From Cumin: “I bet there are people looking at this and saying, ‘what could a guinea pig have to say?’ And that’s ok if you thought that. But don’t you at least agree that I am cute? There is so much in life to be grateful for. I love the taste of so many different foods that I am offered. I am grateful for warmth and friendship. I am grateful to know the force of kindness and the softness of love. I am so grateful to be a guinea pig. I love everything about it. I love biting into a cherry tomato and tasting the juice in my mouth. And I love doing little guinea pig sprints for joy. Sometimes it is good just to run for the fun of it. It also makes people laugh and I love to hear the sound of people laughing. You all should do that more often. It makes you much more human! I’m just grateful to be alive. I hope you are too.”
Below is a video of Cumin with Dawn reading his message –
From Harriett: “I may be little but don’t let my size fool you. There is a lot of me in here. I am grateful to feel the joy in being alive. I am grateful to have my friends with me. We stuck together in hard times and wanted to stay together forever. We got our wish and we are so excited to be here. This is my first year here. Every day is a new day of finding out even more things about life here on this farm. I love meeting people. I love knowing that we are safe and that we can just be ourselves. And I love finding out more about all of you. I hope you will come visit us. This farm is very charming, caring, loving, and safe. I still can’t believe we made it here. But it is all true. When all seemed hopeless, suddenly help arrived and brought us here. At first we were uncertain as to what was going to happen. But then all of the other horses and donkeys welcomed us and told us we could stay here forever. I hope forever is a very long time. I have a lot to do!”
From Misty Mew: “I am very grateful to have a purpose in life. I am the head greeter here. That’s a big job. We get lots of visitors. I have to make sure they feel welcomed. Sometimes, if it gets to people-ly, I have secret resting places to take a nap. You can’t blame me for needing a nap sometimes. I have places where I can go lie in the sun and no one even finds me. Then, when I get recharged, I take another shift of greeting people. It feels great to be needed and wanted. I like to make visitors feel that way too. I can tell when I make someone feel extra special and it warms my heart to do so. There seems to be a lot of sadness in humans. But when they come in here, I like to try to help them push it aside and feel good, even if it is only for a little while. Kindness can truly change someone’s day and even their entire path in life. We can all be kind. Maybe that can be your mission too!”