Well I had another small breakthrough with my new little friend Mia. I visit her everyday and several days ago, I went to visit her before work for a few minutes. I didn’t see her, so I quietly went and peeked into the large wooden crate where her crate is kept, to see if she was in there.  She was standing there as cute as ever, but she was shaking in fear. A painter was still working on the building, and knowing how she reacts toward strangers (I was a stranger to her a few days ago), it didn’t surprise me that she was hiding and afraid to come out. 

I gave her a big smile and whispered her name, but she continued to just look at me and shake. I only had time to give her a little treat which she would not take from me, so I set it down in front of her and left. At work, again I cried for a few minutes.  I know, I know….I am just such a baby when it comes to animals. It just killed me knowing that she is so lonely and scared and that I could not be there to comfort her; work was calling.  

But after work, when I went to visit her again, the painter was gone and I found her just hanging out in the yard.  Mia looked up at me but there was no change in her face….not even a slight recognition of me. I put my purse down, grabbed a few treats from the small container that I brought and went over to sit down next to her.  

When I sat down, I knew I had made progress. Mia only took two steps but her steps were towards me; a first since I met her. I broke the treats into pieces and fed her a few, which she accepted from my hand this time.  Then I began to pet her head telling her that she was such a good girl. And when I stopped, she surprised me by nudging my hand to pet her again. I was elated that she was responding to me. I kept testing her by petting her and then stopping to see if she would nudge my hand again. And each time she did. I got a kick out of it. Yes peeps, it is the small simple things in life that bring me so much joy. 

Then Mia walked away toward the table where I left the treats, and stared at the small container. I started to laugh knowing that she was telling me she wanted more. I got up, grabbed the treats and sat back down. She followed me and sat next to me. The more treats I fed her, the more excited that she got.  Although her eyes remained unemotional, she started to eat the treats with a hunger that I had not experienced from her before.  

I think she was beginning to trust me.  I wanted her to know that she had to do nothing to be gifted with treats and love….that all she needed to do was just be her naturally wonderful sweet self. I just wanted to give Mia love with no expectation from her….to share moments of joy with her, to make up for the fear and loneliness that I know she experiences at times in her life.  

She allowed me to rub her head in between both of my hands and kiss the top of her head. She answered my affections with wet kisses back on my nose. Oh….this was getting too good. She was giving me some lovin’s back and all I wanted to do was reach out and hug her. But I held back. I didn’t want to scare her or overwhelm her by my excitement so I kept my cool and continued our little love fest.  

And then a few minutes later she did what any dog would do when they feel safe and loved. She laid by my side, rolled on her back, spread her little legs, and pawed at me to rub her tummy. Oh…little Mia had my heart from the moment that I saw her, but now she made my heart sing. I may be bringing a little joy into her life but she is bringing so much joy into my life knowing that my love is having an affect on her. 

After a good tummy rub, I had to leave. I got up to go and Mia immediately got up too. As I walked away blowing her kisses goodbye, her tail which I’ve only seen curled under, started to uncurl and wag….just a tiny bit. And although her eyes were still the same sad expression, the little wag of her tail gave me hope. 

However, that was a few days ago. I have to report that now when I enter Mia’s backyard, she jumps for joy and her tail wags excitedly. I have been gifting her with treats and love daily and I am hopeful that soon I will be able to introduce her to Lucy so that they can have some play time.

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Dillon: I got your comment but I don’t understand. Experience with what?

Zen Lill:  Hey there. Maybe we need to schedule an appt. time – are we really going to need to do that? That is as bad as when couples need to schedule sex.  Speaking of…how is loverboy? And before you start questioning, I’m refering to the kitty. PS – I’ve popped over to your blog a few times and noticed that it has been awhile – miss reading your writes. Get on it :) That video is a wonderful inspiration to get you going. – thanks again for sharing with me.

Peace out… 

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Good morning!

