One of the greatest gifts of this time of your life is the opportunity to become more heart-centered.

In a masculine, mind-centered culture like we live in many women have denied their true feminine essence. If you have done that, menopause could exaggerate (through your body) the imbalance of yin/yang in your life.

Pets and the unconditional love they provide help center us in our hearts and yes, there are tangible physical benefits. It has been proven that pets of all kinds lower the blood pressure in their owners; animal companions have been linked to increased survival in people with coronary artery disease (regardless of marital status); with people who have heart attacks, pet-owners have one-fifth the death rates of non pet owners.

Hummmmm, something to think about.