“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness” ~ Jonathan Safran Foer
Just look at those faces! Pure bliss. I miss having a dog and being witness to the way they fully embrace the very moment. My dog died two and a half years ago. I tell myself that I haven’t gotten another dog because I don’t want the work or commitment that’s involved, but the truth is that I can’t bear the heartache that comes with loving them and then losing them. I like to think that I’m so tough, but I’m secretly the biggest softie ever.
My son and our dog. These two were inseparable. She even slept in his bed, under the covers. Some mornings when I’d come into his bedroom to make sure he was awake to go to school, I’d find them both crashed out with their heads next to each other on the pillow.
May 3, 2015
This makes me very teary. Dogs are so amazing because they expect so very little, but give so much. I realize it’s the circle of life, but sometimes it’s so very difficult. I just had a big scare with my 13 1/2 year old Cali, but it was a benign fatty tumor. Cali has given me so much, and has opened my heart to love…
May 8, 2015
Cheryl, I am so glad you will have your sweet Cali with you! She is so adorable. 🙂 I really do believe dogs make the best company.