Sign Language for Dogs

BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU KEEP THEY BETTER BE THINGS YOU CANNOT DO WITHOUT WITHOUT THEM LIFE WOULD NOT BE WORTH LIVING FAITH, HOPE, CHARITY, HONESTY, COMMITMENT SACRIFICE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE NAME OF SERVICE LIFE IN IT’S SIMPLEST FORM IS STILL THE BEST WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS WE CAN ASPIRE TO…

the great dilemma for every man as he turns the pages in life is that his head is rarely in line with his heart aka as a young man trapped in a old man’s body i don’t think the spirit ages because it is infinite but the body is finite…

i have a tendency to place priorities on things that really don’t merit it -i have a lawnmower that needs repair, not a big deal or i could buy a new one………….either way the old one still works but i would rather fork out the money for a new one…

when this walk on this plane is over contrary to how i use to live, i want there to be plenty of evidence that i was grateful for what God did to sacrifice a beloved Son so that i could escape poverty of the soul and the freedom that it…

I have a friend that is bursting at the seams more life in her little finger than most people could ever dream she is nothing short of /atomic the neutrons and protons whirl around and you better pay attention because she covers a lot of ground your best bet is…

i don’t like you but that doesn’t keep you from being right i suppose that’s a wee bit of progress in the attainment of humilty like matters when i pick out a shirt, friend or dinner but concerning the proper assessment of a situation or behavior it is of little…

oh it doesn’t have to be this way, we can sit and talk, shoot the breeze my mind sees me underneath the trees you see, i know me i know me for a long time not always flattering what i find but i don’t have to act on every thought…

this painting is under restoration, to see what is was supposed to be parents, friends and teachers have added layers thinking they know what you should be no need to blame them they were just trying to do their jobs, sometimes they helped you sometimes they robbed now you are…

to be under the spell of what others say, is the fashion of the day makes me laugh and loudly say, i have no intention of letting you say what is right for me i see people in all sorts of costumes and hear people gasp when they enter the…

human nature isn’t always my better side yes, it protects me and keep me safe ………as long as i keep it in check it also tells i am smarter than i am, more valuable then i am and deserve more than i do so you can see it can also…

often i find myself in situations that merit a ”time out” but often is always often the world seems like a ball spinning out of control and no one has a hand on the brake but often isn’t always often my communication skills are about as advanced as a toddler…

i just don’t understand it i put the target in my sight allow for the distance and think i have it right i slowly pull the trigger and feel the recoil from the shot and the bullet somehow ends up hitting me ,directly in the heart i feel the pain…

The sad thing is you’ve been here before 16 years would have kept most from reopening that door but i know the deal i’ve heard it before once you’ve been in, they save you a spot the system doesn’t care what you need or what you want remember it’s all…

wasn’t trying to offend or confront you but you posed the question politically correct at the expense of my core beliefs ain’t happening One God bubba and His Son was Jesus i don’t go around handing out flyers or pushing my beliefs but if you ask i will tell you…

my attitude pays me well, compound interest and dividends a decision i make everyday is to accept life as it is because invariably i am not able to see entirely what’s in front of me until it unfolds rarely is it as i imagined and i am constantly surprised i…

Initially what seemed to be a problem…………………………..as i took time to see actually from a different view became a possibility as my perception did not impede my mind i came upon an an awesome gift, had followed my initial thought, i would have missed entirely slow to judgement, taking ones’…

i awoke one day and decided i would be the luckiest person in the world i realized i had the power and authority to make that decision it came with the realization that if i accept things as they are, without adding labels then all things, not some things were…

i use to live in the land of what’s next always looking to tomorrow with minimal concern for today that left many situations unresolved and much unfinished business life has taught me that fear and lack of maturity ruled my life for far to long one pushes away the concerns…

i admire the way you handle yourself when you are standing on shaky ground i’ve seen you chase elephants until they left town but the most impressive thing i ever watch you do was listen to someone who thought they had an issue with you you waited until the air…

labeled a freak because i seek good things for my soul like healthy food when it touches our lips we know when we are nourishing our mind it’s easy to slip into doubt’s hampering grip that tethers us to the past but once you let go and let God have…

things we try hide become splinters in our soul,we think it doesn’t feel that bad, no need for anyone to know but it doesn’t take long until it affects us in ways we could not know infected and uncomfortable we realize it has to go,so we call a friend or…

if man or woman can be at peace, sitting quiet and still as the world is racing by without fear of being left out or behind than i think it safe to summarize that person is well aware of their value and their worth and needn’t feel the pull or…

actually that term would be a step up for me, after spending 50 years in a fog Rip Van woke me up and said, ” get up man we need the space” so it was suggested that i throw my lot in with a similar group, asleep at the wheel…

you are a special friend to me, but often you seem like the enemy you ask me things i don’t care to talk about and show me things i prefer not to see perhaps that’s the true definition of friend, one who has the courage and compassion for another to…

feelings aren’t facts, don’t start to defend yourself no one is trying to take yours away you have so much invested in them you couldn’t possibly be willing let them go without a fight but no one is attempting the operation, wouldn’t do any good, if you didn’t agree it…

my intentions have limited dimensions until i put my hand on the plough then they take form and i have a path to travel that leads to a destination that sometimes i pick and often is chosen for me i think about many things but i am selective as to…

perhaps we know each other better than we think i have only met your on certain family occasions but the stories of your youth preceded you long before we met left me amused and troubled, not sure what to expect so therein lies our common bond, for i was once…

i woke up at 49, didn’t look like the kool-aid was going to work, another failure and decided if i wasn ‘t going to die, i didn’t want to live the life i was living with the skills and temperament of a 20 year old, i embarked on a sobering…

sometimes we lead and sometimes we follow wisdom part comes in determining which is appropriate often it isn’t about the most qualified in a particular situation rather who is willing to step up and get things going i have also found that when the bravado starts to wane from the…

”people of great intelligence find few things beneath them, only above” ttucro ”only the wise think they are foolish, only the foolish think they are wise’ ttucro i sit with my grand-daughter and we read a book, now i’m much older but she shows me where to look to see…