For me, the news is not about what CNN or Fox News or The New York Times or Washington Post say. For me, the news is about what I say and what I feel in my heart and soul.
And in my life.
The news is good for me today:
– For the first time in my life, I am being challenged to fully grasp what my country means to me, and what I am willing to do in order to preserve the values I love and share. These are not things I ever had to think about before, I was a lazy and disconnected kind of patriot, I deserved whatever I got.
I am awakened now, I feel very connected to my country and to what it means for me: freedom, compassion for the poor and the vulnerable, empathy and an open field for all. Like Thomas Paine, my faith is to do good.
How odd, since I am not a Christian, but I wish everything for my country that Jesus wished for his.
-Today, we learned that Hannah Gus’s mother, is not pregnant. We need to decide what we wish to do about getting another dog. We have to the chance to wait for Hannah to try again, to rescue a dog, to buy a dog from a different breeder, to look at local shelters to see what dogs might be available.
I think this process will reaffirm our love of dogs and our stewardship of them. I am fortunate to have the chance to get another dog to love, and all of these very good choices.
-Today,I received enough money to take Lisa, Mudasir, and Baseer to Wal-Mart this week near Albany to buy some badly needed personal items, and also the first new clothes in the life of these children. I am so fortunate to have this opportunity to do good and feel good.
-Today a reader of the blog offered to buy one of Ed Gulley’s evocative sketches for $100, I asked Ed if he wished to do this, and he said yes, he very much wanted to do it. I think I will ask him if we can make five or six sketches and I will sell them on my blog. This will be a great gift to him, he loves to sketch and will appreciate the recognition and the chance to share his creativity.
This is my news today, I am fulfilled in my life and surrounded, in person and online, with people who love and care for others.
The news is good today for me.
Love your post today. We had a wonderful dog that died from cancer a year and a half ago. We have contacted rescue groups and they turn their nose up at us because of our age. They don’t bother to find out anything about us. We have a daughter that is a dog trainer and would take the dog if anything happened to us. I would love to have one of Ed Gulley’s drawings. We visited with them lasts Fall and bought some of his art work. Just let me know. Thanks
It is good news and well worth sharing. Thank you.