Today is March 11, 2018. It is the one year anniversary of losing my beautiful kitten, Echo. My dog got excited playing with her, grabbed her and shook her. I was taking my salt bath at the time. I got out of the bath to my husband, sobbing while holding her little lifeless body. She died 2 hours later.

I have realized that, since then, I have only taken a hand full of my baths, like I was secretly punishing myself for being in a bath while my kitten was being shaken. How silly the subconscious is sometimes.

So, at the exact same time as last year, I just took my bath. and I will make a point of taking many more this year, in honor of my little girl. That’s funny, because she LOVED water, and in the short time we had her, she discovered my bathtub AND the shower. she would wait for me to get out and would then investigate it all, almost every day.

she was a very unique, brave little thing. She taught me to be brave. She taught me to be fearless. The day after she died, I called her spirit to me, and I asked her “WHY? Why did you leave so young?” She said she was always supposed to die by dog. She was supposed to die very young, but she was rescued, and brought to us to be shown the good life. She said her body was the vessel to bring her spirit to us. Yeah, I lost it at that one!!! She gave me all her signs that she is with me.

And, my Echo is with me all the time! All summer, white butterflies would be on my walks with me–sometimes I wouldn’t see them until I called her name, and then they would appear! I also find quarters in the weirdest places. And, I see the color yellow (LIGHT yellow, as Kodabear is regular yellow!) when I close my eyes sometimes.

She has also pushed me towards my path more than anyone has ever pushed. Because of my relationship with my tiny little feisty kitten, I am now in school to become an animal communicator. And, I learned, I am a natural at it. It is WHY I am here. One thing I learned is that sometimes beings are with us for a very short, yet powerful, time when they really want to make a point, push us towards our destiny if we are having a hard time finding it ourselves. THAT is what she did. So, I named it after her….

“A Brave Belief Animal Communication”

Echo taught me to be brave. Echo taught me to be fearless, and go out and do my thang, no matter how scary it is, and no matter who doesn’t “believe” in me. What is the worse that can happen? Echo taught me that I am capable of moving on from even horrific things, and I will be ok, that time heals all wounds, that spirits are with us ALL the time, especially when we need them, that if I focus and concentrate, I can feel their presence, and the more I practice, the more I feel.

I learned how strong I am, how much compassion I have, how I can get through ANYTHING this life throws at me. I have learned more from that 3 pound little one than I have learned from anyone.

Now, she is one of my biggest guides. She steers me where I need to go. She guides me without fail. I listen to her, I talk to her, I feel her, I see her huge presence at my house. She will be with me forever. In this life and beyond.

I still miss her teeny little body, laying on me purring. However, once in a while, in sad moments when I miss her, if I close my eyes and am really really quiet, I can hear her loud purr and feel her laying on my chest. She lets me know everything will be ok.

Thank you, Echo. As long as you are with me, I know it will be.