All My Relations : Living with Animals As Teachers and Healers

In All My Relations, Susan Chernak McElroy offers ten poignant stories examining such concepts as ownership, naming and unnaming things, interpreting signs and language, and animals as mirrors of the soul. In these pages, you{u2019}ll meet Fashion, the old, arthritic mare who reminds the author of the joys of giving for its own sake; Kulu, the zoo chimpanzee who adopts the author as a surrogate mother and demonstrates the heartbreaking realities of captivity; and a host of other critters who will capture your heart and stir your soul. The meditations and practices that accompany the stories will guide you toward a deeper connection with both the animal world and your own stories

susan Chernak Mcelroy, Author Of The new York Times Bestseller animals As Healers And Teachers, Has Long Believed That Animals Offer Solace As Well As Lessons In Living To Anyone Willing To Listen. In Her Bestseller animals As Teachers And Healers, She Told Others' Stories Of The Healing Power Of Animals. In This Book, She Tells Her Own Stories.

described By The Author As A Kind Of Prayer, The Ten Stories Here Explore Concepts Of Ownership; Naming, And Unnaming, Things; Interpreting Signs And Language; Animals As Mirrors Of The Soul; And Honoring One's Own Stories. Typical Is The Story About Rats That Explores What It Means To Be Stigmatized, For Both Humans And Animals. Included Are Suggestions For Practices And Meditations That Will Guide Readers Into Deeper Connection With Their Own Stories And Their Own Relationships With Those Creatures With Whom They Share Their Lives.

"Susan Chernak McElroy, author of the New York Times bestseller Animals As Healers and Teachers, has long believed that animals offer solace as well as lessons in living to anyone willing to listen. In her bestseller Animals As Teachers and Healers, she told others' stories of the healing power of animals. In this book, she tells her own stories. Described by the author as a kind of prayer, the ten stories here explore concepts of ownership; naming, and unnaming, things; interpreting signs and language; animals as mirrors of the soul; and honoring one's own stories. Typical is the story about rats that explores what it means to be stigmatized, for both humans and animals. Included are suggestions for practices and meditations that will guide readers into deeper connection with their own stories and their own relationships with those creatures with whom they share their lives."--Publisher description It was a long time before I knew her name, so at first I just called her "the pussycat."