Learning to Walk with John

When I take John Wayne for a walk each evening, I usually am in a hurry to get back to the house.  I need to fix dinner, do laundry, pack more boxes, etc. But again tonight, John reminded me to pause - because life is so good.  You see, it is very rare that John will pass a flower and not stop to smell it.  So, while I am focused on what I need to get back to, John is enjoying this perfect moment, and this perfect flower.  Often, when he gets me up at 3 or 4:00 in the morning,  I start off grumbling, but it never fails that I get that rare glimpse of dark sky sprinkled with a million stars.  Then I remind myself, again, how much I am learning when I walk with John.

Here's to the good life!