In 2008 we lived in a nearly idyllic bayside community in Galveston, catching fish and crab in our literal back yard while soaking up salty sea spray and sun rays. Until Ike, a Category 4 hurricane, plowed right over our shores and into our homes. Ike turned island living into years of construction and boarded up homes and businesses. In the aftermath, one of our cats disappeared. We officially grieved his loss until a bedraggled version of him returned four weeks later. Oh the joy and celebration! And the mystery. Despite our pleas, he would never reveal how he’d spent those weeks away.
Last week, more than 14 years later, we said a very tearful goodbye to Ami Gray. There will be no returning from unknown circumstances after a storm but along with that sadness are happy memories of those bonus years. If you are a pet lover, you know in the deep trenches of your heart you will one day tell them a permanent goodbye. Don’t dwell on that. Enjoy every purring, ruffing, howling, scratching, tail-wagging or lap-sitting moment and count it all as joy, even the litter boxes and early morning wet-nose wake-ups.
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“The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.” Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1892 – 1950 Click here to read “Shine On,” my latest Substack post.
Check out my First Novel, now posted on Substack…
For those following the menacing misfortunes of Mandy Watkins, protagonist of my first novel, THE ART COLONY, here is a handy link reference to the chapters. Thank you, readers, for sharing a passion for reading, especially fun novels that fill a bit of your day with humor mixed in with a hint of love and…
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“Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” Napoleon Hill, 1883 – 1970
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“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” Christopher McCandless, 1968 – 1992
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“The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.” Gloria Steinem, 1934 -2026
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“Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-brake on.” Maxwell Maltz, 1889 – 1975
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