Sign Language for Dogs

a beautiful thought that that we could someday be living in a ”meritocracy”…..but the truth of the matter is all systems are flawed and ”pigs get ribbons and hero’s get flogged” and if we are looking for fair then we best relocate, because it isn’t here……………here is distortion, anger and…

after you think you have figured it out, i suggest you leave a little room for doubt…….the best minds would agree, you never quite get it totally…so you may have enough information to go ahead, but leave a little room for adjustments as you go on…… you are here and…

aspirations are ideals we aspire to achieve over time, but i have little faith i shall achieve unconditional love……except perhaps for God, and that may be pushing it………….perhaps one might best be equipped for such a feat at a distance, where the pain of misdirected acts lose some of their…

you win, because i defer to you, the things you said were far better than my excuse, so i capitulate and throw in the towel, but i may have learned a little, so i didn’t lose………..there are many ways to take things in your life, some don’t leave much room…

not ready to go, you continue on, facing each day with a plan and a song, the one you hum as you carry on…………..the body fades, but not the man…..the man has come to terms, that life can best be lived one day at a time, and a simple completion…

my theory of ethics that establishes a code of right and wrong actions is under constant attack by my unguarded will…..and i am forever reminding myself that flexibility is admirable in certain situations but not in core beliefs……if one doesn’t have basic tenants that form the foundation of their behavior,…

least you think i am unaware, i profess the knowledge we both share……that on my best of days………………….i am a fraud…i share with You what you already know that much of what i do is show and in the closets of my mind therein resides my darker side, with demonstrates…

sometimes i forget how good God is at being God, sounds funny but it’s true……..my humanity endows me with certain fears and apprehensions, my faith helps me to deal with those doubts so that they are dismissed when i recall how Good God is at being God……thanks Pop

love isn’t blind, that would be stupidity, and a smear against ”true” love. true love is quite aware of what one is and of what one isn’t and chooses to love anyway. to be able to separate the bad from the good and accept the truth and dare to love…

because of my lack of faith and fear, i accumulate things that are not worth their space, i must make and effort everyday to take out the trash……..to alleviate the things that do not give back, cause me stress and destroy my peace, those things often come in deceptive dress,…

my emotions want me to stew, but my experience encourages me to work through and do something constructive with my time…………….while i am looking for someone to blame, that same time could be spent asking others if they have experienced a similar event and using their wisdom as my own……………i…

when i place me above all else i see, it prevents me from being part of, and if i resist being part of , how will i learn and grow……my encounters with thoughts and actions i detest will reinforce what i know, and will help me see that our individuality…

more is not the answer…………….more money, more time, more things………more, more, more……won’t bring you any closer to the peace and serenity we seek…………more is only an appropriate action in seeking a greater spiritual connection and in the giving of more love…..otherwise it is mere clutter ”more” is the enemy of…

when i have been equipped with the necessary tools and the wisdom from my Lord, then i will comprehend why things are happening as they should, for me to spend time wondering about things that make no sense to me, when i am ready my eyes and mind will open…

there are very few of us that are always sure where they trod, some may reach that plateau as their faith deepens in their walk with God……the rest of us are confronted with the never ending fog that requires our constant connection, holding hands with our Guide…….i have no illusions…

so we don’t have all the pieces so we go with what we have….we fill in the spaces……with the things that we find…….problem with this approach we are driven by impatience and fear………what we end up is distorted projections, disconnected from reality. the fix for assumption goes against human nature…

i have a friend, a fledgling christian like me, measuring himself by a yardstick that keeps him bound to a feeling that he’s not good enough……….just like me. now he asked me if he could come over because he needed to vent and the funny thing about it, i really…

gratitude is the absence of want, when what is needed has been provided and one is grateful and appreciative…….i have concluded that i only think i know what will make me happy, and that is contingent on my current ”flavors of the month,” but God knows what i need to…

the occasion had a certain air that i noticed as i joined…..wasn’t long before it became offensive, so didn’t tarry long…….perhaps it was the selection of guests…..they might as well be clones……..and i have found to much on any one things goes sour before too long……

i would love to talk with you about your interests or concerns, but if you need to gossip or chatter, please keep moving on……..i don’t engage in fruitless flapping of the lips….much has been distorted and twisted by those who engage in it…….so if you have a problem or an…

a surefire way to determine someone’s spirituality is their ability to forgive….. i know of no other indicator that reveals more about a person and their priorities……. for an advanced spiritualist realizes the inability to forgive is a millstone around their neck…….preventing them from a higher awareness, tethered to and…

may all your loose ends be tied…….

arrange the picture in your mind and let it sear into thoughts, take the time to go over the details until they are refined let it be clear that what you seek is intended to be of benefit to others as well as yourself humbly ask the Power you trust,…

just a minute is all we have and all we ever will, so i can super focus and be very careful and slow, or i can wrestle playfully with time as the hands tick away, but i prefer a mix and i live my life that way…… sometimes i am…

i can see it bothers you to tell it like it is……a softer tone with laces and fringe would be your color of choice………and i will do my best to pick a softer hue, but it’s hard when my eyes see red, to try to be subdued …………….your rationale is…

I’m leaning on you to guide me through this maze that is presented to me, i have to admit i am puzzled a bit………….but we have been through challenging times before………….as i look back this time will pass and a lesson will be learned………but make no mistake, i know where…

take what you need and leave the rest, these situations are always a test, to see if you are grateful that you have been blessed, or you forget to take only what you need…… and leave the rest…. say what needs to be said and leave the rest, the least…

there is a little man who lives down the street his mailbox is decorated with all sorts of things, and i can tell by his walk and his tone……..this little man always has something going on…… i hear him humming as he works in his yard and the flowers and…

i leave most funerals with a puzzled face because the eulogies offered seldom embrace the person that i knew, and i would be okay if they say about me, ”he was an s.o.b., but he had his moments and we loved him anyway.” one thing still amazes me, when you…

i have witnessed the staves in the barrel over time, change their color and hue, the metal trim has rusted in spots and yet continues to hold fast and true, an although it has changed a bit it still does what it was designed to do. i liken myself to…