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10 Things Your Dog Would Tell You

 
I got this from Positively Positive (his credit at the bottom) and thought I’d dedicate it to my dog, Daphney who died from bone cancer a little over a year ago.  What a beautiful nature she had.  Pictured after her surgery with her best friend,  Kobie.
 
1. My life is likely to last ten to fifteen years. Any separation from you will be painful: remember that before
you get me.
 
2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.
3. Place your trust in me—it is crucial to my wellbeing.
4. Do not be angry at me for long, and do not lock me up as punishment.
5. You have your work, your entertainment, and your friends. I only have you.
6. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don’t understand your words, I understand your voice.
7. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget.
8. Remember before you hit me that I have sharp teeth that could easily hurt you, but I choose not to bite you because I love you.
9. Before you scold me for being uncooperative, obstinate, or lazy, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I might not be getting the right food, or I have been out too long, or my heart is getting too old and weak.
10. Take care of me when I get old. You too will grow old. Accompany me on difficult journeys. Never say: “I cannot bear to watch” or “Let it happen in my absence.” Everything is easier for me if you are there—even my death.

Remember that I love you.

 
From Eric Handler, Positively Positive
I am publishing this blog in memory of my dog, Stella, who died last year on September 21st.

There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer
no disease that enough love will not heal
no door that enough love will not open
no gulf that enough love will not bridge
no wall that enough love will not throw down
no sin that enough love will not redeem..
It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble
how hopeless the outlook
how muddled the tangle
how great the mistake.
A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all
If only you could love enough you would be the happiest and most powerful being in the world…
Emmet Fox

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power” 

Abraham Lincoln

“You have power you never dreamed of.  You can do things you never thought you could do.  There are no limitations of what you can do except the limitations of your own mind” 

Darwin Kingsley

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This is never necessary.  Learn to love yourself and put yourself first then everything else falls into place.  You life and the lives of the people who love you depend on it.

‎”Even after I became an adult, I remained powerless. Those lies were so ingrained in me that I was constantly trying to be “good enough”—trying to prove myself worthy of love, which made me an easy target for more abuse.
It didn’t matter what was asked of me, I would do it whether I wanted to or not. I thought if I said “no” I wouldn’t be loved.
I was desperate to try to keep people happy so they wouldn’t leave me. I was willing to be the scapegoat and to accept whatever abuse was hurled at me.
I had been taught that this was what I deserved and I believed it.”

~♥ Penny Smith

From:  Preventing Domestic Violence