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Once upon a timeā¦I was visiting a friendās lake houseā¦sitting on the deck in the sunshine was the perfect place for writingā¦and I was enjoying the solitudeā¦
Untilā¦
I heard splashing and barking coming from the neighborās pierā¦it was Annieā¦their black labā¦and she was having a grand ole timeā¦swimming in and out from under the pierā¦
Without really meaning toā¦I stopped my work and started watchingā¦Annie swam a bitā¦then walked on shoreā¦grabbed a stickā¦and headed down the pierā¦
She stopped at the end of the pier and chose just the right spotā¦then threw the stick into the waterā¦after watching it float for a bitā¦she jumped in after itā¦thenā¦she caught itā¦let it goā¦and caught it againā¦she swam it under the pierā¦and back out againā¦then headed for shoreā¦
And thenā¦she did it all againā¦and againā¦and againā¦
Sometime during all of the stick throwing and fetchingā¦Bertha showed upā¦weād been talking about what it means to feel good earlierā¦and she said that if I really wanting to know what it meantā¦I had to look no furtherā¦becauseā¦Annie sure knew how to feel goodā¦of course she expounded on that at bitā¦
Really feeling good is when you donāt need anyone or anything else to be happyā¦when you can throw your own stickā¦just because it feels good to swim with itā¦nowā¦thatās feeling good!
Itās been a few yearsā¦since that day at the lakeā¦butā¦ever since thenā¦whenever I start to whineā¦about being boredā¦or unhappyā¦Bertha just hands me a stickā¦and tells me to go throw itā¦
Sometimesā¦I throw it at herā¦and sheās rightā¦it really does feel goodā¦
Jane
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I love it!!! "Throw you own stick"
Love this one! Thanks Jane.
Thank you, Amanda! That was actually the title…and I changed it this morning…great minds think alike!
Thanks, Betty. I hope you are having a delightful day!
Gonna get me a big stick. Thanks Jane, being happy starts with MOI. Your blog is once again speaking to me. I love it!
Thanks, Queenie…I'm glad you enjoyed it…just where you aim those sticks…I don't duck as quickly as I used to…
Awwww, I’m glad you posted this one again so I could read it! I have goals to chase and they’re big sticks that I hope are getting closer with each day. I hope you are smiling today ((one year later!))
Oh…Christy…I love your take on the post…goals as sticks…definitely…we have to find the pleasure in our goals and dreams…even when no one else does. š