OPENING TO A DIVINE (FELINE) DIRECTIVE

 

Tiger

 

Crystal

 

Howie

 

 

Misty
(The one who started it all.)

 

I’ve got a few questions for you…

Are you open to Divine Directive?

Would you recognize a message from God or your Spirit leading you to take life changing steps?

Are you willing to follow when it does?

Your honest answers may tell a lot about your life.  Often those who seem to get all the lucky breaks aren’t as lucky as they are tuned-in and open to receiving guidance from a higher realm than logic.

In my own life, no matter how great of plans I’ve made, the events which have catapulted me forward have always been unexpected Divine Directives.

This weekend, Mark and I both got a cat-apulted forward – literally.

You see, a few weeks ago, I’d been at Pet-Smart to get kitty litter for our two “kits” Tiger and Crystal who’ve been with us just over seven years now.  We have great harmony in our little family and I truly was not looking for another cat to bring in.  But as is customary on a Saturday visit, I went to look at the rescue puppies and kitties to watch their silly antics and oogle and aahh over them before returning gratefully home to our own little feline family.

It was a bit odd that all of the cats at Pet-Smart were sleeping that Saturday… All except for one who looked into my eyes and right into my soul.  That’s when I felt it!   That divine energy which brought our first cat, Misty, to us.  And later, after Misty’s soul graduation, brought Tiger and Crystal to us. 

To make matters worse, this little feline looked like she could be Misty’s twin sister.  And her name, Blossom, reminded me immediately of the hundreds of blossoms which fell on our car as we drove Misty’s deceased body to the crematory seven years ago on St. Patrick’s Day.

It startled me so much I literally began to shake and cry.  It was so strong I had to leave. Previously, Mark and I had lightly discussed getting a younger cat to play with our 30 lb Tiger and get him more active but we really weren’t looking.  Now this.  I recognized the energy and what it meant immediately.  And when I told Mark what happened he suggested we go back up and observe Blossom’s behavior to see if she’d be a good match for Tiger and Crystal.

We returned on Sunday and were allowed into the holding area.  Blossom immediately looked me in the eyes again and jumped on my lap.  We had a very strong connection but she was rather hostile toward the other cats.  There was no way she and Crystal, our dominator cat, would get along.  And she’d probably beat up Tiger who is incredibly gentle.

But I had felt that energy.  And I knew it was a Divine Directive. 

While we were looking at Blossom, two other cats came up to play with us -- Denny and Howie. As we interacted with them, Mark said what I was thinking… “Maybe the Divine surge and connection felt with Blossom was to get us to open up to another cat.”

We liked Denny and Howie.  We knew one our friends would really dig Howie, but I was leaning more toward Denny.  However, the timing wasn’t quite right.  We had an out of town guest coming in the near future and would be gone most of the day, every day, for an entire week.  Besides, we had to think about it.

Fast forward to a week later.  We return to Pet-Smart with our friend who knows nothing about what the cats look like.  Without any prompting from us, she immediately spots Howie and falls in love with him while I’m talking to the woman who runs the rescue organization about Denny.  Turns out Denny had been adopted. 

We interact with Howie and Blossom more.  Blossom and I still have a strong connection, but if we get a cat, it would be for Tiger, not me.  And Blossom is still showing aggressive behavior – especially toward Howie who was busy untying both of my shoelaces.

We return home and decide to give Howie a trial run after our out of town guest leaves.

Last Saturday we arrived to pick up Howie just as Blossom was being adopted by a very sweet family where she would be the only pet.  My heart was overjoyed as her new owner let me say good-bye and congratulate them on Blossom’s adoption.

Mark picked up the new collar, tags, brush, etc., for Howie and I filled out the paper work.  Just as we were finishing up, my eyes looked at the date L.I.F.E. had rescued Howie… March 17th, 2008.   There was that divine surge again! And uncontrollable shaking and tears. 

March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, is the anniversary of our Misty’s soul graduation.

The rest of the paper work was blurred.  I had hoped were making the right decision before.  Now I KNEW.

We returned home with Howie and I’d like to say everyone got along peacefully right off the bat.  But I can’t. 

Howie was fine, but Tiger and Crystal were not happy cats at all with the new intruder in their home.  We figured Crystal would be territorial but didn’t count on Tiger growling like a mountain lion as his docile green eyes turned fire orange and the hackles on his back went up.

Oh, my Gosh!  What did we do?!

Fortunately, the folks at the L.I.F.E Animal Rescue prepared us for what to expect and assured us this was normal behavior.  Still, it was upsetting and confusing.  I had followed a Divine Directive.  I trusted.  I saw the signs.  I mean they rescued Howie on the anniversary of Misty’s transition for goodness sake!  What are the chances?  Still, Tiger and Crystal seemed very upset. 

God, are You SURE this is the right thing to do?

I opened the information pamphlet from L.I.F.E. to see if there were any more suggestions for getting everyone settled and read it from start to finish. What we were experiencing was all “normal” for the circumstances and it would just take some time for everyone to adjust.

I couldn’t help but to think how everything had worked in just the right order to bring Howie to us… and then seeing the date he had been rescued.  It had to be the right choice.  Still, I wished I had just one more sign for certain.

I noticed an information sheet about Howie I hadn’t seen before.  It had his microchip ID # and a few other things on it, including his birthday…

June 20th, 2007.  Howie has the exact same birthday as mine.  (Only a few years later!)

I got my sign.

And we got Howie, or maybe he got us.  He’s almost won over Crystal in less than three days.  And he’s slowly working on Tiger.  I have the feeling we’ll be one big happy family by the end of June.  What a lovely birthday gift that would be! 

We certainly weren’t expecting to adopt another cat, but we’ve learned to be open when Divine Directives are given.  Even when they don’t seem to make much sense at the time.  Even when we question them and need to ask for more confirmation.  And especially when they involve a feline.

Are you open?  Are you willing to listen when called?

Meow-wow.

With Peace, Love, Happiness, Health, and Prosperity…

Rev. Jeanette