It Makes You Wonder
I’ve heard and read many times that small children and animals are much more in tune with the “spirit” world than most adults are. At some point in our lives we become skeptical and/or cynical and we lose that ability. When Little Girl was a baby she would constantly look over our shoulders at seemingly nothing and giggle or smile or make some other gesture that made us think she must be talking to her Grandma in heaven. Or at least that is what we like to think.
Today, she had started to fall asleep on the floor, so as I walked over to get her to put her down for a nap, I gently called her name. She sat up and looked at me and as I got there she turned to the recliner that we have in the living room (that used to belong to my mom and that the old dogs constantly climbed in to sleep even though they were not supposed to), pointed and insistently said “Woof! Woof! Woof!” (which is her word for dog thanks to Melody’s barking). To really make it interesting, I need to tell you that Melody was on the other side of the room asleep and Little Girl could not see her from where she was. I looked out the window and there was no “Woof!” to be seen. It was all about that chair. Do our dogs’ spirits still come to visit us? Do any spirits? Who knows? I like to believe they do and Little Girl’s actions certainly don’t make me doubt it. It got me teary-eyed and I looked down at her and said, “will you tell them I miss them very much?” And then it was nap time. And time for me to write this down because I just don’t want to forget it. It gives me peace in some small way to know they are still here taking care of us.
Comment by Theresa
February 27, 2006 @ 12:45 pm
You and I have talked about this. I do believe in spirits I suppose, and I think we adults are simply unable/unwilling to see or feel them.
Comment by jen
February 27, 2006 @ 2:01 pm
Or adults are so wrapped up in their lives that they can’t see or feel them. Yes, I think little kids are more spiritually aware. They have an innocence that opens their hearts and minds to all sorts of possibilities.
Comment by Emily
February 27, 2006 @ 7:25 pm
I also believe in spirits, but only the good ones, like the ones at you house. I totally know what you mean about babies being more aware, I have had similar feelings with my own girls.
Comment by Shannon
February 28, 2006 @ 8:51 am
I definitely believe in spirits. When my granny was dying this past fall, she had Alzheimers, the only one of the family that she “remembered” was Harley. She would always ask for her little man because she couldn’t remember his name. The rest of us were just those nice people that helped her.
Granny would also talk to people that we couldn’t see in the last week or so before she passed. She often talked to one man, she called him Skip, that had died when granny was a teenager. Apparently they had been good friends and he was waiting for her to finally be with him again.
About a month after she passed away Harley started going into her bedroom and would stay there for a while, jabbering away. Every once in a while he’ll stop whatever he is doing and look off into space and then grin and say OK. I like to think granny is coming to visit and her little man still entertains her.
Comment by MDV
February 28, 2006 @ 10:38 am
I’ve actually talked with a priest (one that you like) about this very thing. Here is what he said: “Yes, they do exist and they will stay around us as long as we continue to acknowledge them. We, as adults, don’t see them because our souls are not pure any longer. But children do because their souls are pure and therefore so are their hearts.”
Comment by Karin
February 28, 2006 @ 4:25 pm
Well so does that mean Mediums and Psychics have pure souls? I’ve always wondered what makes one person able to communicate with these spirits and not others. It’s really fascinating stuff.
And thanks you all for not thinking I’m cuckoo! lol!
Comment by Angel
March 2, 2006 @ 3:48 pm
I absolutely believe that kids & animals can see spirits. And I believe that LG did see your beloved furbabies :*)