Hey there, San Saba loves, from the soggy Texas gulf coast! I tell you what, this little dachshund learned how to cross his legs this past week because being wired haired and a dachshund pretty much makes me the equivalent of a sponge when it is raining outside! My servant always has a towel at the ready at the entryway, and before she opens the gate to the living room, I am wrapped in it and tumbled dried! Um, neither of us enjoy it! Now on to serious things, I hope each of you have been well since last we spoke, stayed warm, and grown in love and understanding.
As you know, I am a dachshund, a small dog with an enormous personality, and I admit I have influence over humans. When someone looks at me, there is a scientific, autonomic response in them that makes them soften, smile, and want to interact with me, hug me, reach out to me. That being said, I do not understand all these online human “influencers,” self-appointed guru types that gather others around them as if they know answers no one else has! Dogs do not need to seek answers; they question nothing! Dogs simply trust and love, not others, but themselves, their own capacity for forgiveness, and to give. It is why an abused dog can be so devoted and loving, so loyal and protective. It is also why some of us grieve to death after losing someone we love. Why do humans need to be influenced by strangers, whether they be politicians, online strangers, television personalities, or whoever? What happened to the trust they have in their own beautiful hearts? I feel so sad for the fate of the future of the world if it keeps being influenced in the direction it is going. The life we live should always leave the world better than when we arrived. I know my servant will die able to say that, and I will, too, because we merely love and accept others.
It was Easter week, and I think the rain made me a bit of a basket case! I had the zoomies at least twice a day! I got so out of control, she employed a Jewish word she only uses in extreme cases; she said I was mashugana! I did a dachshund head tilt and replied, “Mashed potatoes sound great! Yum!” I am quite sure I don’t know why she went off shaking her head and mumbling to herself! I see bunnies out here all the time, but not a single one carrying baskets with eggs or candy! I think I need to speak to management about that! This place has so many wonderful amenities, but I feel I am missing out!
If you have gotten to this last paragraph and are thinking my dachshund brain got waterlogged this week, I will let you borrow my towel! It is just that I am so full of love, joy and caring! I want others to know the peace of acceptance, the settling feeling of happiness in knowing yourself to be okay to let others be themselves. I love you to chicken bits! LLB