6/15/2016

Today's Horoscope

All signs:

The stars want to take a moment to acknowledge one of the great joys of life. That joy is the relationships we have with our beloved pets. There is something about the bond we have with our animal companions that is even greater than the bond we have with each other in some ways. Maybe it is unconditional love or maybe it is just because we control the snacks. Maybe it is because they are always there caring for us like we are one of the pack, or maybe it's just because they can't talk back. Perhaps it is something deeper than we can put into words or maybe it is just mutual dependency.

If you've ever had a pet, you know it is pure love, perhaps the only true love you will ever really know. If only we could love each other with the love we have with our pets.

Our animals are there for us in a way no other human can ever be. They see us at our lowest points, and never criticize, never lecture, they only give us more love. They are there for our good times too, and they share in them, always happy for us, not always understanding the joy but just glad to be a part of it.

We tell them things we could never tell anyone else. We let down our walls and let them see the part of us that we may never show to another person as long as we live, and they are fine with it. Where else would we ever get a gift as precious as that?

Where else could we find that kind of grace?

Where else could we get that kind of selfless love and devotion?

Pets give us the rare gift of allowing us to be who we truly are and still climbing in our lap or curling up next to us and loving us as just as fiercely as ever.

They are a part of us. They know our secrets and they know our hearts and they only respond with more love.

And they know how to let us love them. They don't question our motives, they don't play games, they don't shame or belittle us. They just accept the love you give them for what it is, and give it right back to us. They are grateful for us, without fear or trepidation, just so happy that we are their human.

The stars know the bad part, too. They know that our companions life spans are so much shorter than ours. They know we will suffer the loss of our beloved pets over and over again. They know when we are still raw and shattered after saying goodbye yet again to one of our babies that we feel like we could never go through it again, that we couldn't bear to suffer the heartbreak like this ever again.

But it is precisely that heartbreak that tells us we will, that what we lost is something so precious and so good. That is why we are so devastated now, and we will find that joy again down the road. There is a strange thing that happens when you choose a pet. When you see them for the first time, you just know. You can see a thousand dogs or cats and love them, but when you see that dog or cat that is destined to be yours, you just know instantly.

To might try to talk yourself out of it, to tell yourself that you don't need another pet right now, that you're not ready. But you know. You will welcome that animal into your life because it seems like it is preordained.

You just know.

And the love affair begins all over again.

The stars want you to be thankful for the time you have with your companions. They want you to cherish and hold all the moments you shared with them close to your heart.

They want you to understand what an amazing gift you have in them, and they want to thank you for loving your pets and treating them so well.

Our pets are on loan to us for much too brief a time, but they will always be a part of us and we are so much better for it, and we will be reunited with them all one day, amongst the stars.

RIP my beloved bunny. You gave me so much in your 9-½ years with me that I could never begin to repay you for. You saved my life in a way nothing else could. There is such an empty space in my life right now. Thank you for everything. I will be with you again some day, amongst the stars.