There is a topic that emerged twice in my animal communications this week. It was so deeply moving and, at the same time, so important that I absolutely wanted to share it with you today.
Our animals long so much to hear from us what we love about them, what we appreciate, and what we admire. They yearn for us to tell them which small gestures or behaviors bring us joy, and yes, sometimes even what we would like to learn from them.
It sounds so simple, yet in daily life, it happens far too rarely. Especially animals who are considered difficult or challenging, who might show certain behaviors we wish were different, often carry a deep insecurity. They sense exactly what we desire and where we hope for a change.
Some of them then begin to doubt themselves or feel as though they are not good enough. Yet, there is so much that we love about them, and they often need these words much more than we realize.
Today, I was connected with a small pack of cats, one male and two females. Within their group, there were tensions, misunderstandings, and that quiet feeling of not truly belonging. So, I asked them a question I love to use in such moments to shift the frequency: “What do you appreciate about the other?”
The effect was beautiful. The cats became completely still and opened up deeply from within. They absorbed what the male cat liked about them so intensely that some of them became downright proud and visibly grew. The male cat, too, was deeply touched to hear what the two of them liked about him, what they admired, and even wanted to learn from him.
This honest appreciation shifted so much in their small system.
It achieved more than any scolding or attempt to bend things into shape ever could. It created real connection, trust, expansiveness, and a deep sense of peace, simply because they felt truly seen.
Perhaps you would like to take a quick moment today as well, and consciously tell your animal what you admire about them. Tell them what makes you smile every day, which of their traits touches you, and why your life is so much richer because of this wonderful being. Remind them of the small behaviors you love, and what you sometimes take as an inspiration from them.
Speak it aloud, whisper it lovingly, or send it to them in your thoughts, because that, too, arrives in the field. Animals drink these words like water. They blossom because of them and feel so incredibly connected to us. Sometimes, an entire family dynamic changes simply because an animal finally gets to hear: I see you, I love you, and you are doing so much right.
From heart to heart,
Tanja