“The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.”
~ David Bowie
Slinky Dream
“I had a dream about you last night… you were a giant slinky and I watched you fall down the stairs.”
~ Amy Summers
A Droving we will go
“For the drover’s life has pleasures that the townsfolk never know.”
~ Banjo Paterson
A Dog’s View: Whilst not enjoying the energetic expansiveness of adventure that my buddy Ralph is experiencing in old blighty or being soothed with wise counsel, advice, perhaps a session of hypnotherapy by my other buddy Magic. Here I am at my physiotherapist Marie’s property, knowing that if they’d let me of this leash that the potential for droving would be not inconsiderable. Still tomorrow being another day I’ve been promised a trip to Evandale, there to man a stall and possibly receive a multitude of appreciation and pats. Will keep you posted.
Devotion
“Many of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs ~ loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love ~ can be elusive to humans.”
~ John Grogan
Distance
“Everything seems simpler from a distance.”
~ Gail Tsukiyama
Hustle
“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”
~ Abraham Lincoln
the Mystic
“hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly, into the mystic…”
~ Van Morrison
Light
“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy ~ the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
~ Brené Brown
First Friend
“When the man woke up he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ and the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.”
~ Rudyard Kipling
UPDATE: As you can see from the photos today, Frankie is much more relaxed and flexible.
He has an over exuberance of energetic vitality and is doing his best to quieten our pleas for him to rest-up and recuperate.
Encounters
“Important encounters are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other.”
~ Paulo Coelho
