Sign Language for Dogs

a family member is having a baby………and it will be born without political views……prejudices……..the desire to lie………and no status to uphold…….just a perfect baby….then the world will insist on instilling doubt…..hatred…..prejudices……..and deception because that’s the way the world has evolved……. it will struggle to find it’s own way, code of…

seems strange to consider but i have found a major hurdle in many peoples lives…..is accepting who they are and being comfortable with it……really i find so many people striving to be someone different……i’m not addressing improvement…i mean a total 360………and typically that ain’t happening……so they walk around frustrated and…

you can tell you’re old when you can’t remember what it was like climbing a tree, wading in a creek or sneaking a peek……..when the faces of youth have flown away…..tha’s the day you become old……. when you can no longer tolerate the kids next door……when they are too loud…

the shortcomings i have seen in me are instilled in the son sitting aceoss from me……some things i didn’t like about myself i struggled to change……..but not before infecting someone else……it hurts to see my son is just like me and there is little chance i can steer him away…

i better cut more  ”olive branches”…….i’m sure i’m going to need them…….when i have a choice between putting the brakes on my tongue or hitting the gas……more often then not….i floor it…..everyone has a ”pop off ” valve and they are going to vent…….best plan is to let them rant…

God gave me this moment……..to do as i please…….to profane His name or hit my knees……but i can easily reflect on how good He has been to me………..i gladly give it back….. i give it back so i can do what He needs me to do……..be a good Father, friend…

i know……i know ………this will be a new and challenging experience for you……. why don’t you consider telling the truth…………………………everyone that is still left is tired of making excuses for you………………hell do it for us and take us off the hook…………..it is so obvious it’s just become engrained in you………and…

if looks are all you have…………i’m probably not interested in being your friend……it doesn’t take long before that gets thin……..when physical attributes are used to get your way……that will work sometimes………but it won’t work with me……. not a pretender…….not into the look good game……if i call you a friend i…

i’ll let you go down that dark, hard road……we’ve talked about it and you are determined to go…….i’ve traveled that road so i already know………….but you’re like me, stubborn……..hurts to see you go……. i know it looks good……the road in front of you……but it doesn’t come cheap what was promised…

sure you have to respect yourself, respect others and expect them to respect you…… revere you, worship you………get real…………who needs that much attention……self-absorbed people that’s who……. all wrapped up in me, means i am blind and can’t see what happening around me……..constant focus on self-fulfillment is boring eventually……..because those people…

i’ll talk about me and maybe it will apply to you……i discovered that what i sought had already been purchased…..already bought………but because i was in a hurry to stake my claim…….i never noticed it was already here……. so an accident stopped me in my tracks……and i had plenty of time…

when you think about a statement like ”all or nothing”……….what does it mean to you sounds like gluttony to me…………we wouldn’t know what to do with ”all” anyway….. this notion leads me to think that while i am striving to grab everything i can….i maybe totally oblivious to the blessings…

nothing left to figure out……i placed my life in Gods’ Hands……….i can’t always see what He’s doing…..but it has taken me to where i am…….my life by no means is perfect….but it’s better then what i had planned and my issues are just opportunities to see what He’ll do next…..…

i would rather come to be a Messenger than a Master of Poetry……for as my time here is short….my goal is to try and help someone else……i believe the victory is not here but what lies ahead of me……. i have strggled to unwind the twisted thoughts of my mind……and…

laugh at yourself……it confirms you can see just how crazy your thoughts can be…….one criteria for remaining sane………you realize your mind plays games…….you get to pick the ones you explore…..more importantly you get to pick the ones you ignore…. sometimes it’s good to share with someone your thoughts give them…

when i’m not feeling that fond of myself……a friend suggested i should help someone else…that has proven to be the best medicine for me……gets me out of myself and puts the focus on someone else…….that little change lets me see……things are exactly like they are supposed to be…….. these daily…

you haven’t lived until you die……haven’t laughed until you’ve cried……haven’t felt the power of love until it’s flies away, like a dove……. you wouldn’t know how good it is unless you’ve been down to your last buck……..wouldn’t know the warmth of the sun………unless the darkness has been your home…….wouldn’t know…

the pardon happened long ago/Jesus knew what a mess we would be/so we are debtors to the cross and what he did to set us free…….so to show our appreciation we should share the word, better to walk in love and truth and leave our mouths closed…… powerful thing to…

God bless the man in the middle………….. he has his hands full keeping the other two separated and out of each other’s face……..things will be running pretty smooth and ”chaos” will make a move trying to invade ”content’s” space and they get ready for a showdown and the man in…

there is a place where God displays the trials and achievements of a life we can go there in times of happiness or when we are in strife walking through the rows of memorabilia from our past we soon realize….. that God has made the path through all the twists…

the first thing you notice about someone who is arrogant……..they are neither competent or confident…………their bravado is a smokescreen so you don’t look to close………never fails, they are always loud………..that’s to keep you at a distance…………the volcano is making noises it just might blow…….get out of the way……..run…….go they don’t…

i met a woman today who said the only person she ever loved was her mother…….she had numerous relationships but avoided falling in love because love tangled up your head and heart and made things far to complicated……. she was nice enough and attractive……..the longer we talked the colder i…

it’s not flattering when you say/ i have to correct myself a thousand times a day but that is the situation that continues to confront me…….really…….you can do better than that…… i catch myself in the midst of planning some sort of scheme….retaliation for some imagined thing….that may have only…

people that grasp and understand Christianity……..accept people as they are and don’t condemn anybody……they understand that a forced feeding will never stay down…..and it makes for an unpleasant meeting………. a fundamental tenant in Christian faith is that we aren’t perfect……rather seeking perfection through our faith………emphasis on seeking……..as in not complete…….…

lots of people i term acquaintances ……about a dozen i call ”friends”……………. my criteria for friendship is a rock solid belief that i could count on these few……no matter what……………………………..i don’t bestow that title lightly and i don’t take my friends for granted…..it’s a big deal to me…….. if you…

everyone…………has the capacity to become………so few ever light the wick the light is stuck in the candle……..but what good is it the tired stay tired…………..until they become inspired and then they are renewed but that first step separates those who achieve happiness by doing the best they can do anything…

i was drawn to your physical beauty but when i looked within………there was an abyss….. that had no end………i was so sad for you and all of your friends…….it was all about you….and all about them………. the image was so strong it lodged in my mind and as i thought…

don’t borrow from tomorrow………you’re guessing what’s there…..while you are tampering with tomorrow today is already here……….and it won’t wait……. seems logical that we would tend to focus on what’s in front of us………..but i do everything possible to put that in the ”get around to it” slot…………. you see i…

little shards of paper are crammed into folders, boxes and drawers……..sometimes they call out to be  re-examined and explored…….often they take me back to places and things of long ago………..funny how a few words on a sliver of paper bring back memories that were lost a long time ago…….. i…

when you can easily share and feel someone else’s pain and suffering……..compassion is a cornerstone of your life……the ability and desire to comfort others……is the stuff that moves mountains……..