The
Journey
By Crystal Ward Kent
posted
with permission
When
you bring a pet into your life, you begin a journey - a journey that will bring
you more love and devotion than you have ever known, yet also test your strength
and courage.
If you allow, the journey will teach you many things, about
life, about yourself, and most of all, about love. You will come away changed
forever, for one soul cannot touch another without leaving its mark.
Along the way, you will learn much about savoring life's simple pleasures - jumping
in leaves, snoozing in the sun, the joys of puddles, and even the satisfaction
of a good scratch behind the ears.
If you spend much time outside, you
will be taught how to truly experience every element, for no rock, leaf, or log
will go unexamined, no rustling bush will be overlooked, and even the very air
will be inhaled, pondered, and noted as being full of valuable information. Your
pace may be slower - except when heading home to the food dish - but you will
become a better naturalist, having been taught by an expert in the field.
