Get off the computer!

My human noticed a something in others lives today. The both spent too much time on the Internet and all they could see was what was right in front of them. They couldn't steep back and see a big picture.

So I, being the wise learning dog that I am, got up off the carpet and went on jog around the block! No more counting carpet fuzz's for me. I am a participate!

Move on!

I know it's early

To talk about Christmas but if felt so Chrismas-ish today. I received in the mail a December time goodies that I won on line. I got to have play time with my family and then later with my neighbors. My humans love each other. Life is just such a good fun feeling today and Christmas always feels like that. So maybe I am not early but I just carried the feeling with me since last year! That is the purpose isn't it?!.

Emma Zen

Interesting

Today I was fierce. I sleep late. I did important things. I went to therapy. I practiced my commands. I eat hardy. I begged for cheese! I gave more then I recieved and I gained so much!

On the up swing

Oh yes, a new day has dawn and life seams once again on the upswing! Appreciate your movements and learn to feel it as a combined motion, instead of ups and downs! Life is always in progress....

Emma

In high Gear!

Ever been busy ALL day from sun up to WAY past sun down? Never stopping.. Go Go Go.. Sometimes full, sometimes hungry, sometimes tired, sometimes energetic, sometimes cranky, sometime happy and you just can't stop?

That has been me today. I am a whirlwind!

Emma (not Zen!) But in a good mood and going strong!

22nd, 23rd, 24th

Boy how the days can get away from you. There were are obstacles, a few unhealthy bodies, and challenges that faced me and my family and the next thing you knew three days had gone by.

Notice: I am not complaining or listing or going on about the negatives. That just promotes more of it. And you don't need to write my human and ask if everything is okay. It is. But everyone has these days, everyone, it is nothing overwhelming, nothing life shattering, nothing critical. That's probably the trouble, it's always the little things that get you.

Anyhow what I am hear to say is that is in these times that you have to remember to think a crucial thought, then somehow manage to execute it.. One process under stress we all so often forget to do, or forget about. But in life, no matter are topic, or moods, or are path one thing can help even if for a moment.

Remember to S M I L E

Simplicity Works

Today I didn't worry about the past or the future and I didn't "try" to arrange my day. It wasn't boring and it was over grand, it was just right. I met a new friend and we hung out we did many things and didn't really go to many places. Her name is Addy and she was just simply enough.

Know when to fold 'em

I spent a LOT of time preparing for something that would be a great honor to do. I love the sound of it and I am proud to have qualified. When the time came however I knew going wasn't right. :-(

It's not because of fear or any emotion that would make you run from something, those are unhealthy actions. The hardest thing to do is to make it to your hill top and then say I am leaving because I don't think this is the best place for me.

The hardest decisions can be so beneficial.

Emma

Perspective

Someone said they were broken hearted and that they were so sad with out me in their life, but they didn't call. I saw a billboard with a negative drawing and the protesters were saying negative things, but they didn't say what the topic was about. I went to a place unfamiliar to me and asked them what they had and they said, "I don't know", I didn't work their and I wasn't required to know.

Just seams like somethings I have run across today have just been one off.

I know I am a dog but if you don't like the bones, just don't eat. Don't spit it out all over the floor and hank and make a huge deal about it. And if I want to kiss you, I will.

I guess that is all I have to say, you humans will have to read between the lines or figure it out for yourselves. But from my point of view today you all aren't doing very good.

You can catch more flies with honey then you can vinegar. You can be for something instead of against something. You can be poignant instead of beating around the bush. Wives tails, Old sayings or truths. Just do better, even if you already are. Loose the drama use perspective and stop living your life as an optical illusion.


Emma Zen

Keep it Simple

Today I went to the park and we had a picnic with blankets and chairs, BBQ hot dogs and baseball and checkers. When we got home we stopped the Ice Cream truck! The best things in life: are simple.

Be happy

I am a balanced dog. I live in the now. I am not stress, bummed, overwhelmed. I am not thinking about anything that happened yesterday or may happen tomorrow. I am in the now. I am a balanced dog. I am not tilter from one option to another. I am not unsure. I am what a I am. A dog, now.

If you are balanced you are not confused. If you don't understand meditate and be a dog!

Confused

Confused, What does it all mean? Another question for which somethimes you never get an acceptable answer.
Fall, I live in Southern California that is more of a term of time then an actual season. Fall, in colored leaves or leaves that are dying from heat and look like that belong in a seasonal category. Fall, as in to fall down at which point you should either just lay there and go with the flow or get up and do something. Fall, as in fallen, those we know that pass before us. Fall and in falling, the tears that flow for those who fell. I have the feeling this may not make sense but my for today my senses, fell.

