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Communication is connection

As you already may have gathered from previous blogs: I communicate with animals. It’s something I didn’t know I could do, until a few years ago. I learned and developed this by just practice. To my surprise, many people find this interesting, and not so much weird or nonsense. A nice surprise!

So, quite a few people ask me questions like: What does my horse think? My first reaction is always: ask him or her yourself! Most people look at me surprised, as if this is a totally new idea. I don’t understand: don’t we all talk to our animals, even if it is some sort of babble, or maybe some kind of talking to yourself through your animal? And do we really think they don’t understand?! What makes us believe that we are the only ones who can communicate? Isn’t that a bit arrogant? But maybe this also touches another problem. What do we mean with communication? Isn’t it in many cases a way of wanting the other person, or animal, to listen to us and do as we want them to? In my book, that is not communication, that is just a one-way-street of giving information (or commands). That has nothing to do with communication! For me communication consists of two actions: talking and listening or in other words: making a connection.

And therefore if you really, truly want to know what your horse, cat, dog, guinea-pig or whatever animal communicates to you, you should most of all listen what it is telling you. Quite often when someone expresses the wish to be able to understand his or her animal, the animal immediately tells me that he or she doesn’t listen. Depending on the person, I sometimes give this message. And I can see that it is not always understood at the moment itself. Just as during a coaching session, I can only hope that the meaning will come to them in time.

Another common reaction is: “I’m afraid that I’m making up the answers myself”. I can understand, but I also know that the moment you genuinely have contact, you know. And if you have for some reason some doubts if you understand what they tell you, ask someone you know who can talk with your animal, to verify your conversation. When some time ago, I was in a very emotional period of my life, I wanted and needed to talk and feel the comfort from my horse Tinky. So I talked to her, but in the end it was so emotional that I couldn’t distinguish my words and feelings from hers. And I got confused. So I asked a close friend and very good animal communicator to help us out. When afterwards she reported to me the conversation she had had with Tinky, we were both in tears. It was so genuine, so comforting, so loving and so true.  Even now I can feel her words of wisdom, love and compassion. That is what a true connection with your animal can mean for both of you.

It is worth to try, practice and persevere in developing your communication skills with your animal. It is so much more than just telling him or her what you want, or hearing what he or she wants or needs. It is truly sharing a bond of love, respect, understanding and honoring each other.

And as an extra bonus, it definitely will influence your true communication skills in general. If that doesn’t help to make the world a better one … !