Gratitude Today

Many of us are fortunate enough to have a friendly little creature as a pet, often pets that look up with those trusting eyes, pets that offer unconditional love, and also companionship, adding joy to our lives.

Earlier this year my 12 year old Maltese died by accident, but although sad, it was also a good thing.  It was sudden and apparently painless, and she probably saved herself from the complex and possibly painful trials of treatments for the cancer she had been diagnosed with.  The twelve years she gave me as a devoted and adoring pet were precious, and although she died suddenly and accidentally, twelve years was also a reasonable life span for her breed.  So although it is sad that she is gone, I am grateful for the twelve years she shared with me and that her passing was sudden and painless for her.

Recently I have purchased another little pup.  Although my little Maltese had been a wonderful companion, I didn’t want to have the same breed and be comparing the new dog to my previous dog, so this time I have a little black toy poodle.  It is cute and fluffy, and does what puppies do – leaves puddles, and other presents, runs off with my slippers, shreds up paper, plays with puppy toys, and is a bundle of activity, sharing her joy daily with all in her vicinity.  I am grateful to have this new little creature and to be able to experience her puppy playfulness and the cuteness of this little fluff-ball curled up asleep, or traipsing around after me.

Dogs and other pets can be so unconditionally giving and loving in their relationship with their owners and families.  Perhaps there are lesssons there for us all.

In Gratitude,

Julie

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