Be vulnerable

It seems like I get a new lesson every week that aligns with what’s going around me. It reminds me of how far I have come but still how much more I have to go.

The lesson I am working through this week is allowing myself to be vulnerable. It is not surprising that I received this message disguised as a message from a cat I was communicating with addressed to her human. The message was for both her human and for me because animal was speaking to my soul and when they do, they are sent to both their human and me because we are all ONE after all… When this happens, I know that the message truly came from the place of love…

Animals are truly angels
Here’s what I’ve learned to believe about how animal communication works for me. There’s some higher power that connects me with the animals, whether that is through animal communication practice sites, someone seeking me out to help their animals, or maybe just a casual encounter with the animals and their humans. Regardless how I start the conversation, my communication typically starts with me connecting with the animals. I start communication with animals by synthesizing our vibrations so I can truly, lovingly, and with a bit of curiosity ask the right questions for an outcome that is true love. Outcome might result in healing of the humans and/or animals, understanding of the issue for a mutual resolution, or saying good-bye to your loved ones if it is the loving solution.

I truly believe that animals are angels in disguise. When animal, their human, and I truly resonate in a harmonious vibration, magical things happen. And all these are brought together because the animals sought me out.

Look within yourself when someone pushes your button
I’ve had many things happen to me this week both at work, in my spiritual, and personal lives that all point me to a source of problem that tells me that I do not yet truly love myself. As mentioned, I’ve come a long way since the beginning when I did not love myself, period. I now do, but this week’s lesson reminded me that there are still parts of me that I still don’t allow myself to love.

Maybe there is someone in your life that anything they do or say annoy you for some reasons and you just cannot shake that feeling. Maybe someone does or says something that makes you feel uncomfortable and defensive. All these are clue for me to double down and see what those messages are telling me. Of course, I’m only human, I struggle to admit and I think to myself that “they just don’t get it and I’m in the right”… Well, am I?

This is something that I’m still struggling with myself so you should do what I say but not I do… 🙂 That said, I’ve gotten great messages from the universe this week. One I received during the communication with cat that I mentioned earlier. She told her human (and me) to “open your heart and be vulnerable.”

Another message came in a form of a Ted Talk that my co-worker shared with a group that day. The speaker, Brené Brown, talks about being vulnerable, of course… 

Love yourself no matter what
Growing up, being vulnerable was not in my vocabulary. To me, it is admitting the defeat, admitting that you are not perfect, and so on. It is everything my parents and society taught me not to be. But by not opening up yourself deeply, you are creating a wall around you. This wall is a mirror reflecting you back and when you encounter people who pushes your button, it is really your “imperfect self” that you are seeing reflected upon this mirror. You get defensive because you cannot love and accept this imperfection.

If you love yourself for who you are and truly accept that you can never be “perfect,” then there is nothing “bad” that would reflect back onto this mirror so less and less things start pushing your buttons. In my experience, you would actually start to see more and more nicer and happier people. It is very wonderful like that when you love yourself…

When I started my corporate job, my managers used to tell me to “grow a thick skin” because I was reacting to everything people said to me. I really didn’t know how to do that. It’s taken me until now to realize doing so requires me to love myself. Things still bother me but it is not very often and when it happens, the effect is much less severe than it used to.

It feels like cliché but love truly cures all.