Sunday
If you can start the day without caffeine;
If you can get going without pep pills;
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains;
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles;
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it;
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time;
If you can forgive a friend’s lack of consideration;
If you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when,
through no fault of your own, something goes wrong;
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment;
If you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct him;
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend;
If you can face the world without lies and deceit;
If you can conquer tension without medical help;
If you can relax without liquor;
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs;
If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice
against creed or color, religion or politics; then, my friend, you are
almost as good as your dog.
and with that? i’m whisking my canine life partner off for some adventures at the ‘bark park’. he deserves it… and more!
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My two best friends in this world have been dogs.
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no risk there, I am not even close to that good.
Dogs are wonderful, aren’t they? I’m so glad I got another one … even though the updates are waiting until my new camera arrives (to replace the one she … um … rendered useless).
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Great post. I’ve done 7 out of the 16 items right. That’s a sucky score. Ah, well. I heard somewhere that we’re all a “work in progress.”
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