Sign Language for Dogs

the ”hard way” still retains it’s place as the accepted method of learning………..you would think that with all the advances in technology that would have changed……..but i’m here to tell you….it hasn’t…. people are still reluctant to embrace the truth if it interferes with their agenda or personal beliefs…….. also…

much as i would like to think i appreciate the significance of things and people in my life……i don’t think we are capable of that realization until it is taken from us or it is lost through negligence or rarely……no fault of our own………………. the love of a friend or…

i would see you looking out of the corner of your eye…….i knew you were wondering how i always seemed happy and joyful and alive……..it was all i could do to stifle myself and wait till the right time arrived…………finally after no one was left to accuse…….God pointed the finger…

you don’t have to explain it i get the gist…..everyone and everything is on your shit list……..i hear you beating around the bush……but i think you know the problem is you………….we run in the same circles and the people that drive you crazy drive me crazy too…….but i just accept…

when your feet were stuck and you finally broke free…….you came to believe in a power greater than thee………..as life moved along often you would forget and things got twisted and you gave into it…….after suffering enough you would surrender and that’s when you would remember how to handle it……give…

i needed a generator repaired and i know an old codger that is beyond compare when it comes to things that start and run……..and he is so ornery that he makes me laugh……..always followed by ”are you listening to me”……. so the repair was done and i went to retrieve…

the battle within determines the battle without and when i conquer my demons i pause to reflect………my greatest victories are within myself……. sad to say but i often forget others may pose problems but they are rarely a threat………the one i have to be aware of is within myself………. there…

a act of kindness affects me to this day…….although at the time it did not register to me…….perhaps i was lost in the conversation and i failed to acknowledge the significance……….but later it dawned on me and stays with me ever since………. perhaps we are remiss at times to think…

so they keep trying to convince me it just couldn’t be …….the things in the Bible are to far fetched and illogical……..but i never thought i would be at the place and the only reason……Gods’Grace………….. so you can’t believe that i could be fooled by things reported that seem impossible…

i can’t be doing my best…….if i am keeping you from doing your best……………………..i cannot claim to be caring unless i do things i am not drawn to…….but know needs doing……..that is convenience…..i cannot profess to be loving if i am only able to love people that love me……………reciprocation should…

the seed of hope had taken hold and you stopped asking why and did what you were told……it was tested and proved and the road ahead had been paved for you by other lost souls who had found their way……………listening to those who had been saved, from a hopeless state…

we make certain things part of the regular script and there are days when we can barely hold to it………but we keep info to get through it…….we’ll call it l.,t, and mayonnaise……. at the end of a trying day we grab hold of something that we know is okay and…

let the past sleep, it did it’s best to prepare you for upcoming tests………everything was supplied that you would need…….some you latched on to and some was like the wind in the trees………we all have missed opportunities to learn and to grow……………but let the past sleep……………..today isn’t waiting

was a time not that long ago when that word would have connotations of boring, what a difference a few thousand days make……..not so today…….a pleasant day has a flow that is steady and productive without being significant……………….i don’t find that boring…….rather relaxing………………it’s impossible to know what you do not…

the trick to staying young……..never quit having fun………be quick to laugh and slow to judge and do 1 thing you’re not supposed to every day………for me i love smoking a pipe…………….you don’t want to get to good……little chance of that……. be constantly on the look out for things that peak…

time has had its’ affect on me and i an glad for what it has done…………brought forth the information i was searching for………although the process wasn’t always fun…………..but i am a seasoned piece of oak……to be used as a board or plank…….sturdy and dependable because of the choices i have…

always one step away from doing the right thing and one step away from a higher plane………when i do the next right thing……doesn’t make me better than you……..allows me to see myself in you…… one step away from judgment or compassion……..condemnation or tolerance ……….division or collection……. one step to the…

sometimes i wish i could take all your words and throw them into the sea………let the little fish nibble on them like they were nibbling on me………….i’m not a prize that you won at the fair…………the things that i want aren’t free…..but if your ready to give and ready to…

when we realize that things are askew……..the pieces we gathered don’t seem to fit, every other step results in a slip…………….we want to rush to wellness…….. the pain is so great we want to give it away, to anyone who will listen and then fall prey…….only trouble is it doesn’t…

sometimes i feel at a loss at what i can do for you……..far away, visitation on odd days and a hour to talk with you……………we try to cram as much as we can, about what’s going on with you…………….breaks my heart when we part………..it could have easily been me……but it…

if i claim to be a friend…………….i have to be ready to change my plans…………….even it is just to hold a hand………….i am honored to be that man………..what i say has the value of a breeze…… what i do is like the trunk of a tree ready to shelter and…

i would rather take the opportunity to humble myself instead of you confronting me and that happens if i am willing to be honest and admit i have a part in the current calamity…………..has nothing to do with blame rather taking responsibility for my actions to seek resolution…….. a person…

there is nothing so rewarding as a disciplined tongue………………at times clinching ones’ teeth before any damage is done………..people may feel they know what you think but unless words are spoken it’s a guessing game……. there may be a time when an appraisal is due but for now it is probably…

full of hope, full of grace, no longer separated from the human race………………..by admitting i had been left behind………….because i was afraid i wasn’t good enough…… to manage my doubt and fear i would use anything that was near…………sex……alcohol or drugs anything that would numb the reality of how painful…

only strong and courageous people can forgive, ……………….when they have clearly been injured………….because they understand the basic principal of acceptance and forward progress…….. i cannot move forward if i am tethered to the past……………”like” has no place in acceptance……and lack of forgiveness keeps me stuck……… first to forgive is a…

in the valley of the season when the sun resists to shine………i sit in a quiet place and wait for answers to come……….when my patience is exhausted and my wits near the end………….the walls of defiance i have built come tumbling down………..and i am able to hear again………. a clear…

we roll with the illusion that we have a grasp how things work and what will and won’t last………and something happens and our ideas get trashed……………..the necessity of faith…………… i couldn’t take it, i couldn’t go on if i didn’t feel there was something in charge and all the calamity…

when i talk about you………i talk about me…….what i see in you…….i have in me……..what i do to you i do to me………my behavior towards you always effects me, more than you………… when i lash out at you, i lash out at me…….i expect to offer understanding and grace that…

i got the news and it took my breath…….there are no words to express how my heart goes out to you…….it is impossible to know why people do the things they do……..the nature of man is corrupt and left to our own devices we are evil…….we need guidance, direction and…

just a couple dogs or a cat……………..just a modest home with a roof that doesn’t leak…….just a couple of kids that love us unconditionally…………..just a job that isn’t perfect but keeps the lights on and plenty of food on the table, as i look at my gut……….just a few dollars…