In  Angels never die, we are invited to follow a white poodle—just as Alice follows the ever-hurried White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland. Traditionally, white symbolizes purity, innocence, and lightness. Yet in Lewis Carroll’s tale, the white rabbit also embodies anxiety, urgency, speed, and pressure—apt metaphors for the world we live in today. Always in a rush, and yet always too late. Never enough, even when we give everything. Is that healthy? Animals, by contrast, stand for slowness, presence, and mindfulness. What we might learn from them is how to fully inhabit the present moment—and through that, rediscover the power of our own vitality. In Anouk’s world, the white rabbit becomes the white poodle. Poodles are an ancient breed, first described in 1555 by Conrad Gessner. With their high-maintenance coats, they epitomize domestication—but like all animals, they embody presence, here and now. The second dog Anouk ever had, and the first as a young adult, was a small white poodle named Ava. Angels never die.