Sign Language for Dogs

when i drank……………rarely did i spend extra to get so called ”top shelf”’ brands………….to me they all had the safe effect………….oblivion……………. that was the only criteria i was concerned with……………… in recovery i have amassed some ”top shelf”………friends that simply stand out from others and thus i hold them in…

i stopped listening to your lips…………………because your actions never matched your talk… so i watch your hands and feet because they don’t lie……………….they may hesitate and studder……but they speak the truth and it isn’t easy to hide………….. so i have learned to trust the language of your hands and feet…

ahhhhhhhhhh!…………………a typhoon is getting ready to land on me…………… God smiles and says, ”come stand by me”……………….. the winds are fierce and the trees begin to sway……………….. God said….”i made the winds and I can take them away”……………… the cupboard is looking sparse………….a voice comes to me……………….. ”when was the…

jus passin’ through my way to You…………………………..and You asked me to help while I’m here and i resisted at first and then You whispered in my ear……. ”My Son this road you walk is tiring and You will need me to guide your way………..I will place people in your path…

when i evaluate the time i spend concerned with matters over which i have no control…………i am embarassed………………………. time that rightfully would have been better spent learning the teachings of a God who has already laid out my”lesson plans”……………..equipped with a spiritual guide ready to mentor me in those endeavors………………..…

i am not my brother’s keeper……………..but i am my brother’s conscience…………… if i accept that designation…………….it comes with the responsibility of being open to critique as well as giving it in love…………… a brother who can’t look you in the eye and tell you that your walk is crooked…………….isn’t a…

the reality……………….i have never accomplished anything worthwhile on my own…………humbling and honest…………… initially that could make me feel like an under-achiever…………….except i am reminded that all good things begin and come from God……………….. my humanity clammers for recognition and my ego demands it…………..the beginning of a twisted endeavor………….. fact: sometimes…

”when you started this journey……………….you started building scaffolding in your mind to ascend to me……………….when you should have pushed the descend button mentally…………your mindset was building yourself up because you now had a ”cause”………and you were focused……………not focused on me……………focused on you……. so the scaffolding crashed………….because you were in such…

i cannot harm you……………..without harming me…………….a strange but relevant philosophy…..so if i become ingrained with this point of view………….i will think hard before harming ”me”………………..because i have harmed…..”you”…………….

i suppose it is the ”nature” of man to wander from the truth he knows….to pull away from the hard and fast……………………to linger in doubt and ”suppose”…………………. that intellect that fuels his inner desire to know………………….turns out to be his saving grace and his greatest ”foe”…………………..finding the strength and courage…

pour, pour, pour…………………………..the vessel fills the needs of all those they can help…………. no concern for securing their share for they never run out…………….and the benefits of benevolence are gifts to the giver and the given…………………… teaching that the blessings from heaven are unlimited to those who believe……………… vessel

ants walk with a purpose in sight………………….they will not stop……………they may have to change their route………………they may have to fight…………………they set a goal and that’s what they pursue………………….. now let be honest…………………who’s smarter………………..the ant or you…… ants walk……………………….and we talk and talk and talk………………..never getting anything done………………

i can’t get into any mess that God can’t see me through…………………………………..now……. out of respect…………….i need to admit my mistakes………………learn from them……………..and not go there again……………… each time i repeat the same mistake He takes a little longer to come……………..sometimes that’s the only way hardheads can learn……………………. He loves me…

what is your criteria for a successful life? mine: faith facing my fears honesty with kindness service to others fellowship communion with God family /natural…. and/or adopted goals commitments made/commitments kept spiritual awareness and desire to continue the journey not necessarily in that order/but inclusive of all of the above

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…….. is it kind is it needed is it peaceful is it loving is it respectful is it Godly is it considerate is it unselfish is it comforting is it something you would like done or said to you……………….. if it passes these requirements you are safe to believe……………it’s God

when i whittle away my insecurities……………….what is left is the God  in me…………..and as painful as getting honest can be………………..it allows me to see…………….that without God i will succumb to…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….fear doesn’t take a wise person to see that no man nor woman is a match for life without the aid…

something’s going to happen………you’ll see…………….when we refuse to get the job done………God will intercede…………… we could do it………………..but not enough people will stand up……………….they let others control the dialog……………..many have just given up………………. but God doesn’t play favorites……………He goes by what’s right or wrong……………and if we can’t get this moving…

what do your hide in your clouds…………….the things you fear bringing to the light…………..we all have issues that we try to hide within………………but our attempts to cover them always result in frustration………………a little bit always protrudes out and remains despite our best attempts…………………………….they long to be exposed and cleansed in…

it’s in my soul and in my heart……………..given me hope and a new start…………..my slate isn’t clean but i have owned my part…….and i don’t blame anyone, an i pull my own cart…… this faith you described to me when i was a child meant little to me but i…

i protest all the evils of this world by now joining in………………i carry a banner that proclaims that ‘Jesus is Christ and Lord’ and it is plastered across my face…………….i lift my voice to sing His Praise and raise my Hands to help a friend………………….i protest the eveils of this…

i have witnessed your galantry as you faced many difficult days……and i marveled at the quality of your unparalleled faith…………………..to the point that it was not hard to see God working in your soul……………i watched as light surrounded your face and it touched me to the core……………. there is no…

God needs no interpreter………………………He speaks in whatever language to communicate is required…………………………Native tongues………………………Nature……………………….Actions of Others……………………………the Holy Spirit knows how and when to slip in…………..when that tingling feeling comes in body……………..makes us aware…………………His presence is near………. whether you are a seeker, have a passing interest in ”faith”……………..total disbeliever……….the Father knows how…

few things carry a warranty that lasts throughout all time…………….where there are no exceptions and no fine print to scrutinize……………..you are covered……………………… the ”policy” is resonable to afford and there are agents easily available to assist you with the application……………………………… it is the iron clad shield against the hurricanes, floods…

what a blessing and a shift it would be…………so i ply this prayer to thee……………..”thy hand is requested”…………………. to be inclined to silence…………. giving thought to words before speaking and not after…………to pause letting others voice their concerns and opinions………..hesitating to join in conversation………………………………”thy hand is requested”………………. to be in…

so they say God gives us ”free will”………………..that means i have a decision to make…………a short inventory of my decisions up to now…………………….no brainer…………………i’ll give it back to Him……………………………and you were saying

God covers me with a mosquito net………………so i don’t have to worry about constantly being bit…………………………….and the trivialities of the day………….rarely get in my way……….protected by Gods’ net………………. kinda cool to have that kind of friend that will keep things out and you can choose what to let in……………………….there is…

i did not stumbled onto this……………i was led by love and assistance from my angels here an above…………………………..to this incredible treasure trove……….. it has allowed me to live life…………..free and serene………….as long as i don’t intervene with concerns over which i have no control………………the fits and facades of a broken…

i cannot be oblivious to my surroundings………………….but i also cannot be ruled by them……..i cannot evaluate my offerings of hope and encouagement……………………for they take time……….my responsibility is the effort only……… hence…………..a drop of water or a word of kindness……………….may seem like a small thing to me, but a flood of…

all attire is inappropriate……………….unless accompanied…….by a smile………..ttucro

people of profound knowledge………………find few things beneath them……………only above ttucro