Posted May 2, 2021 in Sacred Stories

Gunner

Sacred Stories

It was his birthday.

He had wanted to get a dog for so long but the landlord would not allow dogs where he lived.

So his mom went online and ordered him a little Ty puppy dog for his birthday.

When she received it, she opened the tag […]

Posted January 12, 2021 in Sacred Stories

“I’ll Never Bark Again!”

Sacred Stories

Gathered with a spiritual group on Zoom, the teacher asked us to pay attention to how we experience when we meet someone, such as walking down the street or in the hall of the facility where she lives. She said to bring to mind someone or something we find very pleasant […]

Posted August 10, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Furry Friend

Sacred Stories

They were traveling from Florida, where they had wintered, back to their Northern home. It was a stressful even for both of them, but even more so for her, given his physical limitations from the strokes. His wheelchair was where an aisle seat would normally be. She was seated next to […]

Posted November 3, 2018 in Sacred Stories

From Grief to Serenity

Sacred Stories

On Thursday, she had to put down her beloved dog.

Half-heartedly, on Friday she went to a conference previously committed to that she had missed the first day of.

The first panel she attended was titled, “From Grief to Serenity”!

On Joy and Sorrow Kahlil Gibran Your joy is your sorrow […]

Posted September 30, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Man's Best Friend

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Humans may have domesticated dogs two separate times, taming wolves both in Europe and Asia thousands of years ago. A major international research project may have cleared some of the controversy surrounding the origins of the domestication of dogs, which has until now remained a mystery with two primary hypotheses. The first […]