Oh…waking up to so many comments is delightful and stressful all at the same time. So many topics. Now I know why blogs are usually so narrowly focused on one subject matter. But it was my choice to start a blog that talked about any and everything. It certainly helps me to be a more-rounded person, and I certainly don’t get bored.  And obviously you don’t either. 

Robert: Good to hear from you again. Thanks for informing us of this ‘Right To Work’ law appeal. Any more news to report about the hearing?

Zen Lill: Sorry we haven’t connected – Let’s try again today. How is the little kitty? 

Tom: Well it looks like you got some girls excited.  Many have said enough but you know me…I must give my two too.  Why you think you can compare apples to oranges is totally illogical. When people of this country elect people into office who care less about the people or this country, and their only concern is to keep the country white and their pockets full, we are going to get what we deserve.  We are going to be fleeced. But hey, the majority voted them in. Remember don’t hate the players hate the game? The people of this country chose the game by voting those into office who made up the rules to the game. 

I don’t see the polar bears having any say in this. What game are they playing and did they choose to play? No.  And any man saying that it is going to happen anyway to justify his actions to hunt and kill is a lowlife excuse and is a man, in my mind, with no compassion or respect for the animal. Compassion and respect do not equate to killing innocents. Obviously he has no respect for their lives or even cares because Warner stated that he doesn’t do it for the kill. Some men do it for the kill which to me is wrong….but to not do it for the kill and to kill anyways saying that they’re going to be killed regardless,  says to me that their lives don’t matter one iota to this man. It is really sickening. The fact that you are comparing Warner’s actions to Anonz, says only one thing: The girls are correct – you are just one jealous man. 

Anna: Congratulations to Guam’s first major movie – Good luck at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival!

Anonymous 25: I think it is our job to inform, and continue to do so. If we just hang back and leave it up to the media, we all know what ramifications will occur. 

However, anyone who says that Obama is the worst president is a racist. After all that our president has done in his short time in office, it would be difficult to say otherwise unless you were a racist.  What can you do? Nothing if he is a racist, except maybe point out that he is. If he is truly just uninformed, keep hitting him with the facts that he can’t dispute. If he is intelligent enough he’ll see your viewpoint or at least research what you have to say if he truly cares….and is not just hiding his true racist feelings. At some point you’ll know if you don’t already. 

Oh…I’d love to say more but as usual my time is up. I’ll reserve the rest of my thoughts for another day. 

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I have made a tiny bit of progress. ‘Pup progress’ that is. After three weeks of working at a new job, I discovered while putting the recycling out, that a sweet little dog lives in the back yard of the building behind the building where I work in. The caretakers (not exactly the words I would use in this situation) live in this building and own a salon on the ground floor street level, and are our landlords to the building I work in.  

The dog, a little blondie, reminds me so much of my mom’s past dog Zoe, only this dog, which I later found out is named Mia, has no life in her. She is only 4 but she looks so much older and the lack of happiness in her face and stride breaks my heart.  

When I first discovered her Monday, I was shocked. I had gone out in the back before but had never seen her. When she saw me, she cowered from me. I knelt down and tried with my sweetest voice to call her over, but she just started shaking and moved away from me. At that point I backed off and decided to do a bit of investigating. 

I spoke with a coworker and she informed me that she thought that they did not treat the dog very well. She has heard the young daughter of the landlord yell at her in a screeching voice to be quiet.  Hmm…’fruit doesn’t fall to far from the tree’, came to mind. This is not a natural behavior but a learned one. Well…to me it was obvious that Mia was not being treated the best, but I didn’t want to start judging before I found out more. 

