Recognize that the Divine Spirit alone is the sole Author & Motivator
of all your actions; be so convinced of this that you no longer believe yourself to be
separate in any way from God–like this sense of ego will dissolve from
lack of attention. ~ Commander Lady Athena
Little did I know that these would be the only photos I would have of an angel discuised as a cat. I would like to share my story of how this sweet little angel came into my life and all the lessons she taught me in one day.
It will be a day I will always remember, the day I met an angel who changed my life. It was a Thursday afternoon when I felt a strong call to go for a walk in the botanical gardens near my home. I was preparing lunch and could not stop thinking about getting out of the house and heading over for a short walk. As I entered the botonical gardens I stood there a little confused as to which direction to walk. This was confusing to me as I would always walk to the right towards the four winds plaza. On this day I decided to go another direction, walking towards an area that I rarely visited. As I walked into the gardens, I had only gone about 50 feet and there she was, curled up in a little ball trying to get warm in the sun. I have had a deep connection and love for cats since the day I was born so there was doubt that I would try to pet the little kitten. She stared up at me so innocent and scared and as I knelt down to pet her she ran and hide behind a tree. I walk over to the tree telling her in a soft voice that she need not be frightened of me and once again I knelt down and she let me pick her up. As I picked her up and held her in my arms I realized how frail she was. My first thought was Oh my God, she looks like one of the animals in those dreadful commercials about animal cruelty, the commercials I can not bare to watch and always change the channel when on.
I carried this tiny little being to the front area where the employees were standing to see if they knew of her in hopes that they were caring for her. As it turned out they had seen the cat before and had tried to feed her but she had disappeared and they thought that she had not survive. The man kindly pulled out a box to place the cat in and as I was trying to pick some of the many burrs out of her fur she curled up and fell asleep. I left her in the box and turned to finish my walk. As I entered the botonical gardens to continue my walk something came over me, a very deep intense emotional state. I began sobbing and could not stop, thoughts of how unfair the suffering of all the animals in the world. I have lived in Mexico for many years and unfortunately there is so much suffering that is right before our eyes daily that it is tough to watch. I could not understand why me, why did I have to see this suffering kitty? I am so sensitive and compassionate towards the animals and I did not see why I had to be the one to feel this suffering. I was so upset so I cut my walk short and went home. I could not stop thinking about what had just happened and why it had effected me so profoundly.
When I got home I sat on the couch and my dog came over to me and looked into my eyes and I could tell he felt my sadness, he sniffed my shirt and could smell where I had been holding this little kitten. Moments later my husband arrived home and I had told him about the experience of finding the frail kitten. Immediately without a thought he said to me, let’s go get her, I can feel your pain and let’s go get her and take care of her. We went back to the botanical gardens and she still lay sleeping in the box. We told them we were going to take her home and take care of her. I already have two cats at home, two dogs and two strays who show up each day to be fed so I was thinking about what in the world would I do with another cat so I had asked the employees at the gardens if I could bring her back to the gardens after I had nursed her back to health and they said yes, if she survives bring her back. I felt the sorrow of the kitten and wanted to help but at the same time I was worrying about me and the future and how this would all work out having another cat and how would my dogs respond to a new cat.
As soon as we brought the kitten into the house I had made her up a soft warm bed and gave her some cat milk. Immediately Zeus, the dog was very curious about her so I tied him up so I didn’t have to worry about anything unfortunate happening. At first the kitten hissed at Zeus and then they just starred at each other for a moment. I had a feeling that it would be alright between the new kitten and Zeus so I untied him and there was no problem. The problems came from the other two cats who seemed a bit jealous but all was in fine order. As I placed the kitten, into the box Zeus immediately went over and sat with her, he ended up watching her sleep and would not leave her box. The afternoon had passed by and the evening came and Zeus was still beside this frail little kitten and at that moment I knew that she was not going anywhere, she was going to be Zeus’s cat! There was so much love between them that I could not stop watching the two of them interacting and I knew that there was no turning back, this kitten was staying and not going anywhere. 
The following morning my husband and I were having coffee and sitting on the sofa watching the kitten sleep as if she was a newborn baby of ours and couldn’t take our eyes off of her. We were in love with the new baby and the love between a dog and a kitten. Zeus kept placing his paw on the kitten all wrapped up in the blankets and shaking her gently and would bark at the other dog any time she tried to get near the box. As I went over to pick up the kitten I knew something was not right as she was very lethargic and a bit cold. I tried to get her to eat but she was too weak so immediately we began feeding her with a syringe to make sure she had some nutrition and did not dehydrate. I spent the day with her in the sun trying to keep her warm and fighting for her life. Every now and again she would get a spurt of energy and we would think she is going to be fine. I held her close to my heart like a baby sending her love and prayers to have to strength to get better and she would gaze into my eyes in such a sweet and caring way and let out a little meow. That night we took her to our room to sleep so that we could keep an eye on her and feed her when she awoke in the night. I will never forget the cry at 12:30 am, we were so excited like new parents jumping out of bed to feed the baby. The baby had passed on, she was gone, she had cried out to say goodbye for the last time. This sweet little angel had come into our lives for only 34 hours and left a mark on our hearts that will remain forever.
The passing of this sweet frail lovable kitten was very hard on all of us, including the dog as we had learned in a very short time how unconditional love has no boundaries, none of us are separate from God, we are all one and we are all connected. It was meant for me to take a walk that day, I was sent to find this little kitten and I am honored to have been there for her in her last moments on this earth. The lessons she taught us take some people lifetimes to learn, she opened up our hearts to love like I never thought possible. Living in the moment is another lesson taught by her, do not worry about the future as it is not here and you only have the moment, we never know when our last breath may be so be kind and loving to those in your life as you may not have a chance to make up for it. There are so many things in life that are not worth the worry. Love is the only answer.
From The Heart 