“Cats and humans have been partners for over ten thousand years. And what you realize when you’ve lived with a cat for a long time is that we may think we own them, but that’s not the way it is. They simply allow us the pleasure of their company.” ~ Genki Kawamura
“Let us be honest: most of us rather like our cats to have a streak of wickedness. I should not feel quite easy in the company of any cat that walked around the house with a saintly expression.” ~ Beverley Nichols
“You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, ‘Wow, you’re right! I never would’ve thought of that!’” – Dave Barry
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“A well trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it.” – Helen Thomson
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“You can trust your dog to guard your house but never trust your dog to guard your sandwich.” – Unknown
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“I once decided not to date a guy because he wasn’t excited to meet my dog. I mean, this was like not wanting to meet my mother.” —Bonnie SchacterLesley Anne Greene – veniceclayartists.com
“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” — Andy Rooney
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“My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That’s almost $21.00 in dog money.” — Joe Weinstein
“Handle every situation like a dog. If you can’t eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away.” – Unknown
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“Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul, chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth!” – Anne Tyler
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“A dog desires affection more than its dinner. Well – almost.” -Charlotte Gray
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“If you’re uncomfortable around my dog, I’m happy to lock you in the other room when you come over.” – Unknown
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“A boy can learn a lot from a dog — obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. ” – Robert Benchley
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“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx
I’m still trying to learn this. I have always wanted to DO something, wave a magic wand and FIX it, make it go away. I am finally realizing that when I react this way, I’m making it about ME. I’m not trying to, but that’s the result. The quote above is SO important.
People just want to know they are not alone and that someone cares.
Guy Sebastian’s song, “Standing With You” is about this very subject. It hit me right between the eyes when I heard it. I still tear up every time I hear it. He is saying exactly the right thing. He is THERE. He is listening.
“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” — Stacia Tauscher
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“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.” — Anonymous
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“The soul is healed by being with children.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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“When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments — tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become.” — Louis Pasteur
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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” — Albert Einstein
“In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats.” – English Proverb
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“Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have many other fine qualities as well.” ~ Missy Dizick
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“I got rid of my husband. The cat was allergic.” – Anonymous
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“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.” ~ Cleveland Amory
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“I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” ~ Jules Verne
I’ve always felt useless when people I care about are hurting. I care deeply, but don’t know what to say. I want to FIX it, wave my magic wand, make the bad stuff go away, but I can’t.
I found two things lately that really resonated. I saved both of them because they seemed an ANSWER. When someone is hurting, you don’t need to try to FIX it or say the ‘right thing,’ you just need to BE THERE – if not physically, then in spirit.
I found this from Winnie the Pooh –
A.A. Milne – Winnie the Pooh – Illustrations by E. H. Shepard
And then I heard this song, “Standing With You” by Guy Sebastian –
This one hit me right between the eyes this morning.
I’ve been overwhelmed lately by the awful state of the world, Mother Nature crashing down on people, fear caused by clashing of countries, bad policies wreaking havoc, and petty people just being mean unnecessarily, so I’ve been escaping.
I’m very thankful I have so many ways to escape things that are bothering me –
trying to create art or watching YouTube videos demonstrating creative people doing it,
listening to favorite music or music I haven’t heard before
reading a diverting book
playing in the dirt
While I spend time trying to avoid what is happening around me that I can’t control, Nanea Hoffman is reminding me that “sometimes we forget how beautiful it is to be here, on this Earth, right this moment. Life, for all its difficulties, is still a wonder. And so are you.”
A funny example of this is –
hahahahahahahahahaahahah I’ll bet that each person who has an account on Twitter got one of these on their page today.
It seems to me that we are becoming a nation of whiners. (I think that a friend, Lisa Richey, came up with my title for this post, making a handmade paper poster years ago with this phrase.)
I can only listen to the news for a short time these days, with the concentration on victim-hood, claims of ‘distortion of the facts’ and things done for ‘political purposes’ from BOTH sides of what passes for Congress nowadays. I check several sources for my news now, and sometimes STILL am not sure what actually happened when I finish.
I choose to try to look toward the light, rather than become mired in the muck. I admit that is probably an ostrich-with-my-head-in-the-sand or Pollyanna-ish, but I want to concentrate on what is right, good, and inspiring – and happily, it’s going on all around us. :0)
There are people who are doing good things – quiet things – things where some kindness changes another person’s day. There are people creating art, seeing things differently than the rest of us, making something breathtaking out of what might be ordinary materials. There are others practicing singing, dancing, or athletics, so when they get their chance, they are ready to give it their all, bringing us to joy or tears when they share it.
Joel Osteen said it succinctly – “If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.”
Your Happy New Year depends on what you do for others. Anon
I will give up chocolates totally. 100%. Completely. Honestly….
Years come n go, but this year I specially wish 4 u a double dose of health n happiness topped with loads of good fortune. Have a gr8 year ahead! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
Hope you’ll have a New Year that starts right and ends Happy!
My wishes for you, Great start for Jan, Love for Feb, Peace for March, No worries for April, Fun for May, Joy for June to Nov, Happiness for Dec, Have a lucky and wonderful 2023.
A Relaxed Mind, A Peaceful Soul, A Joyful Spirit, A Healthy Body & Heart full of Love..All these are my Prayers for You..Wish a Happy New Year 2023
“Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words.” – Harlan Miller
“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.” – Mary Ellen Chase
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” ~Janice Maeditere
“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” ~Larry Wilde
“I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.” ~Harlan Miller
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.” ~Andy Rooney
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