Sign Language for Dogs

something attracted me to a gentlemen walking his dog his gait was jaunty and his dog seemed friendly enough so i approached and introduced myself ” I know this is awkward but I’m on a mission to live life to the fullest if you would be so kind, i would…

consider ”more ” with connotations of immaturity and ”enough” with evidence of maturity ”more” is not always feasible and usually not appropriate the justification for more is satisfaction, and when one is driven by the impression that things can give any long term happiness the delusion is compelling and self…

we are in orbit around ourselves……………ttucro we crawl, we stumble and fall, stumble and fall, walk, run, walk slower, stumble and fall, stumble and fall crawl we end at the beginning………………the difference is we have all the information and experience from the lessons of life and we get a chance…

My granddaughters name is CiCi, and she is an animal lover. All animals……. frogs, snakes, cats, birds, dogs………………..and Jack. Jack was a request from CiCi for her birthday and everyone thought it was a crazy idea, especially me. Jack is a Bearded Dragon and we located one for sale and…

there was a time when i thought it was a waste of time watching dogs play life was all about doing and not so much about observing the conception was do as much as you can, see as much as you can and roll until you collapse laughable as i…

i dream in words, may sound absurd but they can take me anywhere i want to go before i sleep i slowly repeat the word i will be traveling on could be the sea, could be a tree, a boat, a bird or a plane ask i relax the word…

come on into Gods’ beauty salon, prices are reasonable, works every time when you find that beauty starts from within, then we have a good place to begin we start with a cleanser, that doesn’t come in a jar, it happens when we admit we are selfish and self- centered…

a chef who was developing a reputation and a following once said to me, ”more important to live your life as art then to focus on your art” his reasoning was that if we lived your life as art then what we would produce would be artful and our offerings…

we humans can talk ourselves into the oddest behavior and justify it in the name of ”kindness” kindness doesn’t hurt………………………..that simple the most difficult delivery of information concerning hard situations can be done in kindness kindness often has little effect on the circumstances, but if i am bleeding or hurt,…

see i’m on this journey and some people just call it life but then again some people take the trash out, breathe and go to work…………they call that life to me life is embracing what comes before you and doing your best to dig in as far as you can…

i think it’s kinda cool when emotions don’t rule take the time to sort things out running off half-cocked has produced baleful results, not much to laugh about but the process has in fact showed that a careful approach with the awareness of seeing, as opposed to what you prefer…

old town with your mills shut down, i knew you wouldn’t die your love to deep and your arms to strong you carved your home from the rock i suppose that’s why your people are friendly, loyal and committed the challenge was to re-invent yourself and that’s exactly what you…

the bird outside my window surveys the world below leaves periodically to do errands and go places i’ll never know i know he sees me watching and i am careful not to intrude he allows me to observe him as he lives his life on the roof sometimes he sits…

the longer i live the more i accept the laurels i once thought i saw, no longer adorn my neck the experiences of life shows me, what true genius is i amuse myself to have ever considered that these traits i could possess but one of the greatest blessings, at…

i take you with me wherever i go because we are friends, we have shared many loads at times i was lost but i knew where to go and, i have done the same for you far away doesn’t matter, because thoughts of times together and shared struggles unites us…

long. long, time ago………………. i was picking up my son from daycare kids were coming in from the playground and chanting “Phillip, [MY SON’S NAME], got hurt, Phillip got hurt “ i was waiting for my son to come in missing a leg or arm, you know how parent’s do,…

{smiling profusely, like i would know} in ways i neither understand nor comprehend full-time, no off days, no holidays, 24/7 gentle, soft, dramatic, hard quiet,loud, inaudible, audible always for good……always would you or could you worship, follow, trust a God you could understand ? I WOULDN’T, because that would me…

honest appraisal is a trait unnatural to me, but with Gods’ help i am learning to see God presence : nonjudgmental, comforting, strong but gentle, meek, understanding, humble attentive, thoughtful, patient, unassuming, respectful, interested, lifting, compassionate……… as i examine the aforementioned list, i am immediately aware………………….it is one thing to…

the addictions i adopted and the years they ruled my life can be brought back vividly, with the slightest effort of thought though it has been some time, i spent more years under their control then the years i have enjoyed clean i have developed a habit, one that i…

observing successful people………………………….{well-rounded and happy} i have noticed a characteristic………………..not being in a hurry personally i have found that i have caused many missteps and mishaps by being in a hurry but none from being patient methodical, purposeful, thoughtful action is powerful requiring correct information that often takes time to…

above: to tower over, to look down upon, higher than descriptions of God, trees, mountains, the clouds…………………but not me i neither prefer nor claim any advantage over other men save they have no faith that doesn’t make me better or above them, nay, just blessed the voice has said: “the…

my God is bigggggggggggggg, my God is talllllllllllllllllll but He can be little and He can be small He can fill a canyon or sit by my side get into places where i try to hide that’s my God my God is gentle, loving and kind but He will kick…

the energy i once put forth to hide my frailty now can better be spent correcting what bothers me usually not getting or having my way, only to find what i so desperately sought wasn’t good for me anyway my first reaction as a child was to proclaim my innocence…

inspiration is like a bowel movement when it time to go you better go doesn’t take much to start a spark to light a fire in my head sometimes i fan it and sometimes i let it smolder instead can’t let it get to hot or it will burn out…

”your life is too good to be wasted” is there anyone you couldn’t say that to if so, recognize there is a problem you are it

once was a farmer who had a pet bull he loved him and took great care of him as the bull grew he would break through the fence and wander around the farm at first the owner would try to lasso the bull or drive the bull back to the…

If you are using God shouldn’t He be using you we ask for this power to help us with our lives straighten out the messes we make and lead us through the maze then we take offense when we are asked to assist it’s only fair if we ask of…

remember where you came from, have it factual and clear so that when you judge others be considerate and fair better yet leave those calculations to those better equipped but we as humans love retaliation and we love the whip but everyone has their hurdles, the lessons that life has…

i should have told you i was crazy but you needed a place to go i thought i was doing you a favor, little did i know that at the most difficult times in these last few years you never shied away from me and you let me know you…

my success is much easier to determine i changed the criteria back to the basics how good is my relationship with God