Sign Language for Dogs

They are criss crossing the pike trying to avoid being hit as they walk in a delusional daze searching for the best deal they can get by bartering cars…..sex….clothes….jewelry whatever is left i didn’t get there….. but I got close driving to a meeting I know it is still there…..the…

The road I was on has been permanently closed….. the cost to repair required losing my self respect…… it has damaged my confidence…. being unwilling to admit reality is a safe bet that it will result in turmoil…..and it did starting over…. not starting from scratch but learning new ways…

Much as we would like to think otherwise….. we can’t pick a time to die so sometimes if our schedules are so precise…… we lose the opportunity to experience life as it flows not possible that we could be correct on every move we make so do yourself a favor………

I have been sent back to repeat a grade….. my counselor gave me a choice to continue my disruptive behavior or seek a different course so reluctantly I agreed….much to my surprise….when I don’t say everything I think I often discover ……..to myself…. I often lie the power of restraint…

One of anything was never enough and I gorged myself on the delicacies of life more….. more…. more ……..all these things and I was poor…… poor in my appreciation and understanding that quantity wasn’t a substitute for the quality of valuing what was in front of me I am trying…..…

I must admit I’m slow to embrace the unaccustomed effort it takes to do such simple things…..until those things change the experience here stirs a mixture of thoughts…. Some doing the best they can…… others like me realizing the cost ….. of hard decisions…..what was won and what was lost…….…

I know the guards that protect your heart….. they did that for me when my world came apart….. they give me updates as to where you are….. It has helped me to understand……… because I know the guards ttucro/ collector of smiles….

I decided to try something new my motive was to get a better view what I found much to my surprise In the middle of the Road was a better place to reside Here I am able to see both sides and I don’t miss the  things I want to…

I lay my issues at the door 🚪 of tomorrow…. An focus on the blessings in front of me …… while exploring my gifts and sharing my bounty….. The answers to those challenges always come to me So when I forget that my needs are always met….. A reminder comes…

Recalling our interaction I can recall your confidence and exuberance for life Beams of light seemed to dart across your face and you said, “ hope your day is magical” and it was because of you I remember you twisted limbs and your confinement to the wheelchair…… but they didn’t…

It was way overdue……. My version of the law kept me from you who am I to say what you need to do…..who knows you better……than you same thing applies to me……when I carry out the judgment……it never fails……..takes forever to get outta jail I’m okay regretting the ignorant acts…

I am putting the whip away…….the self loathing got in the way of my service and benefit to others i was never all that good at being bad…… but my ego likes to think so i make mistakes and often disregarding obvious outcomes….and I own it the constant flailing has…

The remnants are on the table but they aren’t stirring fear……..I pick one up with excitement to join it with needle and thread….. then something happens and it seems sort of queer something inside is choosing the pieces and guiding my hands and a rag tag tapestry appears the stitching…

There is a word that helps me stand when I am on shaky ground and I acquired it over time it has helped me through many difficult times matters not who was at fault…….matters only that I survived I carry the scars of battles lost and won most not visible…

Well it is said when the student is ready the teacher will appear……….I am listening and I can hear…… what used to be confusing now seems clear……wasn’t because I didn’t know it was because I feared understanding my purpose didn’t require anyone’s approval…..only their respect. The most important lesson I’m…

I pledge to be a participant in this mysterious game of life…..and though I don’t always show it…..I know the difference between wrong and right I pledge not to blame others for how my life unfolds, for this life is like a ball of clay it evolves the way it’s…

Not used to being heard and respected for what I need……..swimming in new waters and it feels very different for me to have someone that is comfortable and confident to be themselves and not be threatened or intimidated by me that is a level of understanding and respect that is…

Seemed like I was going nowhere fast I wanted more from myself and more from life A voice I hadn’t heard before said softly……. “Start by being honest with yourself and then you can be honest with everyone else……. Be grateful for what you have and it’s important to share………

The “look” says things the flowers try to say….. but the flowers die and fade away But you will know what is in someone’s heart….. when they give you the “look”……… and you see sparks. ttucro

There are few things as rewarding and inspiring……..as honesty with yourself ttucro

Pick one word that would describe the perfect mate for you……… just one word…….that would give a reasonable overview After some thought and a hit and a miss…… I suppose I have arrived at this……..Life has its up and downs and no matter how hard we try….. there will be…

To appreciate the simple elegance of simple things.. Is an exercise of appreciation that leads to ordinary things becoming extraordinary what had become routine has taken on new meaning…….because I have changed The disappointments of life have caused fractures that resulted in the dismantling of many things and the repositioning…

She thinks I’m kind…….. maybe I should be she thinks I’m thoughtful…….. maybe I could be she thinks I’m intelligent…….. maybe she’s right she thinks that there is something about me worth knowing…… maybe there is she says I need to take another look at myself I think I will…….…

Time pays its dividends in information Life pays its dividends by applying that information If you got it…….use it……if you don’t….you’ll lose it ttucro

Change is hard………not changing is much harder ttucro  

That feeling that surpasses all understanding is impossible to describe…….until now the things you thought were important dominated your life…… until now the idea you could or should trust someone completely was a course in wishful thinking…..until now the thought that someone would accept you and share with you intimately…

Just wouldn’t fit in the quiver anymore and I knew I couldn’t keep it I thought about firing it at you but you were already bleeding profusely I took stock of what it had done to me and honest appraisal revealed the anger I had towards you was hurting me…

Things that we lose or give away……are stored in the  locker of the Lost and Found ……and when we are ready they are returned and if we are wise…… through their loss……… we learned ttucro

That river that swept everything away….. uncovered many things that made you afraid….. Time has a way of smoothing jagged stones and slowly it has changed course….. The river that once took everything away…….is bringing things back is a more complete and beautiful way……. the tide has turned ttucro

I came knocking……..screaming “let me in” …… You said…….. “ that my happen….. but it depends” I was reluctant to let you determine when it begins ……. but when I backed off……you let me…. in when I stopped pushing……you let me in…….. – nothing is more enticing……. than Respect- Ttucro…