The next day I ran into the landlord and I knew that I had to inquire very carefully as to not put him on the defense. My goal was to get more information not accuse. He informed me that they got her at a shelter two years ago and that she is now four. Her name, as I mentioned, is Mia. He said that she was skittish and that in the beginning she cried a lot and they needed to ‘shush her’ because of the businesses in the area that required a quiet atmosphere for their clientele. My first thought was, ‘There is a reason your dog is crying. Instead of ‘shushing her’, find out what it is that is bothering her.’ I of course already knew what was bothering her. She wanted love and attention. I know when a dog is happy. I can see it in Lucy’s face when she is happy and how  sad she is when I leave the house. Mia was not a happy dog, and it wasn’t just because her caretakers left to go to work. I could see from her face that she was not getting love and that she was wanting companionship badly….but of course I did not say this.  

What I did do was ask him if he didn’t mind if I brought her some treats and played with her.  He was okay with this and went on to say that his child plays with her and that Mia was lucky to have them.  Hmm…not the kind of statement that would come from a dog lover who loves his dog. I don’t say that Lucy is lucky to have me. No, I would say that I am very lucky to have her in my life.  

But, I let it go. My goal was to get the okay to hang with her and he granted me it. That’s all I cared about at that point. I made a commitment to myself that day, that if nothing else, I would be the joy in Mia’s life. 

For the next few days, I would visit Mia every day before and after work. I brought her liver treats and placed them a few feet in front of me and walked away. She went to them and nibbled them up.  I knelt down and cupped a few in my hand. Surprisingly she walked over, sniffed my hand and ate them. She was reluctant but did so anyways with great caution.  Then after she had a few she started to shake and cower away. Even when she ate the treats there was not even a glimpse of excitement in her face. Although there was available water for her, her mouth seemed dry and her sad eyes seemed permanently stained with dark tear marks. It made me sad but I didn’t want her to feel my sadness, so I just kept saying her name in a sweet voice and calling her a good girl. 

Wednesday, after I gave here a few treats, she once again started shaking and walked away toward the back entrance to the house. I guess that was a good sign as maybe she was scared and found comfort inside the house. I looked around for a bed. Was there one out here in the yard? I backed off to give her space and then she turned and walked toward this wooden shack where she disappeared inside of it. Oh…her bed must be back there. I turned the corner slowly, holding my energy in so that I did not alarm her, and I found her in her crate sitting on a few blankets. Dirty as there were, at least she had something to keep her warm. I put a few more treats in front of her, said goodbye and left. 

I walked down the walkway and through the window, I saw the landlord watching TV. I waved at him and thanked him thinking, ‘Here you are inside watching TV and how wonderful it would be if you had Mia next to you, loving her, petting her, and giving her the attention that she is craving.’ Again, I said to myself,’ I will be the light in her life that she looks forward to seeing.’

On Thursday, I brought her a bone stuffed with treats. I was excited to give it to her but she just looked at it and walked around the corner to her bed. I followed her and put the bone down in front of her, said a few sweet words to her and left. I needed to get to work.  I cried for a few minutes that day.  I so wanted to hug her and give her love but I knew that I needed to be patient.

During a break, I went outside and I saw her peeking over the child’s gate that held her in. Her nose was black with dirt and it made me smile a bit. I wondered if she had buried the bone I gave her. She still had that lonely look on her face and I thought how sad it was that she was behind there when just down the walkway was Peet’s coffee where so many dogs hung out being loved by caretakers and passersby. 

Then yesterday, I noticed that when I went into the back yard, she was tied up. I was not surprised because the building was getting painted and there were painters working back there earlier. At least the landlord cared enough to tie her up so that she couldn’t get out. I was grateful for that. I walked toward her where she was laying in the sun, her leash stretched to the limit. She lifted her head, but she did not get up, which was a good sign. 

I sat next to Mia and fed her some more treats. She slowly ate them and when she was done, I slowly cupped my hand under her small head petting her and holding it, sending her love. She allowed me to continue loving her as I spoke to her in a soft sweet voice.  Still her eyes showed no signs of life. I went to reach for her belly to give it a rub, but she pulled her legs in tight. Okay..okay, I won’t go there. I went back to pet her face and slowly her legs relaxed back into a natural position. For ten more minutes I caressed her face and while we both sat silently staring at each other, I visualized love coming from my heart and showering her with it. When I got up to leave, she lifted her head and stared at me as I walked away. She was still expressionless. 

