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February 2007
A Moment For You - Thoughts on Love
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Dear Beth,

You deserve a short break. Take a deep breath, relax those shoulders, and enjoy this "Moment for You."

Rose with thorns
There's a reason the rose is associated with love. A rose is exquisite: fragrant, soft, sweet - but oh, those thorns! We are drawn to it, and a part of us holds back. There is something frightening about love. Something so profoundly disturbing that it keeps even the strongest at bay. It's unsettling knowing the moment you care deeply for a person, a pet, an “other”, that you will some day lose this beloved. Love, the double-edged sword, at once thrills us and scares us half to death.

We gaze with wonder at a tiny being in a crib and love it beyond measure. We instantly worry that this child is born into an unsafe world and we imagine horrifying scenarios. We watch our little puppy with amusement and amazement. It romps so full of adoration for us; so innocent and light. And we are struck with unnamed fear that in a fire, burglary, hurricane or other emergency, it could not take care of itself and would be harmed.

In our newlywed state, we adore our new spouse with a fullness of heart unspeakable. And tapping at our consciousness is that childhood fear of abandonment. He could be harmed at work; she didn’t call – there must have been an accident; what if there are more interesting pastures; my beloved could die someday and how would I breathe?

Hand in hand with love, we must learn to deal with the issue of eventual, if not imminent loss. Some say that, indeed, it is this knowledge of eventual loss that makes love even sweeter.

I hold my tiny Chihuahua on my lap as I write this. Xena is focused on licking my arm. Her sweetness transcends description. I want to freeze this moment. I want to come back 40 years from now and she is still patiently grooming her doting master. I know that is not possible. I know in about a decade I will be making a decision about her that numbs my heart and sends my tear ducts into a frenzy.

Before I was owned by dogs, I thought dog owners were nuts. Now I know, just like parents and lovers, dog owners have surrendered to the sword. “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Tennyson could not have said that without loving deeply and then losing a loved one terribly.

When we surrender to love, we surrender to our mortality and to our human-ness. It is in these moments that our compassion grows. The lovers of the world become the conscience for our world community. In our knowing about love and loss, social justice is formed.

Wishing you Love and the Courage to surrender to it,
Beth
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[Why do we need Relationships?]
"Because we need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet... what does any one life really mean? But... you're promising to care about everything. You're saying... Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed, because I will be your witness."
Susan Sarandon in "Shall We Dance?"

[Ed. note: Sarandon's character was talking about Marriage, but this explains relationships so well.]
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Love is sitting on your human's lap.
It's snuggling with her on the couch.
It's grabbing her slipper and getting her out of her office to play chase master around the coffee table.
And, it's wriggling with so much excitement when she gets home she almost drops me on the floor.
Mostly, it's reminding her that she is someone special, at least to a couple of four-legged angels

Lezard and I really do love Beth. Sometimes we just sit and stare at her.
We try to send telepathic messages, but she isn't advanced enough yet to get them. I wonder when you two-leggeds will evolve enough to understand what dogs and dolphins are trying to tell you.

Well, it is a good thing I learned how to type. Now I can just tell her we love her!

You two leggeds are lucky that you get to just say it in a language your beloved understands. Don't wait to long to do that. Life changes so quickly. You just never know how long you will be lucky enough to have that person in your life. Maybe because we dogs know our lives are short, we love better and aren't afraid to show it.

Now, go tell someone you love them!
That's what the whole month of February is all about! LOVE!
Take care of each other,
Hugs and sloppy kisses,
Xena
xena@bethterry.com.
Beth, your writing is wonderful - and it is easy, fun, interesting, inspiring, plus I know you... so the reading was delightful.

This book [Walking in a Crowd of Angels] will help many many many many people. Bravo Bravo
Pastor Nancy Hanson
San Francisco

Enjoy your day! Remember to take a little 'me' time once in awhile.

A hui hou, (till we meet again)
Beth and the gang

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