BEAN THE BUNNY IS SHREDDING THE BOOK "AUTHENTIC STORIES OF INTELLIGENCE IN ANIMALS" She says, "Bunnies eating paper has nothing to do with intelligence. I was chewing it because I was bored."

I have been reading Brian Tracy’s Book, Goals. It states to write down every morning a list (in present tense) of goals you would like to accomplish in the next twelve months. Here are the lists my animals and I did this morning. These are raw lists with no editing.

Goals 2/19/09:

Laura (Me-Pet Psychic): 1. I take Stormy to visit elderly people every week. 2. I have a Bunny that is well behaved around electrical wires. 3. I brush my cats every day. 4. I have a garden of catnip. 5. I massage Maia everyday. 6. I take Makia to the mountians twice a month. 7. My animals are all healthy mentally and psychically. 8. My bird/ squirrel feeder & bath are always full and clean.

Stormy 1. I go see old people everyday. 2. I have Bean under control. 3. I have Bean following me around the house. 4. I have lots of play dates with my dog friends. 5. Mom video’s me so everyone can see how cute and smart I am. 6. I eat veggies. 7. I get a bath twice a month. 8. My stomach always feels good.

Bean 1. I always understand what mom is saying. 2. My door to my cage is always open. 3. I am allowed in the front yard. 4. I can climb trees like the squirrel. 5. I able to climb the bookshelf to get my treats. 6. I always feel safe being picked up. 7. I know more tricks than the dogs. 8. I know how to bark.

Makia 1. We live on a safe ranch with pigs. 2. My body always feels good. 3. I can brush myself. 3. Mom always buys the healthy treats. 4. The people passing by hear me when I tell them, “pick up your garbage”. 5. We have a nice man in the house that is honest, funny and doesn’t mind fur. 6. I know how to turn on the faucet. 7. My mom has someone else to clean the litter box and house. 8. Our family of animals always stays the same size.

Serafina 1. I am nice to all animals including Makia. 2. I can play with toys like Joey. 3. Bean understands me when I say, “stay where you are”. 4. I know how to turn on classical music. 5. When I talk to the plants they multiply and grow faster. 6. I live at peace with mice. 7. I know all the birds by site and name. 8. I am well liked by everyone who meets me.

Joey 1. I have catnip toys all over the house. 2. I take a supplement that makes me jump higher and move better. 3. I am brave when people come over. 4. I am able to tell Bean what is naughty and what is good. 5. We live at house with Indian Spirits who love us. 6. My mom works at home everyday and is wealthy. 7. I am able to tell the animals that try to contact my mom, “leave her alone she is busy”. 8. I can open the window myself.

Maia 1. I can jump in the car again and my body feels healthy. 2. My mom always loves how I smell. 3. We live on safe land so my senses can be at peace. 4. I can tell the mountain lions and the bears to stay farther away from us. 5. I tell my mom which men she should date. 6. I am always happy with the way I behave. 7. I am always proud of my accomplishments. 8. I tell my mom everyday how thankful I am for her.

I have two canines in my family. Maia, my stunningly beautiful wolf dog and Storm King my large black and white Aussie. Stormy is nine years old. He was born under the deck of my friend’s farm in New Paltz, NY. His canine dad was my old dog’s best friend. Storm’s dad was neutered at age twelve. The day after his surgery he was found on top of Stormy’s mom. I picked Stormy out of a litter of ten when he was only two days old so he could keep his tail. He fit in the palm of my hand and resembled a rodent with a white streak down his head, a marking he no longer has. He was the first to bark and the first to leave the litter. In his younger years, he was my agility dog and then a therapy dog. He has a badge with his smiling headshot that says “Pet Therapist”. His main jobs are keeping loose dogs away from my Maia and making people fall in love with him. Many say his eyes are human. He is fluffy, has broad shoulders, his front elbows turn out and paws turn in making him ramble just like a small black bear. “He is just like a little bear” people say as they put their arms around him and squeeze. He is a “bear-dog” I tell kids. “Wow, a dog mixed with a bear” The children believably respond in awe.
The other night, Storm and Maia accompanied a friend and I to a venture in Santa Barbara. On our way back to Ojai we stopped at a familiar spot on the 150 to let the dogs pee and to walk out into a field to look at the stars. We were almost back to the car when a loud frightening noise disturbed the peaceful silence. “Roaar … Roooooarrr .. Rooarr” All four of us froze. My mind went from “What the hell was that….mountain lion…bear?” to “that sounds just across the road and he is mad” to “get in the car fast”. I grabbed Maia’s collar and ran the short distance to the jeep, lifted the hatch and helped her geriatric body into the car while saying, “Stormy, in the car” He launched into the car and I considered following him through the back, but I wanted to see the bear so I swiftly moved to the drivers door and got in. I turned on the headlights and pointed the car in the bear’s direction. We all sat there for a moment while we caught our breath. My friend said, “That was definitely a bear.” I replied, “I wonder why he was so mad”. At that moment Storm appeared in-between the two front seats. He sweetly licked both my friend and I on the cheek. “Mom” he says, “That bear thought I was a bear! He said to me, ‘You get out of there’. I was really scared.” My friend and I chuckled. “I could see that” my friend said, “He does look a bear and ‘You get out of here’ was very clear.” Curious I asked Storm what he said to the bear. Storm answered, “I told that bear, ‘not until my mommy tells me to’. Then when I was jumping in the car the bear asked me ‘where are you going?’ I told him I was getting in the car. Mom, that bear hated me. I thought he was going to run at me and bite me. I am glad you told me to get in the car.” The next morning Stormy told me he had a nightmare about the bear.
As I look at Stormy, it is easy to see that from a short distance, in the dark, by the light of the moon and the stars, my little fluffy Aussie even looks like a black bear to a bear.

