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"The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.” — Hubert H. Humphrey
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The Leash Never Lies
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader." — Unknown
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How Animals Led Me Out of Hollywood — and Back to Myself (audio)
Thank you for being here and for supporting this work. You may not know how I came to write about the human–animal bond. It wasn’t a straight path…
Feb 28
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How Animals Led Me Out of Hollywood — and Back to Myself
“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” — Joseph Campbell
Feb 22
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The Year of the Horse, The Gift of a Cat (audio)
Thank you for being here and supporting my writing. This week’s audio starts with a little girl who longed for a horse and found acceptance in the love…
Feb 19
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The Year of the Horse, The Gift of a Cat
“Horses lend us the wings we lack.” — Pam Brown
Feb 15
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What Dogs Know About the Higher Law (audio)
Thanks for supporting my writing. This week’s audio is about love as a force and the way dogs keep reminding us to stay human.
Feb 12
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What Dogs Know About the Higher Law
“Stay gentle with yourself; you’re doing the best you can.” — Ram Dass
Feb 8
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When Dogs Know Before We Do (audio)
Thanks for being a paid subscriber and supporting my writing. Today’s audio is a story about my dog Rudy, a walk from years ago, and what animals can…
Feb 6
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When Dogs Know Before We Do
“A dog can never tell you what she knows from the smells of the world, but you know, watching her, that you know almost nothing.” — Mary Oliver, Dog…
Feb 1
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The Dog at the Door (audio)
Thanks for being a paid subscriber and for supporting my work. Today I’m sharing a story about my dog Grace and what she taught me about resilience…
Jan 29
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The Dog at the Door
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” - Viktor Frankl
Jan 25
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Where I Find Hope Lately (audio)
Something a little different this week — an audio version of last week’s reflection on where I’ve been finding hope.
Jan 18
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Where I Find Hope Lately
“Peace is every step.”— Thích Nhất Hạnh
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