Who, What, When, Where, and Why is “Conscious Companion” ?
There are countless Earth Stewards who are Conscious Companions for Mother Earth and her innumerable inhabitants.
There are countless wild species who are Conscious Companions.
Every animal companion IS a Conscious Companion.
There are countless wild species who are Conscious Companions.
Every animal companion IS a Conscious Companion.
Thankfully for humankind, the countless species who inhabit every continent, clime, and place on this planet are Conscious Companions.
Thankfully, every animal guardian on this planet has the potential to become a true Conscious Companion.
Thankfully, for every animal guardian and "pet parent" who has yet to become a Conscious Companion, both the animals in captive conditions and personal companion animals are true Conscious Companions.
Thankfully, every animal guardian on this planet has the potential to become a true Conscious Companion.
Thankfully, for every animal guardian and "pet parent" who has yet to become a Conscious Companion, both the animals in captive conditions and personal companion animals are true Conscious Companions.
They are conscious of us. They are intricately intertwined with us. They are deeply devoted to us. They are supremely aware of us – our intent, emotions, thoughts, and so much more - far beyond what you can imagine.
No matter the species, domestic or exotic, each one is a perfect being. But outer appearances can be deceiving. Despite their behavior and choices, they are conscious beings who are innately aware - in their own way - of how to remain in alignment with who they truly are; how to thrive, how to be truly free.
They remind us that this is who we want to be.
They reflect back to us who we truly are.
They demonstrate what it feels like to be free.
They are sovereign beings who are inviting us to claim ours.
They live their lives with the intention to be in alignment in every moment.
They are living lighthouses of love, joy, peace, beauty, innocence, and empowerment.
They reflect back to us who we truly are.
They demonstrate what it feels like to be free.
They are sovereign beings who are inviting us to claim ours.
They live their lives with the intention to be in alignment in every moment.
They are living lighthouses of love, joy, peace, beauty, innocence, and empowerment.
No matter the species, they have their own soul missions; some as a collective group and others as individuals with the people they are paired with in this life. Regardless of their physical form or behavior, they are always guiding, teaching, and assisting humankind in every chapter of life. These innocent, benevolent beings are mirror reflections of what many have yet to see, know, and discover about ourselves. They are reminders of where we came from, who we truly are without our stories, and who we are becoming while we walk the world a while.
Every being has either something to learn or teach. May we have the courage and humility to be both teacher and student. Most importantly, may we be able to discern when and where to be each.”
When challenges arise in various chapters of life, we are not being "tested"; we are being gifted with an opportunity. When things get uncomfortable, we are being invited to see things in a new light. And every being on this planet as the ability to assist us to see things from a new perspective.
But most of the time, we are being given an opportunity to grow stronger together.
Even when we appear to separate.
As we consciously choose to discover more about the beautiful beings with whom we share our home (this planet and our personal homes), we will come to know true peace and empowerment in every life chapter. We become a true Conscious Companion for the Conscious Companions.
As our Lakota brothers and sisters know to be true, Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ (All Are Related). We are One. There is an interconnectedness than cannot be seen; only felt and known through the heart and mind. All beings are relatives. This prayer and recognition of oneness brings balance to the Earth. This balance brings harmony between all forms of life: from people, plants, animals, birds, insects, trees, rocks, rivers, mountains, valleys, to every ocean and sea.
As our Lakota brothers and sisters know to be true, Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ (All Are Related). We are One. There is an interconnectedness than cannot be seen; only felt and known through the heart and mind. All beings are relatives. This prayer and recognition of oneness brings balance to the Earth. This balance brings harmony between all forms of life: from people, plants, animals, birds, insects, trees, rocks, rivers, mountains, valleys, to every ocean and sea.
"We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. Remote from universal nature, and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image in distortion. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth."
― Henry Beston, The Outermost House
