Tag Archives: Joy

The Lost Time

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

  It makes me want to cry, thinking of her, all those years, born and growing in the wrong place. How could we have known? As we walked our trails in sun and wind, rain and snow, light and dark. … Continue reading →

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Stay

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

  Let’s stay here. At this intimately familiar bend in the trail. Beneath these trees we know by name.   We are not compelled to move. There is no war or fire or calamity or threat that coerces us to … Continue reading →

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Playtime

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

We should all have a Chuy. There are always plenty of chores to do around the ranch. He would look me up after I’d worked long enough. “Enough mowing.” he’d say, “Come on. Let’s play ball.”   “All work and … Continue reading →

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Ignorance

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

Just because you  Don’t Know You are  Beautiful, Perfect, And Precious to this Great Cosmos Doesn’t mean It isn’t So.   Chuy

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Criteria

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

Dogs don’t care if you’re Rich or poor, Black, white, yellow, red, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Young or old, Straight or gay. There is but a single Criteria: Are you kind?   Chuy

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Pressure

Posted on May 4, 2018 by

  Life can be a pressure cooker (for humans). Be The Vent. -Chuy

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Greeter

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

When loved ones, friends or strangers come to visit, Be first to go forth and greet them.   -Chuy

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Soaring

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

Watch a Turkey Vulture soar. He climbs higher and higher without a single wingbeat. Borne aloft on currents created by the warmth of the sun. So are we buoyed and lifted by the warmth of love, and a joyful heart. … Continue reading →

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Presence

Posted on January 22, 2018 by

    Burst through doors. Make an Entrance! Jingle!   -Chuy

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Christmastide

Posted on December 24, 2017 by

There’s this crazy story about how animals speak at midnight, the moment Christmas Eve becomes Christmas Day. I must tell you there’s no truth in that. An animal is unable to speak.  We are thankful for this. Imagine never having … Continue reading →

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