In memory of a friend.
Emma Zen

A little of this & A little of that

Ever have one of those days where if someone asked you, "what did you do today?" you would answer with the word, nothing or not much. But in reality you did a whole bunch of nothing or not much.

Does that make sense?

Well you humans are selling yourselves short when you answer that way. To me, a canine, that is a very well balanced day chalk full of to dos. Today I did some nothing and a lot of not much. I got so much accomplished, from chores to rest. It was a day of a little of the and a little of that and it mounted up to a bunch of somethings!!! Mom called it, lifes recipes.

Does that make sense?

Being Helpful

Today I went to the storage unit to help my dad work. I was active and walked with him from one unit to the next and help him move things around. I also was lazy and stayed in out of the way and in one place when he needed to work without me but still keep his eyes on me. So sometimes being helpful is doing and sometimes being helpful is doing nothing!

Know when which is applicable.

Be Still

My human remember Granny (in picture) telling her that if she ever needed more hours in her day: to slow down.

Now I know that may sound like funny advice if your runnin around like a chicken with no head but today I learned the truth in that.

My human also as a friend, Mary who told a story one time of her son who ran in yelling and screaming about everything he had going on in his head and how he had to "hurry up" and get some of it done so he could give his brain a rest. Mary told him to stop, sit and breath.

Be still.

This seams to be the advice of both. Today I sat for hours at the Senior Center where Granny lives. And everyone came and sat with me one person at a time. I had so much fun, so many laughs, heard so much advice, had moments of silences. Today was long, beautiful and fun. I was only there 2 in a half hours.

May you fill your busy life with moments of stillness... May you be happier, healthier and optain more beauty!

A change in weather

Ever done this?

It's towards the end of summer and you are Just SO tired of being hot. Then the weather changes to what you have been waiting for and you go and hide under a warm fuzzy blanket.

I have heard humans sau this is called: the grass is always greener on the other side. I call this a good reason not to complain about whatever storm is in your day...

Emma Zen
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A Life Question is Answered....

Did you know that we are not afraid of anything. We just have no knowledge or experience of whatever it is we think we are afraid of.

So I listened to the noise it made first. Then I listen to my humans who said I would be okay. I sat on it with out it moving or being turned on. Then when I got comfortable I even eat some cheese on it before we went up...

After I knew the in's and out's, I wasn't afraid of the up's and down's!

WOW.. Now that is a statement, there it is out of the mouth's of canines: Life's Answer to How to overcome your fears?

That is my Mom and I 26 feet in the air

Like today blog said, be

Like today blog said, be persistent... I did it and now dog park will feel SO good.

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So tired of trying
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Be persistant

Notice the few attempts to learn to learn blogger from a mobile direction? Well for everyone one you see there are 4 that didn't make it this far.

This is a lesson in try and try again, persistence pays..

I wanted a biscuit the other day so I sat by the cookie jar. When that didn't work I went a push my Dad with my nose and then went over and sat by the cookie jar. And when that didn't work I laid down by the cookie jar and the right when he looked at me I would give him eyebrows and throw him my poor poor pitiful me look. That failed too and then I just gave up. (thinking maybe this would get me a biscuit!) An hour later, still no biscuit I looked at him and said "bark". Something I have only ever said a couple of times. I GOT A BISCUIT!!!!

See it doesn't matter how often you fail or even feel like you do. What matters is that you keep trying. It turned out to be a fun day of "what makes dad tick!" and now I know how to get a biscuit!

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Missed a day

So I know this doesn't sound that important to you exceptially considering I only have 2 friends on this account. But it is important to me. However we must all choose in life when to go back and correct a mistake and when to just start over from where you at and move forward. It's the same thing you human's have to deal with. Interesting, isn't it...

Overload

I watched my human today, the good, the bad and the ugly. I am talking about life. It is a good thing she is healthy and balanced so she can go with the flow. It reminded me to tell you humans that is why you should create a dog who is healthy and balanced. That way we can go with the flow too. Your not the only one life gets to. So if I don't handle my day the way you like, give me more direction so next time I will have more at my disposal to rely on!

The Dog.

Dog Park Fast

Today I was a lightening bolt at dog park, I was Dog park fast like I have never been before! Sometimes it's healthy to do something out of character!!!

Crazy Em!

The Laws of Attraction

Yes, I know it is a whole line of spiritual belief and I am not hear to discuss religion or politics. But I have a funny story.

