Sign Language for Dogs

i hear a voice inside me call,”go on,go on,go on” ”continue on the path you trod and hear the victory song” ”every step takes you closer to the destiny you seek” ”to be in the presence of God each and every day” ”go on, go on, you Pilgrim the soles…

when i opened my eyes, knew i didn’t get enough sleep and i wasn’t that enthused at being awake so after years of making the same mistake, i said this day will go better if i reevaluate so i did a quick inventory of the facts, and i let that…

often amazed and still coming the gifts of the Father keep pouring in just a change in attitude and a change in gratitude and the next thing you know my cart went from empty to full why are these things so important after all, it’s like having a horse and…

i’m the man on the garbage truck, i have a degree but that life sucked, so now i’m just the man on the garbage truck i get up early and come to work the guys call me ”professor” because i read a lot, they ask me why i don’t do…

are those your shoes, they don’t seem to fit they seem to be taking you to places you regret when i mention it you start to sweat, are those your shoes are those your shoes under the bed, which wouldn’t be a big deal if you lived here, and your…

the economy of my soul is not driven by the stock market or prevailing trends it is measured and motivated by my continued adherence to a fundamental commitment, seeking Gods’ Will at this juncture in my life i have ceased to be a horn to inform others of the value…

hurt people hurt remember this fact when you come across them be ready for the attack they may not even know it, they knee-jerk react but hurt people hurt to spread their pain, try to listen, be ready to be drained because you are in for a litany of complaints…

knowing is information and that’s a good start, but acceptance keeps me from actions that end up hurting my heart the parameters i place on myself keep me in check and if i spend one minute out of sixty with my Lord, my life is changed because of it so…

you sounded like you’re headed straight for the ditch i know i can’t save you but perhaps you might rethink it i don’t have the answers but when i get in a pinch i talk it over with a friend………….. and God joins in i take a few breaths and…

i know enough now that it is plain to me that there is so much that i don’t know compared to what i do my way gets in the way, for it is derived from a position of desire, want or fear there they are the three legged stool that…

i don’t like to feel this way i know these thoughts aren’t good for me these walls seem like they are closing in on me maybe i should pray this world is getting the best of me i can’t see the forest from the trees the words i speak are…

what’s your definition of life ? because what you think affects what you see life is beautiful, challenging, mysterious, adventurous, unpredictable day to day i must deal with details………………..but what is my background what is the big picture on the screen, you put the slides in the projector if you…

the wise speak only when asked, and then relunctantly the wise listen with earnest ears to learn, because there is always more the wise walk in meter to the cadence of their own drum they are never in a hurry the wise may seem aloof and are often judged as…

we had been done this roads too many times to recall each time you were going to do better and pick up the phone and call i was just about to say quit wasting my time but there was something in your tone i heard it in my heart so…

old gravity is having its’ way with me except within my mind better yet i’m beytter equipped to climb and climb and climb it may cause my skin to sag and bring circles to my eyes, but it cannot keep this youthful mind from looking through the blinds to catch…

i was raised on the streets just like you and i know why you do the things you do, but the difference today between me and you today i will pray for you you see i have no doubt i could wear your butt out, but that would make me…

a walking work of art, gives my heart a lift when i see your jovial walk and your endless smile, it really tickles me wrapped up in a beautiful mind, is a gift that’s plain to see you can cut straight through the crap and see what’s beneath the tree…

i’m sending you this little note to tell you that it’s okay, i never cared for you anyway, your attempts to stir things up, have exposed you as the jerk, but i feel an obligation to suggest you should take your butt off your chest and consider just for once…

comes to us each morning sometimes tied with stands of sunshine and sometimes wrapped in clouds of gray each day holds a blessing if we look at life this way some days are filled with challenges to teach us things we need to know some days are like a magic…

every now and then something stirs me within and resurrects a memory long forgotten and once again in front of me i am grateful for the librarian that works inside my head that keeps things filed in their appropriate slot until they are checked out again these old stories use…

i get most of my friends from the lost and found because they have missed a few turns just like me but somehow, someway they got honest and decided to stop making excuses and stop being the imagined victim they know where i’m coming from because they have been there…

when we are ready to take a leap of faith most take small steps for we have found a better way to live life on this earth no longer in our petitions that we try to pass as prayers are we asking for Gods’ guidance because He’s always there the…

well i guess i could, i guess i should, but i’ve been a little pressed, with everything that’s going on i can barely keep my wits…………i think that’s a good idea i’ll get back with you and let you know, it just hard for me sometimes to plan, you just…

i learned some time ago, that a helping hand can help someone stand but it shouldn’t carry their load we can all use a little help every now and then but don’t as me to do for you what you need to do for yourself dependence on Our Creator is…

now as you lay down to go to sleep perhaps a good time to repeat, the promises that you made that lie in shallow graves talk and talk, and wheel and deal, steal their hope and watch them squeal you motto stays intact:”talk real loud and promise the moon and…

the curtain is up it’s a brand new show so from self reflection now you know so with this new info that you have gained are you going to file it or are you going to change so we run around and gather all the ideas to make us transcend…

now we’ve been down this road before and the only thing that has changed is my ability to see your continued attempts to get over on me i understand that’s your makeup and that’s your game, but you don’t even realize i was just the same, so for a young…

to your way of thinking i have come to see, the first lie you told, you thought you told to me but i think the wall is crumbling i see cracks here and there and maybe it’s your time to look yourself in the eye to consider that everything that…

let it go,let it roll off your back not worth keeping if it causes you to react and when the giver sees you aren’t going to take they will gather up their crap and walk away let it go, let it go there are good things to know and you…

1…………………………………………………circumstance 2………………………………………………….acceptance 3…………………………………………………….prayers for guidance 4……………………………………………………..do my part the ball is in my corner, the choice is up to me i can accept the circumstance or deny what’s in front of me i choose to accept the situation and offer up a prayer now the hard part waiting for guidance…………….to…