Blame it on Rachel …

I had a few early influences in my life that I am sure pushed me on a path I didn’t even know existed at the time, fate, destiny, or just my life as it was to be? And now at my age, I am fully aware of my path, bumpy, twisty, and up and down…

compassion – born with it, learn it, do dogs have it?

This past week I have been thinking a great deal about compassion. I should also add that I have been put in a position to really give it some deep thought. I think some people use the word, compassion, as freely as they use a word, like say, happy. It’s become somewhat generic in its…