I had to put my cat of 14 years down this week unexpectedly. She was such a source of love for my family and I, and she is still teaching me lessons about life, love, and God - even in her death. I share some of those lessons in this week's podcast episode.

0:40 - I had to say goodbye to my cat of 14 years this week :(

1:11 - People knew me throughout school as “maddielovescats”

1:20 - Reflecting on the story of how my sister’s cat became MY cat

1:45 - She was such a blessing to my life, and I did NOT go out of my way to find her… she literally came to me

2:25 - My whole family, even my sister, eventually accepted that this is now MY cat, not her cat… THANK YOU GOD!

3:08 - I always imagined that once my cat died I would be in shambles with a gaping hole in my heart…

3:45 - I’m not that heartbroken… why? Why am I okay?

4:00 - Part of this has to do with mindfulness… I appreciated my moments with her and would always become super present with her

5:03 - I now feel like I spent the time I had with her really wisely, always sending her my love and appreciating her presence, and her purr.

6:10 - Egyptians looked at cats as sacred, their purr is actually healing for the nervous system

6:46 - There is no love more pure than the love between a pet and its owner

7:03 - I remember being with my cat, Kiki, when I was reading “The Secret Nature of Matter”

7:21 - Matter is pure space and energy, and your thoughts interact with + effect matter.

7:40 - The power of love and intention has the capability of changing physical matter

8:00 - There are bones in your neck that fuse as a baby, some fuse uneven and can never move

8:30 - I tried this experiment to re-align the neck bones, by calling on the feeling of love (KIKI)

9:02 - IT WORKED! She said she could feel the bones in her neck moving, and they were even after I sent the loving intention toward her

9:24 - It’s the same with HeartMath… Calling on the feeling of love is what heals you!

9:43 - Every time I have to call on love, I think of my cat.

10:01 - God is always looking out for you, and there are miraculous details of His divine plan all around you

10:32 - Kiki could recognize the sound of my footsteps and would come out of hiding

10:50 - God is all around, pay attention to the SUBTLE DETAILS!

11:09 - I prayed for my dad to have comfort + healing, he had developed a special bond with Kiki

11:48 - He told me that KIKI CAME TO HIM IN A DREAM

12:20 - What happened in the dream

13:00 - Kiki was next to one of my dad’s other dogs that had already passed on

13:32 - If a cat could say, “I’m fine, I’m happy now, my body is healed…”

14:04 - Losing a pet can be so hard, but there is something beautiful going on, they can still communicate with you

14:50 - All of these lessons came to me in bed all at once, I had to write them down so I didn’t forget it!