Love and the heart are some of my favorite subjects. I love to see love expressed at any opportunity and by anyone who happens to be expressing it. I think we all are richer by the love that is released into the world by each and every one of us.
Love is on my mind lately, as well as in my heart, because of a project I have been working on for sometime. It involves putting people together, helping people find someone to like or love. In doing so, various people wander into my gallery and chat about their lives and in many cases the love that is missing in their lives. These are wonderful people who just might be out of the loop of people and the opportunity of finding a partner. It might be after a previous partner has moved on in some way. I try to cheer them up and inspire them to keep a look out, for surely there is someone who equals their desire for a friend or mate.
That’s just one kind of love — people to people. And then yesterday Mia wandered in. Mia is a golden doodle of such genuine sweetness no one could miss it. She is calm and patient and she instinctively knows who loves her. I love her. She comes right over to me and leans up against my leg, in a manner that is never aggressive or demanding, waiting for me to rub her neck and tell how wonderful she is. And I do because she is. Her owner, Cathy, has taken Mia to be trained for hospital work. She will be such a help to those who are shut-in and have little opportunity to give and receive love.
Then today a friend sent me an e-mail about an extraordinary Washington state man named Jeff who, through his love and efforts, salvaged an injured baby eagle 10 years ago. He called her Freedom and spent weeks hand-feeding her and nursing this little bird back to life. Because of her injuries he knew she could never fly, so he glove trained her and took her to do educational programs at schools.
Then Jeff was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma and under went 8 rounds of chemo. During that time he took Freedom out for walks. She also showed up in his dreams, seeming to help him fight the cancer. On the day he was given a clean bill of health he took Freedom out for another walk. She somehow knew of his triumph. He said she looked at him and wrapped both her wings around him to where he could feel her wings on his back. Then she touched his nose with her beak and stared into his eyes. That was a magic moment for him.
There were many other extraordinary healings involving this bird. It all came from the love this man had for this bird and this bird’s tremendous appreciation in return. It is a story that one might not believe, but I saw the picture that proved it — Jeff with his Freedom snuggled up against his chest.
Love in any form is love. The more the better for the heart and everyone.
Sally Huss’ Happy Musings are syndicated by King Features for newspapers. She makes them available FREE to her members, along with previews of her downloadable self-help books (10 Great Thoughts on Love and 10 Great Thoughts on Friendship) through her website.
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