Crazy Dog Lady

I think I'm just going to adopt the moniker.  I love my dogs.  Every post I make from here on out will probably always be about my dogs or pit bulls.  Let's just face it.  I'm a loco, crazy, pit bull (all dogs) lady.  Lately, my mind has been all over the place.  And I spend more time circling around one thought/problem/solution, I could be a vulture by now.  Spending time with these dogs help me put the iPhone down and just enjoy the moment (unless I'm snapping shots of them). They bring me into the present moment and help me to relax.  I love them.  My life wasn't as full without them here with me.  I'm so happy to have them.  Happy National Puppy Day :)  So live in the present moment and give your pet of choice a squeeze, they do so much for us by loving us completely.



Just Say NO AA

I am so tired tonight.  I did a lot of heavy lifting and moving around today; after I already got in an hour of yoga before work.  So please forgive me if my sleepy grammar decline creeps in to this post. 

Tonight, after work, I was on a mission to find an airline that will ship my dogs.  There is only one choice for getting them out of Puerto Rico and it isn't cheap.  For my two dogs, it's about the equivalent of shipping all my stuff back home.  It's crazy. 

Not surprisingly, I'm not happy at all with what I found out at American Airlines.  After having them kick my husband (at the time, fiance) off a flight, because they overbooked, and screwing up our pre-wedding schedule (thanks for the extra fee of rushing our marriage lisence).  They also were completely rude when I called them to try and figure our what hotel they put him in over night.  Then I found out, they made him SHARE A ROOM WITH ANOTHER FEMALE passenger that had also been booted from the flight (for the same reason).  Like seriously American Airlines?  You overbook your flights, kick people off flights, then make them share a room with a stranger?!?  On top of that, you are going to add breed restrictions to the pets that you will ship!  My pitbulls are probably nicer than a large percentage of the USA.  Please, my boys are good.  And I plan on giving them valerian before they fly so they are calm and pretty much passed out the entire flight.  My deaf pit bull would probably sleep without any valerian and be fine; however, I'd like to get both of them here in a calm, peaceful state so they don't associate being here with any possible trauma or stress they may have experienced in flight.

So yes, another negative to American Airlines. I will never, ever, ever fly their airline ever.  Just no.

You are Powerful

I've been feeling really inspired lately.  Wonderful people have been sharing their stories and it gives my soul so much hope.  I've been reading the best personal development book there is around; the Bible.  Today I came across a passage that really struck me. Proverbs 18:21 says, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits." This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes by Nathaniel Hawthorne: "Words-so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become, in the hand of one who knows how to combine them."  Our words are so powerful.  Simply smiling and saying hello can change some one's day from bad to good.  I hope and I pray that my words will always be for lifting up others, so that I may reap the fruit of all that good.  And I don't mean that selfishly.  What an honor to know that a few kind words made someone else's day.  It would also mean so much to have a kind word spoken when you are need.  So today, and maybe even tomorrow, take time to consider the power of your words.  Do you want your power to be for good? Or do you want it to be for evil?  I completely understand that it is a hard choice to make each and every day; even every time you open your mouth.  I often have issues with hasty, biting words coming back to haunt me. So remember that you and your words have the power to lead and inspire others.

Also, Happy National Dog Day.  I love my puppies and I don't know where I'd be without them.  Love you little ones that have touched my life with your cuddles and silly antics.  You make a wonderful listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, and a wonderful workout partner.