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Category: Animals
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AntibioticsAcceptance of having livedPain gained prominence
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Sometimes it takes looking at something in a different light, or from a new angle, to appreciate its value. We walk by the same shop windows, drive the usual routes, glance at a stream of faces parading by, hear phrases that barely register. We are bombarded by stimuli as we slowly fade into the scenery.…
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A favorite animal, a beloved four-legged companion, is completing his journey come morning. Tonight he is cuddled with his mistress, just enough energy to remember who he is, and that he is cherished. A simple toast of kibble and water will send him on his way to meet up with a pal who'd gone ahead.…
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The herd lost its drive. The original design of a peaceful community got swept away in a gully-washer as soon as everybody's path became the right one. Leaders, followers, and stand-alone guys all have somewhere to go, and traveling in packs doesn't always provide protection. So singles and doubles dropped back and listened to the…
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Memories made in the month of August are filed away for a winter's day. Heat pricking the backs of my legs will be sorely missed when the chill wind attempts to carve its mark in my flesh. Animals will have gone to ground, or curled up next to a fireplace blaze. All of them dreaming…
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Sarah saw herself as dweller of the swift water and green glen. She studied mood and atmosphere from the moss covered trees. They filtered light; letting it drape, silky and shimmering, across rock and buttercup. She yearned to learn the trees' secret for spinning gold. Sarah needed many threads to elevate her status. The sky,…
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Grandpa pelted me with many pearls of wisdom when I was a kid. His lessons and occasional swearing were meant to toughen me up, and prepare me for the rigors of adulthood. "Take no guff unless you're giving it.""Pigs and pity have a way of digging up what you want kept hidden.""Saying yes more often…
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Rebecca knew the word. The word was resolve. She didn't have any. Rebecca let another day pass in the house, fraught with drafts, and leaks, and plumbing that didn't work. A house falling apart, held together by promises. She finished packing a bag to spend the night in her car. Rebecca could always find a…
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With those new eyes I'm learning to use, I need to carve out more real estate in my heart to comprehend the images demanding to be seen. My brain is quick to label, judge, dismiss, move on. I need to tell it to take a seat. Morning ritual: 'see' my face in the mirror and…
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I had arrived at my appointment with plenty of time to spare. I sat in a hot, stuffy car with the windows rolled down, looking out over the packed parking lot and listening for any rustling of breeze in the leafy boughs and tall grass. No breeze, but a mockingbird mockingly trilled its delight at…
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