Happy New Year!
Here is what my animals would like to concentrate on in 2009. They are listed oldest to youngest.
Joey (cat): I would like to find away to help my knees and neck not to bother me so much. By the end of the year, I want to feel comfortable with Serafina and I grooming each other and sleeping close together.
Maia (wolf hybrid): I want to find more peace about going to heaven. I am not sure what I need to learn in order to go there, but I think I am going to learn it this year. I want to be as calm as I can be. I know I still don’t like strange dogs around me and I hope that doesn’t matter when it comes to me getting into heaven.
Makia (cat): I want to help you more with your work. I want to talk to the animals and see if I can help them understand their people. I want them to know that you talk to a lot of animals that suffer and they are not alone. I want to manifest you brushing me more.
Stormy (Aussie): I want to be on a schedule of seeing old people and helping them to smile. I want to do it often. I need a job. I also want to have a set play date with a canine friend. I want you to find that friend for me.
Serafina (cat): I want to play more. I want to teach Bean (the bunny) how to be good while she is loose in the house. I want to be more peaceful with Makia. I want to snuggle with Joey. I think I should learn to be less protective over my food.
Bean (bunny): I want you to teach me how to do tricks. I want to learn to be a cat and go in the front yard. I want to learn how to listen to you. Every time you talk I am mad at you for telling me not to chew the wires or the curtains. I feel you don’t know bunnies. Maybe you know more than me, but I am not sure yet.
Makia would like to add, “I think everyone should think of this moment forward. They should forgive everything that happened in the past and be happy that there is a future. I like the idea that life is unpredictable. That no one knows what happens in the future. I like the idea that the future can be even greater than all of our family can imagine. We can be happier, healthier, more peaceful, and more grateful than we ever thought possible. If we look inward and smile everyday, we can look out at the world and see only beauty. And when we all see suffering we can know that the suffering will end if we concentrate on seeing ourselves and others as pure loving spirits. It took me a long time to realize this. I think that if I take time to remember it everyday, I will kinder to myself and others.”

JOEY: "I have noticed that when people are walking by their footsteps are louder than usual. They should walk quieter. People would be less confused if they looked just outside themselves. I think they should eat well too. There is more garbage in the yard. I don’t think fruit comes in wrappers right?"

MAIA: "I think the best way to stay happy to help each other. I have a new friend that helped my body and she didn’t want money for it. I am very thankful. Getting rest is important too."

MAKIA: "The one way to stay happy and healthy is to study what you love to do. Otherwise you talk about all the bad things happening and you forget about how powerful you are. Everyone is smart, just smart at different things. I am very experienced at meditation. I am good at asking the angels to keep the bad energy away from our family and to surround us in their light. It’s a big job! Asking for help is important."

STORM: "Remember to play. Try to calm yourself before you get angry. If you do act angry say you’re sorry. You can say sorry to yourself, who you got angry at, or to an angel if you’d like. Drink water or you will be clogged. Let your friends love you and make you laugh."

SERAFINA: "Maybe people should spend more time looking at birds and flowers. I always feel refreshed after I watch ants for a while. They are very busy and what they do makes sense. Touching a tree is helpful. Sometimes when people pet me I see everything inside of them. I think it would help people if they found a way to organize everything inside of them. Organized people seem happier."

BEAN: "The hardest part for me is trusting others while knowing who to stay away from. I think I have a really good idea of the difference. I just get scared. Maybe everyone should learn to trust themselves first. Eating healthy treats is fun too."

"Am I like that Donkey Sancho"

Last year at dawn, I found my present bunny Bean hopping happily on the sidewalk in down town Ojai. Wild bunnies watched from the bushes praying she would not hop into early morning traffic. My Australian Shepherd instantly fell in love, but I didn’t feel I had the time for Bean so she flew with me to NY to live with my childhood best friend and his kids. In April, I spoke to her remotely and she pleaded, “Come and get me. It stinks of smoke and I am never out of my pen.” ...

This is my cat, Makia. I have asked her several times not to lie near my computer because of her fur. She exhibits her free will and says, "It is the best place to do my thinking and it is here that no one should disturb me."

Dear Laura,
Do you think that animals see color?
Sincerely Jerry

Read on to hear what Makia has to say:

Dear Laura,
I definitely want to hear what your posse has to say about the way animals view love.
Sincerely, Julia

I noticed Joey was not yet on The Tribune so I asked him if he had anything to say. He answered, "I think that people would be less lonely and more complete if they payed quality attention to their animals everyday."

These are my dogs, Storm & Maia. We take long walks in the rain. Since their fur stays damp and they are older, I got them rain jackets. Here is what they think of their jackets.
Storm says, "I didn't know they made these for dogs. It is great because I didn't get cold on our walk."
Maia says, "I love it. I don't mind having my fur wet when I am outside playing, but I hate it when my fur is wet when I am inside. I can rest better after the walk if I wear my jacket in the rain."

These are my doggies. Maia on the left and Stormy on the right. For several days now, our town of Ojai, CA. has reached 109 degrees. I was about to leave our house for a few hours when Storm stopped me and said, "Mom, can you teach me how to turn on the AC (window unit)? I'll bet this is how dogs feel when they are left in the car on a hot day."

"I think that people should know that it hurts to be thrown out of a car in a box. That sometimes people look at animals and don’t really see them. The best way to look at an animal is to be close to them and to pet them and to tell them that they are beautiful.

"PEOPLE WOULD BE HAPPIER IF THEY BREATHED CLOSER TO TREES"

May you find wisdom and humor in the thoughts and feelings of these animals.

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