In the car I overheard my humans speaking. Dad said something and Mom told him not to think so negatively. His response was, "yeah, well every time I do something bad does happen."

She said nothing, do you see why she titled this post the way she did?!.

I attract great things in my life, but then again I feel I am a great dog! That is one of the whole and simple trick to life. Being proud and going out into the world with self confidences and a positive feeling and bring home only that which you have choosen. I only choose peace, love and possitive thoughts.

Emma Zen

No excuses

Today Mom forgot to show up somewhere. Doesn't matter what she says, even if it is legate. She wasn't where she was suppose to be and that is that. No excuses.

If your dog pees on the carpet, he peed on the carpet. Doesn't matter why or your roll in it. A "p" is a "p"!

So I too didn't show up somewhere today, no excuse, I wasn't there.

You have to take the good with the "oh my gosh I feel like a monkey".

So says I.

Emma the embarrassed

Blessing of the Animals

Today I attended Douglas Cook's Blessing of the Animals. He is a Catholic Monsignor. A short note on blessings, be you human or from the animal kingdom.

Don't spend your time or avoidance because you are not Catholic, or dismiss someone because you are not Buddisht, nor roll your eyes because you are not another religion or belief. Look at what they all have in common. They at least all believe that their is someone higher then themselves.

And in not quibbling I got an extra blessing! See I am not Catholic. Though that doesn't matter. You can never have too many blessings. And it came to me from the heart of another. And that is the most important thing.

Maybe we are all trying to get to the peak of the same mountain. And we are all just taking a different path up...

Emma Zen

Leaving without me?!.

When I was young my Humans Mother told her to leave me at home once in awhile so I knew what it was like to be alone. Neither one of us understood that then but now we do. It is a good suggestion if you take your dog EVERYWHERE with you. You don't want to create separation anxiety on purpose. You NEVER know what life brings.

I am lucky my human truly CAN take me everywhere. I am a service dog so I have special permissions. But I have to say when she leaves me on purpose I am the saddest looking dog you have ever seen. I know she does that so I don't become neurotic but truly I ask, is it necessary. Please don't leave me alone.

A year ago my human got sick. Not sick take me to the hospital and make her better. Sick, OMG I hope she doesn't die sick, no one though about taking me. I spent hours alone at home so worried, so worried. Had I already had these separate experience I probably would have just though I was in for some good nap time. So if you won't do it for yourself, do it for me, or for your dog. Just in case something happens you leave me, with a healthy state of mind.

As for me, it's too late. Today I trotted down the sidewalk as she drove away. And she stopped and opened the car door and let me in. I went to the place that does your nails, not petco the nail salon. I could have stayed home but... I want to, I have to be with her. This store may sound cute, precious and adorable but if you are creating a me at home you may want to take another look at what your doing. I am asking you to be aware. For our sake, not yours. And after all that is what you humans say that matter.

Just something to think about.

Midnight Ramble

Take into consideration my behavioral patterns and then work around them to suit your human needs.

See I have a friend whose dog gets up in the middle of the night and eats things, like the couch! But she doesn't think about him when she goes to sleep. She keeps him on a short leash all day and then when she sees me nodded out, she goes to bed herself. Three hours later he's up and having sofa snack. People, you can watch me in the day time but your proverbial short leash on me at night, if these are your issues, consider the behavioral patterns.

Considered the nature, cats are nocturnal. My sister Sam, a Siamese, is up all hours of the night cruising the house, batting her stuff mouse around, eating cat food and being mouthy. Now you wouldn't expect this furry bundle of joy to sleep all night would you?

I am a good dog. I do not eat anything that isn't mine. I do not play with my humans things. I take myself outside to potty. I am a good dog. But I am also a Lucky Dog! You see my human Dad has worked a lot a night during his life, so his nature is to be up at all hours. So in my house, me, Dad and Sam do this little thing we like to call, The Midnight Ramble! We all sneak out of the bedroom and go into the living room together and we play indoor games and we all get belly rubs and we have cheese snacks and watch TV together. DON"T TELL MOM, but one time we were all on the same couch! We all get it out of our system and we all go back to bed where we will find Mom sound asleep.

So if it is your animals nature or behavior to be a night owl, wake up with, or provide for or set boundaries during those hours. Don't wake up and yell at him just because he eat the couch. You sort of let him, by doing nothing. I guess I am feeling sorry for my friend who eat the couch. He was just being himself. We are not perfect or human and you must be guiding us every minute if you want a perfect dog, even the minutes you are asleep.

Not everyone is lucky enough to Ramble!