Sign Language for Dogs

i wish i had mental paperclip that would keep thoughts together, because they fade quickly……no matter how i try to recall………they slip through the cracks and then they are gone……………some would say it’s a matter of age…………..but it seems to me that this has been going on for awhile and…

that old saying certainly is correct that if you are headed in the right direction to begin with you are more likely to reach your anticipated destination…………….but there will be hiccups and bumps along the way which require adjustments…….don’t assume that because you get the direction correct you are home…

let’s be clear, this is no dress rehearsal and you cannot stop the clock, not suggesting you should hurry but you gotta take the shot, and even if you miss, get the ball and shoot again, even if you never hit the mark at least you took a chance…. such…

i may apologize and berate myself and hang my head and sigh……..but the truth of the matter is….until it hurts me……………..i won’t change………..until there is no one else to blame and no other assailants are in view………it may bother me my actions, what i say and do but until it…

i shall not lament that inside of me there is a tree of rigidity, i make no apologies nor defense that it will remain as long as i am capable of breath…….whereas there are many things subject to change, my faith does not fall into that range………and i will flex…

surveying conditions and checking his gear…………the weather makes it clear……a good climber knows when to stop……….the pace can never crossover to a race for that is where disaster looms………reluctantly hanging his platform he resigns himself to tomorrow……………forsaking ego to tread on………..he recalls the precarious situations that testosterone and impatience have…

doing the right thing will always make you happy feelings are always helpful if you give someone respect they will respect you giving is good no matter how you do it your mind is your friend your family will always be honest with you you know what’s best for you…

the kite took flight and was almost out of sight when i decided to let go, at first i was apprehensive that i had given up control, but as it disappeared in the clouds i felt a lightness in my soul…….i have since used that experience to release many things……..realizing…

not very flattering but i’m here to speak the truth, until it bothers me i don’t care that it bothers you….now that doesn’t sound mature or compassionate but i am being honest where i am…….until it causes problems for me i just don’t give a damn……………i wish i could say…

when i engage in haste,……….it always blows up in my face……………when i try to push the pace, i tucker out and lost the race………………when i am off balance and refuse to sit down, i always trip and fall to the ground………while i am in this pitiful state……….it is only then…

i give thanks for the protection the Lord gives me…………….a force field that surrounds and keeps out the enemy…….i can’t see or smell it but it’s effects are obvious to me…………i know without it my life would be a struggle everyday……….. people are befuddled when they come with their attack,…

just so i don’t get an attitude, that i’m all that and i’m smooth, i always put a few rocks in my shoes…………..God forbid that i should look like i know what to do, not to appear cocky, i put a few rocks in my shoes…… now i must admit…

as much it will cause my gut to ache………i will pray for you…………………when i see how you operate, the attempts to confuse and separate……….it’s all i can do to look at your face………but i will pray for you……..i will pray for you because you are sick and you take pleasure…

behind that issue that has you in a pinch is another opportunity to trust and obey……………do what you are told and stay out of the way…….because the God i trust has made a vow……… behind every cloud is a rainbow…………………i have come to a fork in the road and i…

i will attend a rite today wherein i give my independence away……….fully aware that i am turning over control of my life………initially one might say what a noble act to display……..but let me be clear….i was not doing a great job thus far………and the reason for my action , ”i…

this little exercise will become your friend, easily resolves whatever pickle your in…..clears the air….and lets one start over again………………we all go through trials every now and then to learn things we are short in……….patience, tolerance and love to name a few, and this little exercise will keep you from…

they can pretty much fix anything, build you a new heart, give your legs new springs………but in reality your life won’t mean a thing…………….if you don’t have gratitude…… gratitude is the magic elixir, the lubricant and the internal fixer, that allows everything as to function as it should………..without it……it’s like…

often i seek a reprieve from the rigors of the day and remove myself to a quiet place where i can relax and meditate……………….the mantra that i use as a bridge to”no mind ” is quite simple, ”Lord show me the peace i seek in You”……………… my awareness allows me…

when we are young we do as we are told and most of that guidance is good…………….but it can’t all be because it comes from humans that are injured or scared……so they base their lives around protecting the injuries and hurts……………..which may or may not be similar experiences in our…

pointless life without goals, doesn’t have to be grand and no one has to know…….tis for me that i set this chart, to continue my growth and mark a place to start…. so off in the future i hope to come to a place where a certain phrase i cease…

i can keep God in the picture with a wide angle lens, my issues that appear daunting begin to look thin, when i remember……. whose presence i’m in……..when my focus is narrow and a problem is all i see, the world seems overwhelming and dangerous to me…………..every time i leave…

a little doubt mixed with a little bit of fear and i am sure a catastrophe is near, i start hoping the Red Cross will appear………………but it is never as bad as i thought……… if i feel there is something i don’t see then i make up all sorts of…

just beware i saw your stare, i’m only half as stupid as i look………….so before you have me sized up, categorized and labeled…………be careful i’m only half as stupid as i look……….many a man has come to find, a possum i tend to be, for while you are spouting from…

i think even a fool would be safe to say, pretty good chance it could go either way………when you look at it from a distance most people would say…….they must be new to the game, because they don’t know how to play, hence it could go either way………. we end…

imperative for me, to be harder on me than i am on you/realty is, i can’t control what you say or do, but i can try and control me, that’s why i need to be harder on me than i am on you/ when i retrace the acts and decisions…

say it over and over and with forced sincerity and put notes on your desk…………….. but without heart, it’s just make believe……you play the game so well and no one else will see…..but deep inside you know it’s only make believe…….the right thing doesn’t seem right anymore and the seams…

initially it’s hard for us to see, left to our on devices the world is a calamity, but once we tire from tripping over the things we have misplaced, we reflect on our missteps and see where we went wrong……..there will come a time in ones’ life where we are…

you put it on your plate………………..now eat it,……………….against good advice you rolled the dice and my what a mess you made………..so belly-up to the table and put your napkin in your lap, this is going to be a messy meal and it will probably give you gas………….i won’t rub it…

i wasn’t happy when it was asked of me to take the longer route……..immediately i balked at the inefficiency of such a protracted path, hesitantly i followed my instructions to a tee, and as i traveled down the road i became aware there were things i was meant to see……so…

looking back i have to laugh that i have made it this far… considering my calamities and the evidence of those scars… but i have healed remarkably and still continue to grow for i have learned i was forever pursuing the wrong things and now i let them go… a…