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My biggest dreams are coming true!
9 years ago
It's a long story, so I'll give the shortened version.
Basically, some best friends left my life over misunderstandings they would not allow me to explain. They treated me horridly, and I was extremely depressed. I had a bit of a breakdown over these people who I thought would always be there for me leaving, all at once, in the same day. I think it broke me a little as a person. It could have been handled better on both sides, but I will not allow these people back into my life even if some day they come around and apologize and let me apologize. They hurt me too deeply.
I made posts about it via facebook and reached out to others, because I felt I needed good friends around and all. A good buddy actually rushed down to my apartment the same day it all occurred, from two hours away, to be here for me. Now that's the type of friend I want around forever for sure!
Anyways, a local acquaintance was one of the people supporting me. This person just so happens to be a falconer and the founder of an aviary refuge/rescue/rehab too. She and I got to talking, and she offered to be my sponsor/mentor to get me into Falconry.
Doing falconry has been one of my biggest pipe-dreams, ever since I was a kid. To throw a stat at you, only about 200 people in the US become falconers per year, if that, so obviously I never thought it would happen. But she offered to be my sponsor, and now it's really, really going to happen.
Today I went with her to watch her fly and train a falcon, a Kestrel to be specific, and I got to pet and hold one for the first time. I also got to pet a Barn owl, and see a Screech owl! These are things I NEVER thought I'd be able to do.
It gets better.
A part of my falconry dream is to perform falconry with a Golden Eagle. Yeah, I dream big. Well, you can only do that if your teacher works with eagles, which is RARE. Well, my sponsor is about to start working with Eagles! If I work hard and have dedication, I'm on the path to flying a Golden Eagle, which I am over the moon about. I may even get to meet one, as there is a falconer near me who works with one!
I'm also going to be making a Kestrel fursuit and am going to volunteer to act in it as a mascot for the Aviary/rescue/rehab she helped start! So that is also SUPER exciting for me, because I'll be able to suit for actual events more often!
It KEEPS getting better.
The friend who rushed over here to be there for me in my time of need is making sure I can attend Texas Furry Fiesta, my first furry-specific con, this year. He knew how much it would mean to me, and he made it possible along with the other friends going. He's offering to pay for me if he has to.
I feel so amazing to have these people in my life, and despite the bad things that have also happened, like losing those friends, or just last night when my beloved dog Mishka choked on a treat and literally died on me for a few moments (I brought her back with CPR, it was TERRIFYING), with these people around it's easy to keep my chin up through it all. They all mean the world to me for doing the things they do, just because they care about me.
Some of my biggest dreams are coming true, out of all of the bad, and I have good friends to thank for it. I have good friends who really, genuinely care for me no matter what.
That means the world to me. That makes the world go round and the sun come up to me.
I love you guys, so, so very much. Thank you for making my dreams come true any way you can and thank you for being there for me.
I feel like the happiest person in the world, despite the bad. I want to try and stay that way.
And if you read all this, you mean the world to me too because you care! So thank you to you too!
With love from your Liger Gal,
Redd
Basically, some best friends left my life over misunderstandings they would not allow me to explain. They treated me horridly, and I was extremely depressed. I had a bit of a breakdown over these people who I thought would always be there for me leaving, all at once, in the same day. I think it broke me a little as a person. It could have been handled better on both sides, but I will not allow these people back into my life even if some day they come around and apologize and let me apologize. They hurt me too deeply.
I made posts about it via facebook and reached out to others, because I felt I needed good friends around and all. A good buddy actually rushed down to my apartment the same day it all occurred, from two hours away, to be here for me. Now that's the type of friend I want around forever for sure!
Anyways, a local acquaintance was one of the people supporting me. This person just so happens to be a falconer and the founder of an aviary refuge/rescue/rehab too. She and I got to talking, and she offered to be my sponsor/mentor to get me into Falconry.
Doing falconry has been one of my biggest pipe-dreams, ever since I was a kid. To throw a stat at you, only about 200 people in the US become falconers per year, if that, so obviously I never thought it would happen. But she offered to be my sponsor, and now it's really, really going to happen.
Today I went with her to watch her fly and train a falcon, a Kestrel to be specific, and I got to pet and hold one for the first time. I also got to pet a Barn owl, and see a Screech owl! These are things I NEVER thought I'd be able to do.
It gets better.
A part of my falconry dream is to perform falconry with a Golden Eagle. Yeah, I dream big. Well, you can only do that if your teacher works with eagles, which is RARE. Well, my sponsor is about to start working with Eagles! If I work hard and have dedication, I'm on the path to flying a Golden Eagle, which I am over the moon about. I may even get to meet one, as there is a falconer near me who works with one!
I'm also going to be making a Kestrel fursuit and am going to volunteer to act in it as a mascot for the Aviary/rescue/rehab she helped start! So that is also SUPER exciting for me, because I'll be able to suit for actual events more often!
It KEEPS getting better.
The friend who rushed over here to be there for me in my time of need is making sure I can attend Texas Furry Fiesta, my first furry-specific con, this year. He knew how much it would mean to me, and he made it possible along with the other friends going. He's offering to pay for me if he has to.
I feel so amazing to have these people in my life, and despite the bad things that have also happened, like losing those friends, or just last night when my beloved dog Mishka choked on a treat and literally died on me for a few moments (I brought her back with CPR, it was TERRIFYING), with these people around it's easy to keep my chin up through it all. They all mean the world to me for doing the things they do, just because they care about me.
Some of my biggest dreams are coming true, out of all of the bad, and I have good friends to thank for it. I have good friends who really, genuinely care for me no matter what.
That means the world to me. That makes the world go round and the sun come up to me.
I love you guys, so, so very much. Thank you for making my dreams come true any way you can and thank you for being there for me.
I feel like the happiest person in the world, despite the bad. I want to try and stay that way.
And if you read all this, you mean the world to me too because you care! So thank you to you too!
With love from your Liger Gal,
Redd
