Sign Language for Dogs

I got use to sitting on a nail……trying to please others and hurting myself … … took a lot of courage and a commitment to live…..and I had the right to expect respect for the things I give….. people were surprised, I had been sitting for so long and they…

That little piece of myself that I was keeping safe…… had to have a prudent reserve…… just in case In case the bottom fell out and I was left alone…..just needed a tether to keep me from falling down but you kept knocking and I resolved to let you in…

The fact is that we never stop putting our hands and fingers in things trying to arrange them to our liking…… finger painting sometimes the colors are wrong and we misalign them….creating puddles of confusion…… occasionally we are in harmony and our hands and eyes work together to create pools…

When this world does a number on me…….you will find me down by the Sycamore Tree …… through the years I’ve spent many hours there and it’s always been there for me…….my oldest friend, the Sycamore Tree…… A few years ago the river flooded the creek and I was afraid…

I examine the trees and the nature around me as I stroll through the woods with my dog….. In these winter months everything is stark and rigid ….. bracing for the cold….. but not the evergreen tree….. the wind ruffles its branches and it waves to me in its vivid…

I suppose it sounds crazy……. but perhaps you might understand…….sometimes it seems your arms are always around me……. Everywhere When I go about my day and do the things required of me ………a feeling of care and warmth envelopes me…….. you must have very long arms Not going to spend…

We suffer a loss……. Make an attempt to access the cost ……..and try to figure out how we will pay…. Either our math isn’t right or we have lost sight of what our loss was really worth……. We brood and accept defeat……By surrendering to our part……. We miraculously are given…

My sister cares for me though we have different Mothers…….she likes the fact I’m a little whacked that’s why she can relate to me she’s matter of fact no doubt about that and she always shoots straight with me…… I never wonder where’s she’s coming from….. pretty plain to see…

The Poet died when what you did…….. didn’t match what you said….. the poet died when he realized you didn’t know him and he left the door unlocked and open…… the poet died when he adored you and gave you his heart and you either forgot it’s value or never…

Don’t kid yourself…….. you are never alone… there are shadows and they are hard to see in the daylight and a little easier at night…… shadows walk …. They bend…… they laugh and the cry…….don’t believe it? that funny feeling you get sometimes that someone is walking beside you or…

I heard your sobs and I saw your tears and the moans that originated from somewhere else….I suppose I will never know your pain of signing your children away……. But your pain was sufficient for me….. You can’t imagine that it was the best thing to do, I’m not a…

Stopped at a street light …….. the wind lifted you from the road……and you skipped along and pirouetted and twirled….. and I watched a natural ballet unfold. Other leaves surrounded you,  circled and strode, but you were the lead and it quickly showed…. I watched as the troupe was driven…

Well…… let me see… I suppose a Turtle is a way to describe me……. For I carry my home everywhere I go……. My home my heart…… filled with an abundance of gratefulness for the gift of life and all the wonderful things that come with it…. It’s a sad day…

He’ll make room if you want to go…….. say a few words and mean it…….you’re on your way some folks don’t believe it and turn away…..but I’ve been to hell and there’s got to be a better way so I read this old book that is always new to me…

When I was young I was often stopped in my tracks and encouraged to reflect on the things that I passed that reflection raised questions in my mind and now that I’m older my heart drives me to find……those answers why do people think as they do? Why do we…

My school is the world around me…….. the streets…… the neighborhoods….. the parks……the people that I cross paths with. I take it in and chew on it…. describe it……feel it and pay attention to how the contact influences and affects me. I’m in it not around it……….could never imagine testing…

I cannot rely on you to help me see……traits that aren’t beneficial to me……I have to tell on myself The responsibility of being the best “me”…..I can be, isn’t up to you…… it’s up to me…..I have to tell on myself Although I like to think otherwise……ego in reverse. I…

Be mindful……. the last geese in the formation is traveling at the same speed as the leader…… just at a different position………think before you speak ttucro

I carry a small rock in my pocket to remind me to think ……..happiness or confusion is just a stone’s throw away…..because I cannot change what is in front of me…… but I have a choice in how I view what I see……….many things come on different days and often…

The day is before you borrow some wings and fly….. what’s the use in complaining… …..when you could thrive…… sure they may be a few branches in your path along the way…… move them aside and make it play Everything is as it should be …….keep that in mind…..and instead…

Maybe I could be that man that makes hard things better …. Not by fixing them…..  but walking through them with you….. maybe I could be that man that agrees we see some things differently and perhaps that respect will encourage you to listen to my thoughts as I listen…

Someday never worked for me…… did it ever work for you? Seems my dreams slipped away…… the ones I didn’t use. I believe our dreams are waiting to arrive…….but I have to do my part to keep those dreams alive. So I don’t have a timeline but I do have…

There are many things that challenge me…..at the top of the list…..is “wait and see” with my best guess life is still a mystery so I sit on my hands and “ wait and see” much of maturity is still difficult for me but I’m starting to buy in to…

The end of the rainbow 🌈 is often referenced in regards to victories, goals or treasures……but let’s not forget the beginning……..chaos Storms…….lightning… thunder….. high winds and hail……. all can and do tremendous damage and destruction…….then it stops The  village…..town or community is left to sort out the mess and put…

I use to detest the porridge aka oatmeal mom would serve for breakfast……. But a little cinnamon, sugar and butter made it palatable. Couldn’t argue with mom’s logic it would stick with me and carry to lunch……and it did. Since then I absolutely love it and appreciate its wholesome goodness.…

We may not actually know the signing used to communicate with the deaf…… but we all know our version ….. what we do. what we say…..how we say it and particularly our facial expressions those unspoken gestures and movements that speak volumes…… if we learn to listen with our eyes…

I do not write for those wishing to escape….. my lines are meant to connect those wishing to engage to offer similar feelings that remind others they are neither unique nor alone that we all get overwhelmed at times and need an understanding soul to turn us from despair to…

Those old fears are keeping you tethered to a past that has a hold on you and your perception…….it is past time to let them go…….. At present it wouldn’t matter how sincere or honest someone might be…… those old fears have you doubting….. take responsibility for the things you…

Walking in the city one day amongst the throng of scurrying cars and people I happened upon a jolly little man laughing hysterically…… I slowed my walk and bent my ear to hear any signs that he might be mentally unstable…..I didn’t get that impression…….seemed he had thought of something…

Everyday and in different ways we build….shore up or tear down the foundations we have laid with our family, friends and loved ones…… Either we or adding or subtracting to those relationships…….as we go about our day What we say matters…..what we do matters even more…..one’s feet and hands speak…