Sign Language for Dogs

Nobody breaks your heart…….we break our own not paying attention….trusting when the ice is thin believing tales that the Grim Brothers couldn’t write when the wheel of truth runs over us……we gasp saying, “how did this happen” We break our own heats when we learn to live with lies.. ttucro…

In the process of being “blown away”…….the pains of loss prick my soul like falling into a thorn bush……  but an important part is the gratitude of being separated from some of the source of turmoil….. in relationships there are going to be issues…..count on it……they will do one of…

I know better than to dismiss this day……because it didn’t go my way……. instead I’ll see what’s in store for me and perhaps it will produce more than my previous plans….. the only thing that can spoil this day is my attitude in the way it unfolds……. In the wrinkles…

Walking through the field the grass sways with the breeze…. I lean against a tree to watch the choreography…….raptured by the scene i was just about to leave my post and my eyes spotted you on the ground….almost hidden by a leaf It seemed you glowed as if smiling at…

Rarely do we have a true appraisal of ourselves….we learn who we are and who we aren’t by dealing with life and the people placed in our path.How often have we been presented with circumstances that previously we thought wouldn’t be that big of a deal….only to be completely overwhelmed……..…

Linger not in yesterday for it is far away…..occasionally take time to reflect in order to correct those things that neglect the person you aspire to be. Live boldly in today with God’s Hand Leading the Way….  I say the Mountain is in your mind ttucro

I dare say…….don’t go the easy way……choose a life that’s hard…..in it you will find rewards…… for every time you fail or fall……every scrape and bump…. Will leave a little pride….because you survived….. and in the end you will see……that a live lived without a fair amount of pain has…

I wrote a song for you…….but you will never hear it I painted a picture for you …but you will never see it i dreamed a dream about you…but you weren’t in it because until our paths cross…. You don’t exist someone…….somewhere ttucro

Never underestimate the power of likeminded people pulling together…..many hands make a lightened load and they also lift and encourage one another……brothers and sisters joined together are indeed a force to be reckoned with………Power in the Blood……ttucro

Most people don’t think before they speak….. just reality….   So if you tend to be on the sensitive side you are already handicapped……. the trick is to let most of it roll off …….don’t hold them accountable for something they have given little thought to…… Accept that people are…

When I look at myself I see the effects of too many deserts and too much time trying to place myself in favorable circumstances…..instead of accepting things as they are…….I am not a looker….never have been…….at the peak of my physical appearance I would say I was formidable and a…

Tho’ not your name……you bear the resemblance of the former Hollywood Icon……obviously of some Irish dissent your fair skin reacted well to the end of summer sun…..adding a touch of blush to your cheeks…….. You exude the essence of the “Southern Belle” and your accent compliments the air of confidence…

The leap of faith need not be great, often a mere step……. but the confidence begins as as the world spins the cares of this world drift away….. when reality is reached with a frown and clenched teeth we decide we we’re wasting away…… by trying to fix things that…

Love is a double edged sword……..exhilarating at times and sometimes exhausting…….. so we walk the edge carefully……..the ability to control our emotions and tongue make the walk seem less and less formidable as we learn most of what is said……isn’t worth the vowels to produce it…. The art of love…

No matter the infraction……no matter the pain…..I have no desire nor justification to let hate enter in…..the price is to high ttucro

There’s a soul in that hole……but I can’t reach him i can’t fathom the thought of walking away you and I can find a way together to help our troubled brother so you took off your belt and asked for mine and fashioned a lead that was short but strong…

There’s a boat leaving in the wee hours of the night and I plan to be in it……walking on the wharf I spot the vessel and walk the plank…..rising and falling with its sway……the Captain motions his hand and I am cleared for passage. I am a known stowaway and…

I’m of the opinion in the last quarter of my life that only the bravest of the brave live truly authentic lives. Few of us have the integrity or the wherewithal to go against the grain at times in an effort to remain true to ourselves. Often we are more…

I do not write for you….nor do I write for myself…..I write because that’s who I am……old poet ttucro

I lay myself prostrate on the magic carpet of life…. Releasing the notion I know what I need……much less what I want ….in favor of the cornucopia that the cosmos brings ….and pray for the wisdom and patience to savor every bite and every drop…… bring it on……..Aladdin waits……I have…

The Leviathan that is reluctantly leaving……..is dragging his feet…….and in the silence you hear the thunderous grunts of defiance…….screaming, “ I am going but you will bare the scars of my presence for a long time”……… laughing in a cascade of “boom, boom, boom,” that accompanies the retreating…….. He might…

Doesn’t take long to see the light from the candles in your eyes…..that light fueled by a caring compassionate heart that finds opportunities to heal….born to be a teacher and healer…..and acknowledged as such…… impressional people are impressed with impressive people…….especially when they are humble shine on ttucro

Time is experience and experience induces memories that either consume us or are filed away for occasional reference and reflection….. the ones that continue to consume us thwart the experience of new experiences and barricade us from the present……. they are a problem and need to be dealt with……anything that…

One brings the power of the sun into their lives in many ways……smiles…..kindness…..compassion and concern……generating an atmosphere of gratitude for the many possibilities and potential of life…… the art of wearing the sun comes by learning to wear it on one’s heart thanks for teaching……..L

When the pain and hurt of disappointment ease and the weight slowly dissipates from you mentally and physically…….. you question was it really worth carrying…… People do and say things driven by emotion and fear…..we hurt when we hurt and if we have learned anything……. we heal when we heal…

There is no cure for the wanderer……. Not family…. Not friends……Not even fear can constrict for so long… the end of the page is the beginning of another and time aka life will find him yearning for a different angle of the sun….a bluer ocean ……and of course the trees…

The wind began howling and the trees started to bend / the rain fell like rockets and the drops hurt my skin ….. but the worst thing about it……the weather was within……. the worst thing about it…..the weather was within ttucro

You focus on what’s in front of you……you know there. is debris swirling around you but you have to pass through what’s in front of you…..hesitation is costly and unknown particles plummet your craft…..full throttle and glints of sunlight appear on the horizon…… surveying you wings they are cluttered with…

A good place to start is to be careful with your heart and hold the reins tight when it wants to run  on unfamiliar trail….. the desire to seek must be tempered with restraint or you will find yourself on your way to a fall…… put the bridle in your…

One moment from now your world could change like sweeping hands of the clock……life will forever amaze us……if we aren’t to busy to stop 🛑 life happens all around us and most never even know…… squeeze the nectar from the fruit… it is there ttucro