Whispers of Wisdom...

It began on April 21st of this year. It was a wonderful, but very long, busy day. I remember I had been in appointments and phone sessions for about seven hours. Toward the end of the day, I could feel my voice was getting horse. That was Monday. On Tuesday morning, I found my voice was gone. Even the smallest whisper hurt my throat. I didn’t understand what was going on.

In my work, I am literally ‘A Human Voice for Animals’. Not having a voice, for any length of time, is a terrifying prospect. I had a routine doctor’s appointment scheduled for the afternoon, but when I woke up without a voice that morning, I immediately decided to go to an urgent care to get checked out. They tested me for strep throat and covid, both of which came back negative. In my life, I’ve had laryngitis for brief periods of time, but nothing like this .

At the urgent care, I was given steroids and some other medications that did absolutely nothing. They did not help. Even though I didn’t have a fever, I continued to be completely without a voice for several days. And when I could eventually get a squeaky noise out of my mouth, my voice still didn’t come fully back for several more days. I remember telling myself that I had to be mindful to use my voice sparingly. My voice has always been an important tool in my life for singing, teaching, and of course communicating, so when I lost my voice completely I started to panic… ‘What if my voice never comes back? What would I do? Could I write, or just listen more?’ It was in that moment that I realized how important my work is to me. Communicating with animals and helping people is my life's calling. And without my voice, I would not be able to do the work that genuinely feeds my soul. I became extremely worried and concerned.

I had to postpone sessions and appointments for days. Thankfully, my clients were very understanding.  I am so appreciative of the compassion and kindness they all showed me. Thank you very much! After about three weeks, I finally started to get better. In addition to a round of antibiotics, some dear friends gave me helpful recommendations for homeopathic products that sped my wellness up, giving me my full voice back sooner.

You may have heard the words of an old song “Don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone, take paradise, put up a parking lot.”  And that’s what I’m learning. Our voices are a vibration, just like a cat’s purring is a vibration. I didn’t know how valuable having a voice was to me until I didn’t have it anymore. Now, I appreciate my voice and my intuitive gifts more than ever before.

I wonder, what gifts you might have that perhaps you may not be taking full advanage of, or assume you’ll always have? Usually, whatever talents or skills we are masters of or find easy to accomplish, we might assume everyone is a master of similar gifts and skills. But that just isn’t so. Each of us has come to the world with special unique abilities and talents. No one can do things just the way you do. We are all special in our own right.

I don’t believe that we are predestined in this life, because we all have free will, however, I do believe that our souls come here with a pre-birth plan. Therefore, our souls have 'pre-ordered' or 'pre-planned' certain talents and natural abilities for ourselves that we can choose to grow and evolve for living richer, more fulfilled lives.

So, as your soul guides you, I would invite you to appreciate your gifts and share them whenever possible. And should you choose to reach out to me for either animal communication or intuitive life coaching, my commitment to you and yours is that I will continue to use my voice for the highest and best good, for not only people, but also for the animals that we love.

I hope to hear from you soon!

With Much Love,

Sandra