@matildagirl, you were right that I might regret making a thread asking for any kind of insight. (I will email you about your question with some thoughts) But I realized right away that it requires more than just a quick post to help with a question like yours and for the moment, I have to see if there is a way to do this that is not going to overwhelm us. I won't leave you hanging though. Look for my email or reach out to me via the contact form of the website to remind me to get back to you.
I had a burst of thoughts (all good) about you and your question but realized it was too much to cover in a post and best to keep it in a private email.
When I look at Rooney @jeanne-mayell, I sense a lot of love and protectiveness coming from her. She loves her humans and home and is a very happy dog. I hear the word « serene » when I scan how she feels about her home environment. I sense that the older she gets, the more she is able to not only notice but understand energy and feelings coming from her humans and surrounding environment. When she was younger, her « happy go lucky » attitude greatly influenced how she dealt with her world and helped her overlook the many things she is now more incline to notice. Because of this, I sense a seriousness and a wish on her part to « lighten up » her humans’ feelings and the environment they sometimes find themselves in. She doesn’t always know how to do this but in her own doggo way, will try to decrease what she perceives as a burden to her humans. This is done out of love.
@jeanne-mayell I'm very new to contributing to this forum (but longtime lurker). I just wanted to add that I looked forward to responses to that thread.
It feels empowering to focus on caring for our own lives and working out the tangles for improvement and solutions. I feel so overwhelmed by news developments and especially things going so dark for women. I don't want to unplug from following news developments but there's a sense of hopelessness that's hard to overcome.
What you proposed reminds me of action partners and recovery in 12 step programs, which can be very beneficial and add light.It's important not to languish or diminish our own potential for improvement and better lives even during what seems to be a darker phase on the macro level.
Jeanne
I had the same feeling about Rooney that others have expressed. She may have picked up on the anxiety of that time. I would think that she is intuitively connected to you and felt your anxiety also. I'm not sure if that's correct though.
Updating on Cleo- Vet is keeping her another night. She has tapeworms. Although she is an indoor cat, we do have mice that get in to the house and a few weeks back she killed one and then stood over it to show us it was her kill and not from my other cat, who is a big time hunter and goes in and out. I know she is being well cared for, the vet loves her and she loves the vet, and I am relieved that it was nothing worse. Thanks for the reiki and well wishes.
Can anyone tell me about my Rooney? Ever since the pandemic, she has become such a quiet little thing. She seems to have gone from extrovert to introvert. Sometimes she just stares at me.
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Jeanne, you might not like this answer, but since you asked: i think she is a little bored, or under-stimulated. Remember the videos you posted with Rooney and Kitty, when they were playing and romping all over the house? I think she needs a playmate. Would you mind getting her a kitten or a doggie friend? Or even a ferret?
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@unk-p you are correct that she is bored. not only did she lose her kitty best friend, but Tommy moved out to live with his gf and it's just us old guys now. She needs a friend but it won't do if it's a young friend. She doesn't like puppies. Both my grown kids have puppies now and Rooney now thinks puppies are a pain in the butt. Tom's puppy comes over and wants to play by jumping on her and Rooney turns her head away as if to say, NO! I'd have to find another 8 or 9 year old. However, she might enjoy a kitten. Lemme think about that. I wonder if we could foster a kitty to see how it goes. I'd so love to see Rooney happy again.
@seaholly, your thoughts about Rooney are so wondrous. I almost went into a trance reading them. I love what you wrote!!! Thank you.
@ghandigirl, thank you for your thoughts about Rooney. Yes, I do feel she is an empath and picks up on anxiety. My husband is a very chill person and Rooney loves cuddling with him. She also hangs around me but it seems more just wants to be close by since I'm more active.
@rennie I am so glad you appeared on our forum. Welcome, welcome, welcome! Your comments made my heart sing. Yes, it is empowering to help others. And especially during these times when news is overwhelming. I think it is significant that when we started doing positive predictions a few years ago, sometimes deliberately focusing on the positive, our accuracy shot up. Love is light, and light is being awake with eyes open, so positivity is really seeing.
You are so right about how the 12 step program fits much of how people can be truly helped in the world. I love that program; so much wisdom in taking things one day at a time, in helping each other through. In come ways, our Circle of Light is similar to those 12-step meetings. We focus on love - ourselves, each other, and the world. It's a win-win-win. I look forward to reading your thoughts here!
@ghandigirl Cleo looks both wiley and an old soul. She also has a sense of humor and when she is feeling well, she's a trickster. How is she now?
So much better. She is exploring a bit. She's weak and fell off twice trying to jump on the cat tree but didn't give up. She is no longer hunched over in pain. The vet sedated her and removed the rest of the matted fur I couldnt untangle . She had stopped grooming herself. She's pretty exhausted but she is on the mend and her tests were good. She now will only need to be dosed one time daily for hypothyroid, Her liver has improved since July and she gained a pound! It's miraculous.
Update on my fur-baby. I am making strides in keeping Rooney entertained. She's picking up on it and enjoys tossing her kibble around like it's prey. I help with this. I am sending away from some puppy puzzles that I know she will enjoy. And taking her out more to chase after rabbits. She knows the word Rabbits, which to her means anything outside that moves - owls, fox, coyotes, rabbits and squirels are mean rabbits. So we are going hunting for rabbits more times a day now and she is happy about that. She never catches anything, though. She doesn't really want to catch them. Just play. @unk-p