{"id":7461,"date":"2011-10-11T13:03:17","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T13:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendywolfe.wordpress.com\/?p=249"},"modified":"2011-10-11T13:03:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T13:03:17","slug":"smokey-shares-insights-about-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/?p=7461","title":{"rendered":"Smokey shares insights about illness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Smokey always has words of wisdom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“This place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you”\u00a0 Hafez<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you ever wondered what is the purpose of illness?\u00a0 Does illness have a purpose?\u00a0Is illness the same for us as it is for animals?\u00a0My very wise Smokey (Tennessee Walking Horse) provided some great insight into illness from the animals perspective and for us.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the past three months I have been ill with Lymes\u00a0disease (LD).\u00a0 Well actually I have had LD much longer than that…but the source of my illness finally came to light when I became so ill that I could not even do basic daily chores and taking a shower was exhausting.\u00a0 I am happy to say that the worst of this is behind me.\u00a0 My energy has returned to normal.\u00a0 I now know much more about LD than I ever wanted to know. It can be a horrendous disease for many and is often misdiagnosed as ALS, MS, Lupus, fibromyalgia\u00a0and CFS and often goes untreated.\u00a0 I am fortunate that I have a strong constitution and have been able to get back my life.\u00a0 It is not as easy or quick for others.<\/p>\n

In June, Smokey became ill with anaplasmosis\u00a0(erhlichia)\u00a0which is\u00a0a tick borne illness that is part of LD.\u00a0 A week later, Hanna had lymes\u00a0and King also had anaplasmosis. Being surrounded by animals with tick borne illness I decided there was a message for me as well.\u00a0 That lead me to research which lead me to the realization that I possibly had lymes too.\u00a0 It was the beginning of my path back to wellness.<\/p>\n

Today, I decided to talk with Smokey about illness.<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 Do you remember a few months ago when you got so sick and had to spend several days away from home at the vet? (I showed him pictures of the events that took place).<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 I felt terrible.\u00a0 When you took me to the vet I knew I could trust you to help me.\u00a0 I’ve always known I could trust you…even when I had to shout at you to get your attention.\u00a0(Years ago when I still put shoes on him he finally said “Get these “f***ng shoes off and lower my heels”.\u00a0 Smokey never minces words.)\u00a0<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 Were you scared?<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 No, just very tired and very sore all over.<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 Why do you think you got sick?<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 Because I was infected with a bacteria from a tick.<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 But surely you have been bitten by infected ticks before; they are all over this farm.\u00a0This time you weren’t able to fight it by yourself.<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 Sometimes we need help getting stronger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 It was very scary for me because you have always been so healthy…you seem to have a very strong constitution.<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 I am very healthy but this time it was a bit more than my body could deal with.\u00a0 And there is more.<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 What?<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 You and I have a very strong soul connection.\u00a0 You have been ill for a very long time without understanding why.\u00a0 We partnered on this.\u00a0 Well our souls did to bring light to your illness.\u00a0 You needed to see that even I could get sick from ticks to open up to that possibility for your own revelation.<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 So you got sick so that I would see that I too was sick with Lymes?<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 Well yes and no.\u00a0 It’s not quite as simple as that when we are dealing with soul agreements but I think for the sake of understanding you could say there was a Divine plan so that you could finally get to the root of the what has made you ill on and off over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 I do see that.\u00a0 At first I wanted to “fight” being so sick.\u00a0 The stress of you being sick and then Hanna and King also having tick borne illness added to the weakening of my immune system.\u00a0 But after my initial “Oh no, this can’t be happening to me…I can’t be this sick” I did get to “there is a reason for this”.\u00a0 For the most part I saw it as a way to slow down (like I had a choice) and focus on my physical self and really think about what is important to me.\u00a0 I found many other “jewels” buried in this experience too.\u00a0 Like even when I cannot be productive and I need people to wait on me, I still have worth.\u00a0 It also forced me to give up my work travels to Mexico and Greece.\u00a0 Now I see I had put way too much work in front of me.\u00a0 Balance is important.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Smokey, on one level I believe that illness or disease is the souls way of calling our attention to something we are not conscious of or something in our lives we need to change.\u00a0 Is that true for you or other animals?\u00a0<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 For us, illness is more physical but still about stress.\u00a0 I would say not living in alignment with your true self would be stressful and lead to illness for humans.\u00a0 Illness for animals is predominantly stress related.\u00a0 That stress could be from our physical body not getting all the nutrients we need, from being exposed to toxins or chemicals in the world,\u00a0 or from not being able to be free to be ourselves.\u00a0 For me that means living with my herd 24\/7, eating grass and being able to express myself to you and other people without having my actions “humanized”.\u00a0 Sometimes the stress is emotional, like if we are separated from a buddy or a human we love.\u00a0 And sometimes, we just got sick because we came in contact with something like a tick with infectious bacteria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u00a0is less about not following our soul’s path.\u00a0 We live connected to our higher selves and all consciousness much more deeply than most humans.\u00a0 You could say we are more “enlightened” that way.\u00a0 Still sometimes humans interfere so much that we can lose touch with that..again creating illness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With some illness it is merely a vehicle for us to transition to Spirit. Often times this is also about a soul lesson for those who love us.\u00a0 Sometimes I think you think too much about all of this.<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 You are probably right about that.\u00a0 We all need to remind ourselves to let our hearts lead us, not our heads.\u00a0 Thank you my handsome man for sharing so much wisdom with me not just today but always.\u00a0 You are truly one of the most precious gifts in my life which is why when you were sick I was so very scared.<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 And now I am well and we have work to do.\u00a0 You want me to help with you the Level II class don’t you?<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 I love how you know what’s in my head; I don’t even have to ask.\u00a0 Yes, of course.\u00a0 Of all the animals that have shared my life none have been easier to communicate with than you. We will talk again soon so you can let me know how you think we can best use your talents to help the students.\u00a0<\/p>\n

S:\u00a0 And it’s time to let us out into the pasture.<\/p>\n

W:\u00a0 Yes, I am heading that way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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