Sunday, September 27, 2009

Curious Thoughts

(Painting: Flavor Straws, Artist: Lisa Rae Winant)

“I wonder what our child will grow up to be like,” she said, rubbing her pregnant belly and gazing up at lovingly at her husband of two years.

“Do you think they will become a CEO or an Executive of a well known company? Or live the opposite life… a nomad who lives and thinks freely for themselves, regardless of what others believe and say? Will they be a dancer? a painter? a football player? What will be their passion? Do you think it depends on whether we have a boy or a girl? Do you ever wonder what they will be like? Do you think they will love us like we already love them? I wonder constantly,” she continued on while walking over to the windowsill before turning around, waiting eagerly for his response.

“I couldn’t tell,” he remarked sarcastically, easily getting a smile out of his wife.

“Of course I wonder about our child, how couldn’t I? I believe that our baby will have a little bit of you and a little bit of me. They will be their own person and have an individuality about them that the world has never seen. Whatever their passion is, yes, they will love us because we will support them in their life. Whether we have a little boy or a little girl, the three of us will forever be connected in a bond that no one will ever be able to break. “

Monday, September 7, 2009

treat others as you would like to be treated - including animals.

As I sit here after my birthday (and Labor Day) weekend, reading over the tasks I need to complete on my blog, I wonder what picture I want to post and more importantly a topic that I’m passionate about. I immediately decide on a picture of my dog, Sebastian (see above). He is a Norwegian Elk Hound and is going on 12 years old this November.

When looking at the picture of Fat Bass (my nickname for Sebastian because he’s a little chubby), I think back to a direct quote I said not even 5 hours ago while walking on the beach – “Anyone who can beat an animal must not understand the concept of love.”

I truly wonder how a person can buy an animal for the use of fighting, beating, or to simply not take care of it. How many of you reading this has a pet of some kind? Whether it be a dog, cat, bird, rabbit, mouse, pet rock, pig… anything. Could you ever imagine not feeding it? What about taking your anger out on it by hitting or kicking it? I hope not.

How many times have you seen Sarah McLachlan’s commercial supporting the British Colombia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (http://www.spca.bc.ca/)? And how many times have you teared up? I do almost every single time – even just now finding the commercial on YouTube. This is wonderful organization that helps save animals who have been subjected to abuse. Anyone can help the cause by volunteering, donating money, or adopting an abused animal.

To see Sarah McLachlan’s commercial for the BC SPCA, visit this YouTube link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gspElv1yvc&feature=fvw

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

first timer

i'm starving and i want it to be friday so i can be 21.