Dog Psalm #103

I am one
with
all things bright and beautiful.

Snooze

An afternoon snooze on the porch
the perfect end to a perfect day.

This is the life.

Dog Psalm #97

Peace be with you.

Dog Psalm #96

Your inner thoughts reveal your true heart.
You deserve your greatest kindness.

Dog Psalm #95

Exactly where you are
exactly who you are
is exactly as it should be.

Dog Psalm #81

Meditation cannot be done wrong. 

It need only be practiced.

Ommmmmmmm

Dog Psalm #70

Hark

I hear an angel singing

the song in my heart
of peace on earth and mercy mild.

Dog Psalm #56

Take one peaceful moment and stretch it around your whole day.

Take comfort from the comforter.

Dog Psalm #43

The morning mist rises from the mountain.

Each wisp a prayer for peace and for love;

dispersed by the sun, absorbed by the day.

Dog Psalm #32

To see things as they are, to see the changing nature,

to see the impermanence, to see that the constant flow 

of pleasant and painful events are outside our control - 

that is freedom.

 said someone wise

Dog Psalm #30

The Greatest Happiness is

to know peace unchanged

by changing conditions.

Dog Psalm #29

Take to the pillow. Meditation cannot be done wrong.

It need only be practiced.

May you be safe. May you be happy. May you live in peace.

Dog Psalm #28

When I am still

I can hear a great, quiet voice

gently remind me

Fear not, all is as it should be.

I do not need to cling or run.

Acceptance is the path to peace.

Dog Psalm #22

My Friend Buddha said:

"The thought manifests as the word;

The word manifests as the deed;

The deed develops into habit;

and habit hardens into character.

So watch the thought and its ways with care,

And let it spring from love

Born out of concern for all beings."

This I try to practice every day, again and again

with an abundance of self forgiveness 

for my many frailties and failings.

This is how I make my peace.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

The "Magic Happens Garden" is all dressed up for Halloween,

Los Dias de los Muertos and All Souls Day as well it seems.
Because if you look closely you'll find amidst
the scarecrow gal, ghost gulch decorations
and a trinity of perfect leaf piles in the gutter

a "Rest In Peace" tombstone for a furry loved one, Daisey

and there is another RIP and tribute for beloved Jay-
"father, uncle, companion, friend".
I think Daisey and Jay are together, joyfully reunited and busy 
making the brilliant blue sky a little brighter
and helping loved ones put smiles on their pumpkins.

No Worries

People are always worrying about what will happen next. We dogs know that this is futile which is why we are keenly focused on what is happening now. Even if that now appears to be "nothing" or nothing special. But all of that "nothing" is actually extraordinarily special. All those hours I spend sprawled in extreme comfort behind my closed eye lids I am seeing deep into the now of this moment and this great meditation allows me to see into the goodness of the future and all its potential glory.  When I dream deeply and you can see my paws run across air I am traveling to the farthest reaches of time and harmony. Even if I had words to use they would not be sufficient to tell you what I know.  All I can do to communicate this knowledge is to show you by delighting in the ordinary, demonstrating joy, love and acceptance, sniffing out happiness in the mundane. I am trying to teach you not to worry. Just be here now. Say, "I am alive. I am wonderful. I am. I am."  This thought is my constant companion and guide. With it worry finds no home in me.  And without worry there is no room for dread and so there is all the time and space necessary for grace and peaceful living.