BITE-SIZE SHIVERS!
Reders share their spine-tingling TRUE LIFE STORIES!
After finding solace in an unlikely source, I discoveredd my life’s mission...
As Igazed lovingly into the cow’s eyes, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of comfort. I gently stroked her before leaning in and whispering: ‘Thank you.’
Growing up, I didn’t have the best childhood, and there were some very difficult times. But there was one place I found solace — with the cows on my grandad’s dairy farm.
As they drank from the pond I connected with them through their eyes — the window to the soul. They communicated to me what love was, and I felt their warmth radiate.
I’d never felt anything like it before. It was as if all my worries momentarily washed away when I was with them.
But the peace didn’t last.
Eventually, I turned to drugs to numb all those painful memories from the past.
Thankfully, aged 18, I entered rehab, and experienced my spiritual awakening.
When I was 27, I started learning reiki. Around the same time, I also became a vegetarian, vowing never to eat another animal again — especially one of my beloved cows!
My fondness for these beautiful creatures remained as strong as ever. I felt loyal to them, and couldn’t bear the thought of eating one. Vegetarianism also gave me a deeper level of compassion for animals and other people who have suffered.
In time, I fell pregnant and had my son, Christopher.
That was when I realised my calling in life was to help others.
He was born with a hole in his heart. Through love and reiki,
