Living at the Purple House, surrounded by animals, is teaching me something new every day!
Let me ask you a question first and then tell you the story.
Which animal do you resonate with the most?
Are you the duck, alert, reactive, easily startled, responding to every sound, every news broadcast, every demand, flapping from one thing to the next, exhausted but unable to truly rest?
Are you the cow, constantly consuming, taking in food, information, responsibility, work, care for others, yet never quite digesting it fully because slowing down feels unsafe, or indulgent, or undeserved?
Or are you the donkey, grounded on the surface, dependable, steady, but carrying old scars on the soul, holding yourself together for so long that when the pressure finally releases, you need to run it out in wild bursts before you can return to calm?
At the Purple House, I see all three every single day.
Cedric the donkey will sometimes suddenly bolt, tearing around the paddock, dust flying, energy ripping through his body like a storm.
And then, just as suddenly, he stops.
Back to stillness.
Back to presence.
There is no shame, no self-judgement, no story.
He lets the energy complete its cycle, and then it’s done.
Clover the cow teaches an altogether different lesson.
She eats constantly.
And she will eat anything within reach.
One day, Caleb planted his precious garden with carefully chosen plants, lovingly placed just below his balcony.
He was absolutely certain it was out of her reach.
But Clover insisted on proving him wrong.
She leaned in calmly, deliberately, stared him straight in the eyes with those big, defiant cow eyes, and kept eating.
She deliberately pulled out every plant by the roots and stood there chewing for hours.
Not because she is greedy.
Because she knows what she needs.
She does not negotiate her nourishment or shrink herself to be polite.
She takes what is available, fully, unapologetically, and then she digests it.
And then there are the ducks.
Yes, they are very noisy and sensitive.
They move, eat, sleep and operate as one nervous system.
If one flaps, they all flap.
If one looks up, they all look up.
They are exquisitely tuned to threat.
But today, Pete walked past them while they were all asleep next to the dam.
Heads tucked in, bodies soft and relaxed, all with their eyes shut.
They didn’t even stir.
No flapping, no panic, no alarm.
And that’s because they know Pete and they trust him implicitly.
And this is the part that matters.
Safety isn’t the absence of movement, it’s transmitted from your energy field.
Pete has always had that grounded, quiet presence and an extraordinary eye for what is off long before it becomes obvious.
When we arrived at our farm in Ringarooma back in 1988, we inherited two sheep.
On the very first evening, Pete said quietly, “Something’s not right with that one.”
I couldn’t see it at all.
My eye wasn’t trained like his.
He grew up on a Tasmanian farm, reading the animals, land, weather, and health.
The next morning, the sheep was gone.
The Tasmanian devils had cleaned up every last scrap, even the wool.
That was one of the first times I learned to trust Pete’s health detective sense, even when I couldn’t yet see what he was seeing.
Over the years, Pete has come to trust my razor-sharp intuition, especially when it doesn’t make sense, or when it speaks quietly before evidence appears.
And now, watching Caleb, I see the inheritance.
He has Pete’s observational eye and practical grounding.
And he has my intuitive sensitivity and pattern recognition.
- He sees things early.
- He asks the right questions.
- He notices what doesn’t quite add up.
This is not about fixing symptoms.
It is about seeing the signal before the system collapses.
If you’ve been feeling “a bit off” but can’t explain why…
If your body has been whispering and you’ve been overriding it…
If you’ve tried managing symptoms without anyone truly investigating what’s underneath…
Then this is your invitation.
And, let someone with trained eyes and a grounded presence look at what your body has been trying to communicate.
Because sometimes healing doesn’t begin with doing more, it begins with being seen properly in a calming, safe environment.
So regardless which animal you are today, all animals trust instinctively.
Humans usually override theirs.
If you’re ready to stop second-guessing what you already feel, Pete and Caleb know how to listen and what to look for.
Book a full health audit today, or settle for a diagnostic session.
A friendly reminder, We welcome clients at Purple House Wellness Centre on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9am to 5pm.
We’re also happy to assist with postal orders.
Please call 03 6428 3007 to place or secure your order.
You can also visit our website to:
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• Read past blogs
• Download free eBooks
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(Kitchen closes at 3pm)
With love,
Grada & Peter Robertson
Master Healers, Founders of the Purple House Wellness Centre, Tasmania
Over 25 years of transforming more than 20,000 lives.
Grada Robertson, MNM
Master of Natural Medicine
Doctoral Candidate in Natural Medicine (Psychosomatic University / Holographic Manipulation Therapy with Drs. Gabe & Tiffany Roberts)
Grada is a three-time Amazon Bestselling Author of the trilogy: You Are the Miracle, The Underbelly, and Alchemy of Love.
With love,
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