Pets are us

For many of us, the new year begins with the pets are us promise of dreams, goals and aspirations to achieve. We are determined to make our lives healthier, more prosperous and fulfilling, to the benefit of our past experiences and learn from our "mistakes" of the past. We can make plans to simplify our lives and take pets are us more time to reflect and meditate on the meaning and purpose of our lives. You may want to expand our spiritual awareness and relationship with the natural world that pets are us we all evolved and has been little attention or importance in the light of our hectic lifestyle, technology-oriented . Finally, we recognized that to maintain our health and well-being we need more pets are us time to relax and enjoy the beauty of nature and its creatures that take comfort, pets are us comfort and support.

Some of us have pets that are simply objects of the house and we have paid little attention. Others have animals that are "our children" and pets are us are considered members of the beloved family with whom we share our daily lives and routines. For those of us who were fortunate to have the companionship of a pet beloved, we can do in this new year, to decide, to see their role in our lives with a new one, pets are us and can be a greater awareness and perspective. We can try to understand more effectively, to appreciate, "communicate" and sympathize with our fellow finned, furry and feathered. We can enjoy more of the bond and connection that provides us with the natural world. We can admire their beauty, grace, purity, vulnerability intelligence, inventiveness and ingenuity. We see more and enjoy their spontaneity and simplicity of a child. We can enjoy your pets are us game and joie de vivre. We recognize and appreciate the feelings and emotions they share with us. After all, they share the planet - not us in this journey of life on earth at the same time?

Our animal companions have much to teach us - we can learn a lot about life and death and the aging process thereof. We can learn a lot about compassion and responsibility to act as their guardians and caregivers. After all, they depend on us - their life is in our hands.

In this new year, take time, take time to discover pets are us those around you - and, in particular, loyalty, trust, forgiveness, empathy and unconditional love animal companions. Do not take anything or anyone for granted. It is time to recognize and celebrate the beauty of our world and the people with whom pets are us we share it!

DIANE POMERANCE received his Ph.D. in communication in 1979 at the University of Michigan, and has written a book for children acclaimed fiction on pet loss, "When your pet dies," which teaches children how to cope and recover from the loss of beloved pets, and the inevitable losses in life. She is also the author of "animal companions: her friends, teachers and guides", "companion animals. In our hearts, our lives and our world, "The animal Seniors: Caring for our aging animal companions," "Finding Peace pets are us After the loss of a loved companion animal" and his latest book "Family Pets: The adoption of the Companion Animal good for you, "Dr. Pomerance advises people mourning the pets are us loss of a pet beloved As an amateur writer, teacher, counselor or animal .., recognizes that the loss of a pet can be devastating for adults and children. since more than 25 years, has also worked on a wide range of abilities in the entertainment industry, both in New York and Los Angeles, including work production with programs like NBC Sports Show "NFL Live" and "Stand", "MacNeill / Lehrer Report" PBS "and" Bill Moyer's Journal. "