Don’t you ever wish that you could pull out the bag of ‘Fairy Dust’ and….

“Make Something So.”

I’ve been thinking about my boy Harley today… for some reason.  Harley died about six years ago.  I can’t believe it has been that long….

He was a Golden Retriever, you see.  I loved that good boy.  The only male dog I’ve ever had the pleasure of “owning as a part of my life” if you will.  Harley was as dumb as the day was long.  At least, that is what most people thought.  BUT…..He was kind beyond reason.  Never have I met such a gentle soul… human or animal.  His eyes were deep and dark… and he always…. always… wore a soft grin on his face.

Yep.  Sweet Harley.  I miss him so.

Back to the dumb part.  I don’t think he was slow… or thick…. or dull … I just think he was deep in dog thought.  And he had much bigger and more altruistic gestures on his mind.  So much more important … than finding his way home if he got stuck on the other side of a farm fence.

In fact, I thought Harley might have really been showing us the kinder and gentler way of life.  How I wanted to communicate with him…. and ask exactly what he was thinking.

There are quite a few books written on the subject of communication with animals.  I read a good deal of them.  I even tried some of the techniques.  And although, I would have liked to believe that I could “hear” a blip, ever now and again…. I’m not so sure it ever really happened.

But oh how I WISHED to make that connection.  I wanted to make it so.  That’s when I could have used that sparkly wand and fairy dust.  If even for a day… or an hour… I would have waved and sprinkled… and alas…

Harley and I would be talking about the vastness of infinity… and flow of energy in the universe. In my heart of hearts….  I just know it.

Or…. he might have simply told me why he always licked his butt… or why he flopped on his back in and rolled around in the grass.

It looks like I missed the line for the Fairy Dust Distribution when I was being processed to come into this world.

Seems I stood in the Free Diet Coke line too long.  Again.  Alas.

Yet, we have what we have… in this very moment, in this place in time.  And whether we realize it or not… THAT is so much better…  especially when we wave and sprinkle in the right here and now.

“When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.”
– E. Bowen

“Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.”
– W. Shakespeare