Happy Monday, sports fans. Hope you had a marvelous weekend. Last Friday we broke a temperature record hitting 92 but then in a blink of an eye, autumn arrived with cooler temps and some much welcomed rain. Good thing I pulled out the long pants and sweaters because the mornings are crisp hovering in the mid-40’s.
When we visited hospice last week, I spent a few minutes in the chapel contemplating some of our visits and came across this saying from Ralph Waldo Emerson. I thought it was a beautiful sentiment and hoped it provided the visitors some measure of comfort. As it turned out, it seemed especially poignant with one of the patients, a young fellow who had the largest crowd of visitors I’ve ever seen at hospice. In fact, there were too many people to fit in his room at any given time. We met up with a number of them in one of the anterooms. Clearly this man was well-loved by his tribe. All his visitors were well tattooed, wore lots of leather and more than a few pony tails hung down the back of several of the guys. Even though we weren’t actually able to see him personally, I guessed he probably had some of the same tats, pony tail and no doubt the same road warrior twinkle in his eyes that his visitors displayed as Sam made the rounds with them. They seem to channel that their lifestyle was a total joy riding down the road, with the wind in their faces. Perhaps that’s why the Emerson quote resonated so much with me that I made a note of it and why I added it to a spider web photo taken near Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
And so friends, I would encourage you to live deeply today, and always. You never know what direction the road in life may take you.
Live, love, bark! ❤︎
So very true! I don’t think I’ve actually heard that quote before, but I love it.
RWE had some very impactful quotes.
Such a beautiful reminder. I know your visits with the young man’s friends were very welcome. Sometimes I think visiting the people who surround a patient is just as important as visiting the patient. Everyone needs love . . . and Poodle love is extra special. <3
We agree. Most patients at hospice are rarely conscious and I like to think we provide some measure of comfort for friends and family.
This is so true. I spent so much of my life surviving and not really living. It’s still a work in progress … but I’m getting the hang of it slowly 🙂
Practice makes pawfect. 😇
Such a great sentiment to keep in mind.
Emerson was a great essayist and writer.
That cooler weather can arrive any time it wishes. August was like early Fall, and then September hit and said, “Psych! Here’s the rest of that hot weather nature owes you…”
Boy ain’t that the truth!
Know only too well that scenario, how love is expressed at the end of life, truly a precious time in the life of the dying, and lives of the surviving.
Humbling, beautiful post. No life is wasted, even in the final days and moments of it. ❤️
It’s important to acknowledge that life with these patients, friends and family especially at the end.
Yes beautiful quote and love the picture you put with it
Such good advice!! This is what we try to teach the hoomans!
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
I thought it was goin’ to gets cooler, butts as always here in the Bay Area, Sept./Oct. are sometimes the hottest times of the year! Though, if we’re lucky, we do gets cooler at night, so it isn’t as bad as mid July.
I loves that quote. I thinks us Doggies live by that ~ always in the moment, and always living life to the fullest. My hope is that everyone in the Hospice can enjoy such love as that man did.
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
What a perfect quote.
You are digging out the long sleeves and I am folding mine and setting them aside for short sleeves – although not quite the shorts yet a while, but it is 34c here again today ( Tuesday 26th. Sept.) Still quite cool in the morning and in the evening when walking with Benji.
😇 today’s high was only 50F. Im bounded up in fleece pants and shirts in layers whilst wrapped up in a wool blanket and yet still cold. But after Friday’s 92 not complaining.
Living in the moment is a theme of mine. I can see that visiting hospice makes it even a more intense need. It must take so much energy from you to visit. You are such a good person. Thank you for all that you do.
92 here today too and I HATE it. Our cool weather won’t be here til Thursday 🙁 That quote is wonderful and so true.
Appears the fellow lived a meaningful life to have touched so many
hugs
Hazel & Mabel
The best would be both long and deep. Glad the young fellow was surrounded by so much love.
Excellent reminder.
We have the heat wave until Wednesday this week. Then we hope it will be autumn!
Paws crossed for you.
So true💜
Nose nudges,
CEO Olivia
That is a wonderful quote and very true. We never know what our expiration date is since it is stamped where we cannot see it.
Living in the moment is so natural for dogs–one of many things we can learn from them.
What a great quote. It really resonates with me and my humom right now because my furbrother Keiko isn’t doing too well these past couple of weeks. He’ll be 14 in November and my humom has been talking with the vets about his options. Of course we want him to live forever and my humom thinks 14 years is too short!
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that Keiko is not feeling well. Sending oodles of poodles thoughts your way.
Thank you <3 🙂
Good thing I pulled out the long pants …
Yeah, we’ve been talking about you not having pants.
Just kiddin’. I agree that Ralph Waldo did indeed have a way with words and the sentiment about living in the moment seems more on point the older one gets. Of course I have to live in the moment because, with my memory, I forget what I had for breakfast. Speaking of memories and living in the moment, here is your morning chuckle, an oldie but goodie:
“I remember when Grandpa’s memories started to go; it was the day I caught him urinating with the door open… which is not a huge deal, but it’s annoying when I’m trying to drive.”
—Jon Dore
Bwahaha! Definitely a good morning smile. As for long pants, it was a *crisp* 42 this morning. Long pants indeed.
You weren’t needed for that guy. You were probably needed elsewhere where someone was alone.
He certainly had his crew with him and we were there for many of the overflow. Wish everyone in hospice had that many visitors.
Learning to live in the moment is a struggle at times for us humans; but I try to pay attention to the lessons from my sweet girls.
We had a few cooler days last week, but we’re back to the 3 H’s for a while.
Yes, living in the moment is one of the best qualities our dogs can teach us. I hope your weather moves to more seasonal pleasantness soon.
that’s a big swing in temps. Like nature said, “hey! How did I miss Fall? Better hurry up!”
Just your average temperature swing in Colorado. 😆
that is true… evey good moment is precious and the next one can be the opposite… so we should enjoy the one we just have…
Living in the moment just like our pups do so well.