Lessons on Life from a Dog

It amazes me how much I have learned from spending time with my dogs. Grommit was an excellent teacher of what was best in life, and I did my best to soak up all the lessons I could. Now I will share a little Grommit wisdom with you!

Life According to Grommit:

Find or create your own personal space, a place that reflects your style and personality and spend as much time relaxing there as you can! Grommit's place just so happened to also be the food pantry...




















Everything is better with a friend...
















...even when that friend drives you crazy! Real friends will always forgive your little flaws, and love you no matter what!














Take time to look at and notice the simple beauty around you. If you stop looking, you might miss the exquisite loveliness that surrounds us, even in the places we least expect it!














Balance your life: rest, play, work, eat, sleep, daydream... all these things are important, and you must be sure to do all of them equally. Don't just live; LIVE! Oh, and good bedding is also a must. You are going to (or you SHOULD) spend eight hours on it-make it a good eight hours. Or in Grommit's case, it is more like 18...















Just because someone is very different from you does not mean you cannot end up friends...














Find what you love to do and do what you love as much as possible. Grommit loved mud... lots and lots of mud...














Always take time to share a good laugh...














...and a good snuggle!














Be adventurous!














Beauty is only skin deep. Grommit has a lot of that...skin, that is... and inner beauty.




















So many lessons to teach for such a short life! Grommit lumbered through life loved by everyone who met him, and seemed pretty content most of the time; I don't think this is coincidence. We all could do with a little "Grommitness" every day!