I met Millie a little over 10 years ago. We met on December 18, 1999. She was a little strong willed back pomeranian, and I was a young woman, in love with her from the moment we met. She was as strong willed, stubborn and scatter brained as I was. Over the years, as I have grown and matured, so has she. She made my house, a home. She brought Doug and I together and made us a family.
Toward the end of her life, she was wiser on my ways than I was. She knew my every move. She was there for me at my highest highs and my lowest lows. When I felt I had nothing, she would curl up next to me to remind me that I had the greatest of all gifts: a dog's undying love.
After Doug took her for what would be her last evening walk, she came home and gave me a look that said that it was time for me to let her go. The first weekend without her, I was numb. Every day after that, I have been able to feel again, a little bit at a time.
I will always miss my Millie. I will always love her and will remember all the lessons she taught me: love is unconditional with those you can trust, never trust someone your dog doesn't like, and never underestimate the value of a good belly rub.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Too Connected
We all have one or more of the following:
-A computer
-A cell phone
-A facebook
-A twitter
-A linkedin
And then throw in any "feeds" we get. I ask though, are any of these things REALLY feeding us, and what is it that we are growing from? Are we really connecting with each other, if all we do is share an "update" on a computer? I look at my facebook "friends" list, and out of 166 people, I may be actually friends with (meaning, see "in real life") about 30 of the people. Don't even get me started about what classifies someone as a friend.
The point? Get off the computer and see the people who mean the most to you. It's great to get caught up with people via text/twitter/facebook/email, but it's better to see your friends face to face.
Your life off the computer should be much more fulfilling than on the computer, and if it's not, it's never to late to change things up. The internet was created to make life easier, but it was never created to make your life.
-A computer
-A cell phone
-A facebook
-A twitter
-A linkedin
And then throw in any "feeds" we get. I ask though, are any of these things REALLY feeding us, and what is it that we are growing from? Are we really connecting with each other, if all we do is share an "update" on a computer? I look at my facebook "friends" list, and out of 166 people, I may be actually friends with (meaning, see "in real life") about 30 of the people. Don't even get me started about what classifies someone as a friend.
The point? Get off the computer and see the people who mean the most to you. It's great to get caught up with people via text/twitter/facebook/email, but it's better to see your friends face to face.
Your life off the computer should be much more fulfilling than on the computer, and if it's not, it's never to late to change things up. The internet was created to make life easier, but it was never created to make your life.
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