tonight i sit here nestled in my bed. next to me lies my four legged feline friend, pike. she is without a doubt...trouble. she is also without a doubt...a loyal member of our family. she is truly beautiful and loves me like my daughter does. i will get back to this shortly.
when i started this blog tonight i thought i would use it as a way to challenge my existing anxieties and fears. things like telling you something i am afraid of living with and then embracing that fear for a day, week or month. i hoped in doing this i would be able to overcome some of these humps in my life. i still plan on doing this. i plan on telling you about my sever fear of going out of the house without my eyebrows done or my serious need to touch very soft things to my face. i plan to tell you about the imperfection that make me who i am and how difficult they are on a day to day basis and then i will show you those imperfections and expose myself for the fraud i am. i will...tell you all of those things but tonight i am going to talk about my feelings on why i feel that animal life is key.
tonight some very dear friends of mine lost a companion. his name was george and he was beautiful and sweet. george was the child of two of my very good friends. his licks will always be the best in town and incomparable to any other. he was a humble soul. he was their four legged friend and i will miss him.
you see... i believe very strongly that animals enhance our lives. they know when we are hurting, saddened, happy or angry. my cat loves to lick my face if i am crying or if my daughter stubs her toe, pike is the first to run to her aid. they are in a way like children to us. i cannot imagine a life without someone i have grown so fondly of over the years. i can only try to imagine what my friends are going through.
i don't understand when they some people are just not "pet people". i really think it is just because either A: they have never had a pet or B: they have never invested in the bond they could have with their pet.
life is key. not just ours as human beings but also our pets. we bring a certain balance to this crazy world...together... with our silly playful antics and our smelly face licking.
if you are without a pet, if you have ever felt that there is more love for you to give someone, or if you are simply lonely...life can be key for you too. you will be amazed at the amount of love you are given unconditionally in return. all of this i have thought of as i lay here thinking of george, the great licker of all time and his sweet family and how they are mourning.
i love you little georgie, i love you little brutis... and i love you dear friends(noah and keith) your lives will never be the same but you have gained so much.
to the rest of you who read this: **ADOPT A PET** you could save both of your lives.
