From time to time people tell me, ”Lighten up, it’s just a dog,” or, “That’s a lot of money for just a dog.”
They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time spent or the costs involved for “just a dog.”
Some of my proudest moments have come about with “just a dog.” Many hours have passed and my only company was “just a dog,” but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by “just a dog,” and, in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of “just a dog” gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day. If you, too, think it’s “just a dog,” then you will probably understand phases like “just a friend,” “just a sunrise,” or “just a promise.”
“Just a dog” brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. “Just a dog” brings out the compassion and patience that makes me a better person. Because of “just a dog” I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.
So for me, and folks like me, it’s not “just a dog” but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past and the pure joy of the moment. “Just a dog” brings out what’s good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day. I hope that someday they can understand that it’s not “just a dog” but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being “just a human.”
So the next time you hear the phrase “just a dog.” just smile….because they “just don’t understand.”
- Anonymous
I found this on my friend Andrea's blog. She's our wedding photographer - you should check out her fantastic gallery on her website.
Got to use some of my new stuff and some of my new-to-me stuff that came in my last couple of orders... I have loved this stamp since I first saw it, and am so happy it didn't retire!
If you know me, you know I'm not a pink-lovin' kind of gal, but I do make exception for the yummy combo of pink & brown from time to time...
I (finally) used some of this gorgeous brown velvet flower trim by Maya Road, that I've perhaps been hanging onto for far too long (?3 years?). (Thanks, Milo, for trimming it all off the roll and into (some) pieces for me to use (and some shreds that are unsalvagable (sp?)!)
I'm LOVING the new 'movers & shakers' dies by SU & Sizzix... you can move this little window anywhere on your card front, AND it coordinates with the SU Curly Label Punch! So cute!
