Cards are very helpful in letting our feelings known. In the case of Rita, although her parents never mentioned anything about the card, they spent their lifetime making it up to Rita.

As far back as I can remember I have found a need to escape my feelings and myself. As a child, I lived with an alcoholic father, a highly-strung mother and three siblings.

We all struggle at times with what to say and how to say it. More accurately, we struggle with how to express our feelings and with the considerations of how the person we love will interpret what we say. True love, commitment, ongoing effort... are all needed, but the adventure starts before any of those are established.

Sheep offer a rich school of learning. All living creatures - human, tamed pets, working farm animals, birds, reptiles, insects, wild animals - have emotions and feelings. Life in the countryside holds valuable life lessons, opening our eyes to love, life, loss, death. We only have to stand still and observe and experience and feel and be.