible abuse and abandonment.  Ironically, he incurred his most serious injury being hit by a car, an event that led to his rescue by a local shelter where he met his chosen person.  Pam contacted me for a reading because, although she loved Diego and felt, as with all Soul Contracts, that they were supposed to be together, he was not blending in well in her household or, more importantly, with her dog Ivy.  Not only that, Diego seemed to want things that Pam’s safe, nurturing, any-dog-would-be-lucky-to-live-there home could not provide.  Diego wanted tons of room to run, as he frequently reminded Pam by taking off any chance he could.  Also, he loved to snuggle under the covers at night, making Pam boiling hot and unable to sleep, and her fury friend disgruntled when she asked him for space. All the training tricks and psychic communication in the world could not keep him from urinating in the house, inviting his increasingly agitated friend Ivy to do the same.

     As many of us do in relationships, Pam tried everything in her power to accommodate Diego.  She compromised with more cuddling and lap time, she exercised him as much as possible, she took him out more frequently, and the list goes on and on.  We were in contact many times to review the family’s Soul Contract and check in with what each animal and their person needed in that moment.  For a very long time, all parties felt they wanted to stay together and work on different ideas for helping each other feel better. But ultimately, their efforts were futile as there was a larger force in play.  Diego continued to urinate on Pam’s floor and belongings, while making eye contact with her, pleading for her to pay attention to what he was desperately communicating.  Ivy chimed in with her own counter-productive behaviors, leaving Pam depleted and heartbroken.

     What was most revealing of Diego’s contract was the activation of his fifth chakra, the throat chakra or the area responsible for speaking truth and trusting divine wisdom.  In my mind’s eye, I could see a yellow, murky color around this area of Diego’s body, an indication of an energetic imbalance, and possibly a “dis-ease”.  Further conversations with Pam revealed that Diego displayed physical symptoms of a thyroid problem, a gland that regulates bodily functions such as thirst, hunger, and body temperature.  What an important piece of the puzzle!  Do you remember Bonnie and her fifth chakra teaching?  She courageously facilitated healing for many beings in her life by encouraging us to always speak the deepest truth of our hearts and be willing to, “Let go and let God,” in life.  Most medical problems are present in the energy body and are indicative of a spiritual imbalance long before there is evidence on medical tests.  Pam sought help from her veterinarian, and ultimately decided to treat the problem first from a spiritual perspective before medication, a choice that would later facilitate relief of symptoms, healing both herself and Diego.

     Pam is a brave and wise soul; she was willing to look at the possibility that Diego would be happier with someone else.  She had exhausted all reasonable options to help him and her only choice was to ask him if he was still happy living with her.  I confirmed in my reading that although her four-legged friend loved her dearly, he desired to move on.  It was a sad, yet deeply true, realization that Pam was ready for.  Many of us find it difficult to let go when fear of the unknown is so great.  Countless questions tortured Pam throughout sleepless nights.  Would he find the right home? Could she have done something differently for him to stay?  Was she a horrible person for asking a dog to leave that had already been abandoned? Perhaps we have all asked similar questions, and many more, when determining when it’s time to move on from relationship.

     From what the animals have taught me, they understand the importance of letting go, the necessity of it in order to fully grow and realize our potential.  Diego needed to find Pam to recover, heal, and receive love, but only for a short time.  He got back on his feet, and once there, he realized that he needed more than just a really great home with a giving and devoted partner; he needed the right kind of partner.  As with all Contracts, Diego’s decision benefited her growth, too.  When right relationship is in play, and all are speaking their truth, this can only be the case.  Pam grew immensely by admitting that the situation was not working for her, either.  She allowed herself the freedom to be who she was, and say who she wasn’t.  She loved herself more deeply, and Diego had gifted her that.  Pam was willing to be the one step in the journey, versus holding on too tightly to being the destination.

     The truth is that there is only one destination we are all seeking: pure and perfect Love.  Courageously opening your heart, speaking your truth, and then letting go, will help you get closer to this experience, a state that can only come from within.  Pam and Diego bravely dove into these uncharted waters only to find a healing, freeing place.  Where might your heart be ready to take the leap?