INSPIRED by mary anne radmacher

This is attributed to Abraham Lincoln- "We're just about as happy as we make up our minds to be." Is it fair to offer Appollinaire's advice, “It’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy”?  I've never quite been able to figure that out!   Because... Happiness is not an accidental visitor.   At least, not normally.                                      I am Happiness. I willingly arrive everywhere I am invited.   I come immediately where I am welcomed. I tell people who seem confused about how they can get me to show up (for a short visit or a long stay) to remember the last time I was with them and repeat that. I recognize the invitation in all forms.   My favorite kind of invitation you ask? I Love to show up in the beginning of the day when any inviter is still dancing. Yes. Beginning a day with dance is an ideal invitation to a visit from hap...

  Canine. Human. We go together like night and day, blue sky and rain. Always have. Ask any student of history and they’ll tell you that dogs have been loyal companions to humans around the globe since, well, ever. The world of dogs around the world… We are as different as the lands we walk. Our ancestry lies with the gray wolf. In spite of there being over 400 distinct, domesticated breeds, we all hold a little bit of the wild. Over time dogs have made roles for themselves in various levels in society. It’s difficult to acknowledge and yet it is true that not all dogs are treated like treasured companions. In some places dogs are a food source, and even in the United States puppy mills are a stain on the fabric of compassionate treatment. That travesty is offset by the rescue organizations that care for dogs who have special needs or need a home for different kinds of reasons. There are lots of things that make dogs different from each other - big or small, stout or fragile, calm ...