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FREEDOM MUST BE PRACTICED
“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” ~ William Faulkner The older I become, the more I understand that freedom is not something we possess simply because we live in a free country, reject a particular system, or describe ourselves as independent thinkers. Freedom must be practiced, and…
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THE DIFFERENCE IS NOT EAST VERSUS WEST. IT IS THE MAP WE USE TO UNDERSTAND THE BODY.
Someone recently posted in a group asking for thoughts on Western versus Eastern holistic medicine. My mind immediately went to conventional Western medicine because that is what most of us understand when we hear the word “Western” used in a healthcare discussion. We think about bloodwork, imaging, pharmaceuticals, surgery, specialists and a diagnosis attached to…
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The Courage to Change What Should Be Changed
They say everything happens for a reason, and throughout my own journey, I have often found that to be true, although there have been seasons when the reason seemed impossible to find. Some experiences eventually revealed their purpose, while others still leave me wondering what I failed to see, which angle I did not consider,…
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WHEN BREEDING BECOMES YOUR LIFE
Saturday morning I woke up before the alarm and my mind immediately began going through the dogs. Who needed to go outside first, which boys could be out together, what food needed to come out of the freezer, which dog needed grooming and whether the older dog I had checked before bed had rested comfortably…
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THE DOG’S BODY KEEPS SCORE TOO
A dog’s body begins keeping score long before a breeder is willing to admit that something is wrong. That is one of the hardest truths in breeding, especially once we live with more than three or four dogs. At that point, we are no longer simply sharing our home with several beloved pets. We are…
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DIFFERENT DOES NOT MEAN WRONG, BUT IT DOES NOT REMOVE RESPONSIBILITY
I have learned something about myself: I was never built for a straight, easily explained life. I am intensely curious, stubborn when something matters and rarely satisfied with an answer simply because an authority delivers it confidently. I have never needed my path to make sense to everyone else, but I have always needed it…
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THE LONGER I LIVE WITH POODLES, THE LESS IMPRESSED I AM BY CERTAINTY
One of the gifts of getting older is realizing how much you did not know when you thought you knew everything. After more than twenty years with Poodles, I should probably feel more certain than ever. Instead, my dogs have humbled me enough to understand that experience does not give us every answer. It teaches…
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WHAT KIND OF BREEDER ARE YOU REALLY?
PART SEVEN: BUYERS ARE PART OF THE SYSTEM This series began by asking what kind of breeder stands behind a litter, but any honest examination of breeding eventually reaches another participant whose choices shape the system just as powerfully as those of the person planning the mating: the buyer. That statement may sound like an…
