Produce Joy

"Do anything, 

but let it produce joy."

~ Walt Whitman

A photo, memory, smile.

Just a moment to be mindful now, 

an invitation, the birds songs of spring.

For harmony and hope to come and rest in my heart.

To share and be grateful for all, even the grief which blossoms joy:

Kolo waits for the sunrise with me.

Here she is on this morning, 

resting in the light:

♥ My Society6 Art Gallery \(‾◡◝ )/

Illusions We Allow Ourselves

Watching the Sunrise With My Kolo

“Dogs, lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you're going to lose a dog, and there's going to be great anguish, so you live fully in the moment with her, never fail to share her joy or delight in her innocence, because you can't support the illusion that a dog can be your lifelong companion. There's such beauty in the hard honesty of that, in accepting and giving love while always aware that it comes with an unbearable price. Maybe loving dogs is a way we do penance for all the other illusions we allow ourselves and the mistakes we make because of those illusions.” 

~ Dean Koontz, The Darkest Evening of the Year

Divine Things

"Human things must be known to be loved:
but Divine things must be loved to be known."
~ Blaise Pascal

Playing With the Sun

Bathed in sunlight, My Kolohe

Red Glow. Sun Close to Crest. Mist Fine. Chilly

Trying new things. "stepping lightly & feeling no pain;" out of my comfort zone, for sure. Highly recommend the leap.

With the Objective of Being Happy

I'd like to think that my dog Kolohe is watching the sunrise so intently with me, but I suspect on this morning she has her eyes on something else...

"We all live with the objective of being happy;
our lives are all different and yet the same."
~ Anne Frank

The Mountain Is

"The mountain is the metaphor."

~ Ancient Proverb

Generally, when Kolo's tail is lowered and she looks at me like this, it means she has been caught about to do something naughty. She is too cute and precious.

♥ My Society6 Art Gallery \(‾◡◝ )/ 

Waiting For the Sun To Rise

"I am Like a Bear
I hold my hands
waiting for the sun to rise."
~ Pawnee

Good Morning, Kolohe!

♥ My Society6 Art Gallery \(‾◡◝ )/