If you’re new to my world, not only am I really into A Course in Miracles, but I’m also really into my pet chickens! Yes, I’m a chicken mom (please don’t call me a “chicken lady” even though I guess it’s technically true!).
Over the past five years that I’ve had a flock, they have provided countless hours of free entertainment in addition to cultivating a lot of love.
I’ve been really lucky, because I have not one, but two cuddly “lap chickens.”
My first lap chicken’s name is Henrietta. From the moment we got Henrietta at 3 days old, she wanted to be picked up (she has also been captivated by the camera since then as you’ll see in her baby pictures below).
Our other chicken, Gloria, then learned how to be a lap chicken by watching Henrietta get picked up and snuggled. Gloria must have had some “aha” chicken moment and thought, “I want some of that!”
Early on, Henrietta and I bonded. She became my feather baby. Henrietta was more like a dog than a chicken.
So when she passed away last spring, I was devastated.
But after being reminded of the Course in Miracles teaching that “communication remains unbroken” even if the body no longer exists, I had an incredible experience of Henrietta coming to me in a dream to deliver a very uplifting message.
I truly have not been the same since, in the best possible way.
I hope this story of Henrietta visiting me helps you in the same way it has helped me.
We truly do not walk alone.
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ACIM QUOTES MENTIONED:
“If death is real for anything, there is no life. Death denies life. But if there is reality in life, death is denied. No compromise in this is possible.” – ACIM Manual for Teachers, Part 27: “What is Death?”
“The ego is nothing more than a part of your belief about yourself. Your other life has continued without interruption, and has been and always will be totally unaffected by your attempts to dissociate it.” (emphasis added; FIP T-4.VI.1)
“Its neutrality protects it while it has a use. And afterwards, without a purpose, it is laid aside. It is not sick nor old nor hurt. It is but functionless, unneeded and cast off.” – ACIM Lesson 294: My body is a wholly neutral thing.
“…communication remains unbroken even if the body is destroyed, provided that you see not the body as the necessary means of communication.” (FIP T-15.XI.7)
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- The From Anxiety to Love MASTERCLASS! (LINK COMING SOON)
- Chicken-Inspired goods (COMING SOON)
- ACIM Study Group Call on Coronavirus
- Velvet and Slate (Jeweler who painted Henrietta’s feathers below)
MY FAVORITE PHOTOS OF HENRIETTA:
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- This will be my 4th time speaking in the Community Miracles Center International ACIM Conference and I hope you can come! It is Memorial Day Weekend in May 2020. Learn more about the conference at https://fromanxietytolove.com/acimconference
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Hi Corrine thank u for sharing so much with us today . I love how Henrietta is everywhere in the form of squirrels. I passed this on to a friend who just lost a cherished dog. How beautiful to be able to share Course teachings as a way to comfort someone at a time like this. I love all you share and the tremendous insights for healing anxiety. You have made Course teachings accessible to so many that might not have otherwise been exposed to healing thru Course principles. 🙏💞
Pam, your kind words mean so much to me. And thank you for sharing this with your friend. I hope it brings much comfort. 💞
Thank you Corinne! Your story was very uplifting and the photos of Henrietta and the framed feathers are so beautiful! <3
Greetings from Finland 🙂
Thank you so much Denise! xo
OMG Corinne! This episode about you & Henrietta is so awesome!! Thank you for sharing your beautiful emotions, stories & dreams with her in relation to ACIM!! You’re the best! Much Love & Light, my friend! :-):-)
Thank you my friend!
Oh Corinne. Thanks for sharing about Henrietta. (FIP T-15.XI.7). And those framed golden feathers…..oh my! Glad you commissioned that work.
Thank you Melissa! I know… those feathers are so meaningful to me! xo
A friend sent me your beautiful story about your precious Henrietta. I had a very special hen whose name was Feathers . I am feeling such sadness today as my dog Wolfie died a week ago while I was away.. a trusted friend was with her. This lovely story has made me feel so much better. Thank you.
Oh Jennifer, I’m know the pain and I’m so sorry. I am so glad my experience with Henrietta has brought you comfort. Our babies are still with us. xoxo
We have 2 Isa brown hens and 1 leg horn ( white ) hens
The 2 brown ones drop if I hover over them , so they are getting used to pats , thanks for the lesson on letting go
Hi Jim! Sometimes when they drop when you hover over them, it means they are going to be laying eggs soon! 🙂
Hi – this was so wonderful – I had a soulmate dog (Woofie) that I miss every day – but somehow have known he is near by. This gave me more faith and hope – I can’t wait for the master class and would love the free gift on mantras..not sure I did this right to get it..
Thank you Deb! Feel free to reach out to me via email for support… You can click on the “contact” tab above! xo
Oh, Corinne…! This was so amaaazing! I listened to it with my husband last night and it meant so much to both of us. Thank you for sharing this!💖
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Dear Corinne,
Thank you for this crystal clear teaching and for sharing this moving experience! Just what we need at present.
Thank you Amelia!
Hi Corinne!
Thank you so much for this episode! It brought up an old dream I had when my father passed away many years ago, I’m 56 now and by the time I was 23. I didn’t understand it at the time, it just stood out, but now you made me see why I dreamt as I did. I missed him so much and thought I could have stopped him from dying at the time, but I know now that of course I couldn’t! But anyway, one night I dreamt I was in a forest where I met my dad, and there were just a lot of squirrels all around us while de were talking ! The dream was so colourful and vivid, it stayed all these years in my mind, but I didn’t understand all about the squirrels, and now it came alive by you sharing your moving experience about you sweet Henrietta! Beautiful, thank you so much! A lot of love🐿💖
Hi Corrine – I loved your podcast. I met you in Boston last year when my Great Dane (Spartacus) was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer). I cried a lot that weekend and almost didn’t come but your words of encouragement gave me strength. Spartacus in hanging in there! He needed an amputation because of complications and now a tripod – since last September. We have a bond like you and Henrietta and I’m grateful for every day he’s with me. Thank you so much – love your Podcasts and looking forward to seeing you in DC next year. Take care! MaryJinFla
Corinne!! What a wonderful episode! Thank you for sharing Henrietta with us and her lesson for us all. So very beautiful! I had a similar dream when my Nanny died. She was like my second Mum, we spent so much time together and her passing when I was 11 was such a huge loss to me. But within the first couple of days after her leaving, she came to me in a dream, which was bright in colour and vivid, the only dream I’ve ever had with colour. We were on a boat and we spoke all night. She told me why she died and had to go, although I don’t remember what she said, all I know is the next day I woke up with and in such peace that I didn’t grieve her again. I understood and so had no need to feel her loss. Thank you for sharing your experiences, I love listening to you!
Oh Natasha, what a beautiful story about your nanny! Thank you! xo