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November 2009 
How a Dog saved a woman during the Holocaust
Posted on Jan 15th, 2008
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Zentertainment Talk Radio
Zentertainment Talk Radio
Helloooooo
I am back home after spending a month in Ohio. How are you all doing?!
Over the holidays I read a great little book that totally changed the way I think about animals. It's called "Angel Animals, Divine Messengers of Miracles." Willard Scott of the "Today Show" said, "If you love dogs and cats, you'll love this book....A great little book about animals."
I have always been a cat person myself. We found our cat Priscilla when she was only a few weeks old. She was in a garage in Hollywood, abandoned, beat up, and shaking. She was grey. But much to our surprise, once she got to the vet, was cleaned up and had some stitches to help heal her wounds, she was actually all white! She was a beautiful cat. The only problem was that she hated anybody but us. She went crazy around people which made having company a stressful ordeal. But with us, she was wonderful. She went with us through a major earthquake when we lived in LA. Through many changes in our lives, she was there. She also moved with us to NYC.
She was with us for 9 years, and died just a few days before the World Trade Center attacks in Sept 2001. The vet came to my downtown loft in NYC. I held her in my arms for a few hours, crying harder than I knew a human being could cry for an animal. I showed her one of my favorite paintings from a postcard by Andre Bourie. It was of two swans. I told her we would be like those white swans, watching over her. Then she was gone. Right there, in front of the same window that looked out over the World Trade Center. Looking back. I think it was a miracle that she decided to go then, rather than a few days later when all hell was breaking loose in the city.
My father in law came and took her body back to NJ and she was buried in a pink wooden box by a lake. The next day, a white bird showed up by her grave site, a bird that had never been there before. I found it odd that it was white, just like the bird in the postcard. After a few days, the bird was gone. It made me wonder about the mystery of life and death. The things we don't know.
Our next cat, the one we have now, is named Sabrina. She is all black. We adopted her from a shelter in Mendocino, California when we were there in 2002. She has piercing green eyes. She was very happy to come to our home, and seems to have a special bond with my husband. I think it's because he was the one who went back and got her out of the "Big House" as we call it! We could not adopt her at the time we saw her, because we were traveling around. But we felt a tug in our hearts for her that grew with time. We left our phone number with the shelter, and told them we were interested and would call them.
We flew back to NY, and a few months later, we could not get her out of our minds. We both decided we had to get her. I called the shelter and they said she had already been adopted by someone else! We couldn't believe it! We thought for sure that she belonged with us. Then shortly after, another person from that shelter called us asking if we were still interested in adopting her. They did not even know that someone has told us she was gone, and this second person, had called us "out of the blue," remembering the connection we had with Sabrina.
What a "coincidence." We were very happy about it.
My husband flew to San Francisco, drove 3 hours to Mendocino, spent the night in a hotel, went and got her, and then drove back to the San Francisco airport with her. I think we could have made it easier on ourselves and adopted a cat close to home! And yet, I knew she was meant to be with us.
They missed their connecting flight to NY and so went to LA where we still had an apartment at that time! She curled up and gave herself a bath, and was quite content so I hear. Then the next day they took a flight from LA to NY. When she got back to NYC, that night she was messing around in my studio, exploring. Suddenly we heard a radio playing loudly. The only thing is, I DON"T HAVE A RADIO.
That was interesting. As I type right now, she is curled up in bed. That is her life. Sleep, eat, play, get rubs, do it all again.
What are some of your animal stories? How have the animals in your life helped you through challenges, been there with you, and what have you learned from them?
Check this out:
http://www.zentertainment.org/podcasts.html
I just posted an interview with Linda and Allen Anderson. They are sharing stories from their book Angel Animals.
WOW.
Hear about how a dog saved a woman's life during the holocaust. Hear about how a kitten helped to heal a broken bone in a woman's body, how dolphins came out of nowhere to save the life of a swimmer on Hilton Head Island, what happened when a woman talked to bees, and how an elephant learned to fly!
I hope you enjoy this fun episode!
Have a great week,
Jo
Zentertainment Talk Radio www.Zentertainment.org
--------------------------------- This episode of Zentertainment Talk Radio is sponsored by one of my favorite people, Mary Jane.
www.MaryJanesFarm.org
Inspiring! Creative! She runs an organic farm in Idaho. Not only that, she has her own organic food line that she sells on her website. Check out the Budget Farm mix for the best biscuits you've ever had. You can also purchase organic mixes for brownies, scones, bakeovers and many other yummy treats.
She puts out a gorgeous magazine, and has written several beautiful books, (Mary Janes Ideabook, Cookbook and Lifebook is a MUST buy. It is one of the most beautiful books ever written, featuring inspiring photos, non toxic recipes, tips on organic living, inspirational quotes and more. ) It will make even a city girl want to be a farm girl!
