Spiritual

08-08-08

Number Sequences From The Angels
by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.

888 — A phase of your life is about to end, and this is a sign to give you forewarning to prepare. This number sequence may mean you are winding up an emotional career, or relationship phase. It also means there is light at the end of the tunnel. In addition, it means, “The crops are ripe. Don’t wait to pick and enjoy them.” In other words, don’t procrastinate making your move or enjoying fruits of your labor.
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That is what Doreen Virtue says about triple eight, which is today’s date.

How is my 08-08-08 going? The first thing that I saw this morning were two e-mails about the passing of two more Dobie friends. For some reason, passings often happen in threes, after Sadie, came Sissy and Kilo. Mon Dieu. They were both lovely and much-loved Doberkids, who were on this planet too short a time.

Kilo’s handsome profile Kilo on 10/18/03 - he had a little hair loss problem in the beginning

This is Kilo on 10-18-03 when he was still in rescue and on the FDPRR website. He had some hair loss problems, and his adopter had worked on that before, so was ready, willing and able to apply her knowledge to Kilo’s skin.

Sissy and Valerie - Feb 2002 or 2003 Sissy at the Dober Picnic - 10-2002

These pictures were taken of Sissy in either 2002 or 2003. The one with her human companion was taken in the early part of the year, maybe February. The one where Sissy is trying to figure out what to do with her Frisbee was taken at a Dobermann Picnic in the fall of 2002 or 2003.

After reading about the two sudden departures, lunch came around, and I took the newspapers to the wildlife center as usual, but there, I met up with the Fedex driver who delivers to the high rise I work in. She jumped out with a box, and I said, “So you deliver here, too?”

She said, “No, I found this guy at the jail while I was making my deliveries. They were trying to help him, but couldn’t, so I wanted to bring him here on my lunch break.” She showed me a box with a beautiful huge green lizard looking up from a platform of glue paper. He was stuck. It was a tragic thing, and if anyone could help him, it would be the wildlife center.

I’d only wished I’d thought about that weeks ago when I found a smaller version of a lizard stuck to a round fly trap I’d had by the dog poop bucket. Not thinking; I was not thinking when I put that trap there. I could not release that poor little brown lizard, so I did the only humane thing I knew, and was to wrap him up and let him fall asleep in the freezer. His eyes were a smaller version of the big green eyes I saw today. I will ask next week or if I see the Fedex driver if he was unglued, released, and saved. I have since thrown away my big fly sticky paper fly traps.

The FDSP does lizards in, but they are fast about it in most cases, and that seems more natural. Dogs are predators and hunt. So when I was driving home, and mind you, at lunch, I had to take an extreme detour to get from the wildlife center to home, I ran into a herd of five or six elementary-school-aged children with a green lizard dangling by its head from a string. What sort of theme was I running into this day?

To further torture myself, there is a sweet red female Dobermann at a local shelter who is all natural, probably six or seven years old, has a bit of a skin disorder, and she can only be released to rescue because of it. I really have no more room, but on the other hand, I want to save her. It’s been a back-and-forth decision making process going through my mind since Wednesday. This sort of thing makes me insane! It’s like a non-stop ping-pong game in my head. Yes/no – yes/no – yes/no. Argh! Yes/no – yes/no – yes/no…

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I looked on-line today, and she is still at the shelter. I don’t know if any other rescue will take her, but I am thinking not. Times are, people want the perfect looking Dobie who is cropped/docked, young and shiny. Even though there are wonderful Dobies behind the all natural ones, or ones who need a little spit and polish. Lord knows I have spat and polished a lot of Dobies, and they appreciate that second chance the most! If this girl were cropped/docked, she would be adopted in a heartbeat. Just look at her! What a smiley-faced beauty! Where is the breeder of this dog? She/he should be the safety net for this girl in times like these. Our society is set up wrong. Think about how many dogs and cats will die tonight in shelters across the country, while people are breeding more dogs for a buck. There is something so wrong with this. What will it take to stop it?

While this is torturing me, and I’m driving back to work, right in the left-turn lane, in the way of getting into the parking garage, is a car with both back lights blinking…a dead car!

I might have a drink tonight, and I’m not talking water.

Helen

P.S. I received the National #N180-489 2PK 4″ galvanized loop hooks in the mail today for my yet-to-be-built bar jump.

I also received a lousy letter about a really lousy lousy vet I filed charges against for Luigi’s botched up, did-nothing-but-take-money “job” when he was in dire need of emergency help. The board of licenses, the general counsel (chief BS artist) himself, sent me a letter saying there was no findings of the lousy vet doing anything wrong, and the case is closed. And by the way, I will not be allowed to see the file saying how these BS artists came up with that conclusion. One hand is kissing the other in all these so-called “watch dog” boards, and this vet licensing board isn’t watching over the benefit of our pets. It’s the way these “professionals” keep each other in business no matter how bad a job they do.

08-08-08 was not a pleasant day for me. I think I’ll open the back door to let some moonlight in and stuff Kongs.

Capricorn Moon

Capricorn moon rising Here I am! Capricorn Moon Lantern

We found the full moon. She is slowly, but surely rising into the night sky. Also, I found a beautiful candle lantern on sale today, so I guess I’ll call her my full moon lantern. She can remind me of the full moon when the real thing isn’t around. I love her amber colors.

Enjoy Yer Night!

Helen

Aromatherapy

Last night, I rushed home, fed everyone their dinner, which I made at lunch, and rushed out the door to get to an Aromatherapy class for pets. It was put on by the Whole Foods Market nearby, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially after the big rush to get there.

This WF has renovated the building next door for the purpose of having a classroom. Wow! It has a complete kitchen where they’ll offer classes on cooking, an opened floor to set up as needed, and a very friendly director of these classes/services who introduced the wholistic vet to us. The veterinarian’s name is Dr. Carol Falck, and her website’s here.

Dr. Falck had a very interesting Power Point presentation, and gave us handouts that coincided with them. After she gave her portion of the presentation, another person came up whose business card lists Essential Oil Classes as one of her specialties, and with her cat, showed us how to use the oils and what certain ones would do. The cat took it so well. She’s a senior cat and very fragrant now that she’s been oiled!

Essential oils have thousands of properties that can help everything from arthritis to insect repellanta to strengthening the immune system – and so much more. The list is extensive. These oils work through the skin, which goes into the bloodstream where the properties of the oils can work as fast as seconds to two minutes! As a novice, the best way to start is by mixing a couple drops of the essential oil with a carrier oil such as oilve, wheat germ, or almond oils. They can be put on the paw pads, or as in Baby’s case for her arthritis, rubbed in a the area of her arthritis. Through the air, they can be inhaled and have effects on the body through the brain and olfactory membranes. Amazing!

I’m going to order a few essential oils for Baby’s arthritis through my favorite site, mountainrose.com, and I’ll also purchase a diffuser, so the whole Fort Doberdale family can enjoy the effects of the oils. I used to use eucalyptus when I arrived in Florida. I couldn’t sing without coughing. Not that I am anything but a singer in the rain or in the car, but it was bothersome. The eucalyptus really helped clear out my vocal passages.

The center at WF is going to have a grand opening Thursday evening. They will be offering all sorts of classes, and if you want to see what sorts, then click here.

All in all, I had a very nice evening at the Aromatherapy class. I’d only known about it from a participant at the T-Touch seminar.

Helen