She sells things like organic cotton sheets and bath towels, and has a B&B on her farm. This woman even makes her own GASOLINE! I am very excited about her mission and her vision. Check her out at:
www.MaryJanesFarm.org
I am back home after spending a month in Ohio. How are you all doing?!
Over the holidays I read a great little book that totally changed the way I think about animals. It's called "Angel Animals, Divine Messengers of Miracles." Willard Scott of the "Today Show" said, "If you love dogs and cats, you'll love this book....A great little book about animals."
I have always been a cat person myself. We found our cat Priscilla when she was only a few weeks old. She was in a garage in Hollywood, abandoned, beat up, and shaking. She was grey. But much to our surprise, once she got to the vet, was cleaned up and had some stitches to help heal her wounds, she was actually all white! She was a beautiful cat. The only problem was that she hated anybody but us. She went crazy around people which made having company a stressful ordeal. But with us, she was wonderful. She went with us through a major earthquake when we lived in LA. Through many changes in our lives, she was there. She also moved with us to NYC.
She was with us for 9 years, and died just a few days before the World Trade Center attacks in Sept 2001. The vet came to my downtown loft in NYC. I held her in my arms for a few hours, crying harder than I knew a human being could cry for an animal. I showed her one of my favorite paintings from a postcard by Andre Bourie. It was of two swans. I told her we would be like those white swans, watching over her. Then she was gone. Right there, in front of the same window that looked out over the World Trade Center. Looking back. I think it was a miracle that she decided to go then, rather than a few days later when all hell was breaking loose in the city.
My father in law came and took her body back to NJ and she was buried in a pink wooden box by a lake. The next day, a white bird showed up by her grave site, a bird that had never been there before. I found it odd that it was white, just like the bird in the postcard. After a few days, the bird was gone. It made me wonder about the mystery of life and death. The things we don't know.
Our next cat, the one we have now, is named Sabrina. She is all black. We adopted her from a shelter in Mendocino, California when we were there in 2002. She has piercing green eyes. She was very happy to come to our home, and seems to have a special bond with my husband. I think it's because he was the one who went back and got her out of the "Big House" as we call it! We could not adopt her at the time we saw her, because we were traveling around. But we felt a tug in our hearts for her that grew with time. We left our phone number with the shelter, and told them we were interested and would call them.
We flew back to NY, and a few months later, we could not get her out of our minds. We both decided we had to get her. I called the shelter and they said she had already been adopted by someone else! We couldn't believe it! We thought for sure that she belonged with us. Then shortly after, another person from that shelter called us asking if we were still interested in adopting her. They did not even know that someone has told us she was gone, and this second person, had called us "out of the blue," remembering the connection we had with Sabrina.
What a "coincidence." We were very happy about it.
My husband flew to San Francisco, drove 3 hours to Mendocino, spent the night in a hotel, went and got her, and then drove back to the San Francisco airport with her. I think we could have made it easier on ourselves and adopted a cat close to home! And yet, I knew she was meant to be with us.
They missed their connecting flight to NY and so went to LA where we still had an apartment at that time! She curled up and gave herself a bath, and was quite content so I hear. Then the next day they took a flight from LA to NY. When she got back to NYC, that night she was messing around in my studio, exploring. Suddenly we heard a radio playing loudly. The only thing is, I DON"T HAVE A RADIO.
That was interesting. As I type right now, she is curled up in bed. That is her life. Sleep, eat, play, get rubs, do it all again.
What are some of your animal stories? How have the animals in your life helped you through challenges, been there with you, and what have you learned from them?
Check this out:
http://www.zentertainment.org/podcasts.html
I just posted an interview with Linda and Allen Anderson. They are sharing stories from their book Angel Animals.
WOW.
Hear about how a dog saved a woman's life during the holocaust. Hear about how a kitten helped to heal a broken bone in a woman's body, how dolphins came out of nowhere to save the life of a swimmer on Hilton Head Island, what happened when a woman talked to bees, and how an elephant learned to fly!
I hope you enjoy this fun episode!
Have a great week,
Jo
Zentertainment Talk Radio www.Zentertainment.org
--------------------------------- This episode of Zentertainment Talk Radio is sponsored by one of my favorite people, Mary Jane.
www.MaryJanesFarm.org
Inspiring! Creative! She runs an organic farm in Idaho. Not only that, she has her own organic food line that she sells on her website. Check out the Budget Farm mix for the best biscuits you've ever had. You can also purchase organic mixes for brownies, scones, bakeovers and many other yummy treats.
She puts out a gorgeous magazine, and has written several beautiful books, (Mary Janes Ideabook, Cookbook and Lifebook is a MUST buy. It is one of the most beautiful books ever written, featuring inspiring photos, non toxic recipes, tips on organic living, inspirational quotes and more. ) It will make even a city girl want to be a farm girl!
She sells things like organic cotton sheets and bath towels, and has a B&B on her farm. This woman even makes her own GASOLINE! I am very excited about her mission and her vision. Check her out at:
www.MaryJanesFarm.org
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