I look forward to the day when I walk back to her and see a change in her face…even the slightest bit of joy or recognition will make my day. 

On another note, before work yesterday,  I spoke with the same coworker and she said that I inspired her to do a little investigative work herself. She loves dogs and would love to have one of her own, but she rents and no pets are allowed. However, she lives next to a man who has a dog. Unfortunately she hears him constantly yelling every expletive at his dog. She has never seen the dog but knows that he lives in the backyard most of the time, as she has never seen her neighbor take him for a walk.  She decided that she will join me in my little crusade, by talking to him and seeing if she can play with the dog and take him for walks. I was so delighted and grateful to hear this. 

Readers:  Will you join me and make the time to be a loving companion to someone who needs a friend? 

Have a great weekend! 

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Good morning!

There are so many things going on in the world today.  Lots on my mind as usual,  and as usual on Fridays, little time this morning. But at least I’ll address a few and give my two. 

First, did you not just love that President Obama fired the head of GM?  I bet corporate heads are spinning wondering, ‘who’s next?’ We have been saying that these CEO’s need to be fired. They’re doing a lousy job. Like anyone else who doesn’t do well at their job….like anyone else who doesn’t preform: They get fired. Simple. These heads should be treated no differently. I applaud Obama for once again taking unprecedented action.

And last night the house and senate passed President Obama’s Budget plan  – I am grateful. I like being part of a success. Did any of you write your letters or make a few phone calls? Hmm…and no surprise, the plan passed with zero republican votes. Yep, once again no support from the repugs. No matter, we’ll get this country moving in the right direction whether we have their support or not. Obama has the country’s support.

So now Obama is attending a NATO summit which brings me to another interesting topic.  Obama wants to add more troops in Afghanistan to fight the rising insurgency. And as much as Europeans endorse and support America’s strategy, it is noted that, ‘They are more enthusiastic about increasing humanitarian and development aid than adding soldiers’, and especially in light of the new controversial law that I just read about thanks to Anjali.

Anjali:  You brought this up a few days ago. Your comment disturbed me and I finally did a bit of research.  I could not believe that what you said was actually true. Not that I doubted you for a minute, but I just didn’t want to believe it.   

The law has passed. It is now legal in Afghanistan for a man to have sex with his wife who says ‘no’. A man can rape his wife. The law authorizes rape within marriage!

They say it removes the right of women to refuse their husbands sex, unless they are ill.

Women will also need to get permission from their husbands if they want to leave their homes, unless there is an emergency.

The law covers members of Afghanistan’s Shia minority, who make up 10% of the population.

Aides to President Karzai insist the law provides more protection for women.

Uh huh.  Where do they come up with this disgusting BS? Human rights activists say it reverses many of the freedoms won by Afghan women in the seven years since the Taleban were driven from power.

We need to support women more, not take away their human rights. It seems every step forward is two steps back when it comes to these men trying to get over in any way they can. This has got to end. (deep breath)

That is it for me this morning. I am out of here. Please do drop by and leave a comment on this or any other subject that inspires you. I look forward to the reads. 

ZL: I’ll check out Jim, and call you this weekend. Good luck with your showing!

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I know that I raved about Facebook awhile back, but right now all I want to do is face-off.

I have loved connecting with old friends and new, but lately I have discovered that Facebook takes up way too much time and most of the chitchat is superficial. Not that there is anything wrong with superficial as long as it is in spurts. And not that there is anything wrong in letting everyone know that you just ate a bowl of oatmeal or that the colors of the sunset are amazing.  

It’s nice to feel that you are privy to the little snippets of friends lives when life is too busy to check in with more than just a one-liner. And yes, I have used Facebook too, to replace much of my emailing and I have had wonderful conversations that are much more than ‘superficial’. 

So what’s my problem?  I am a task driven person and a bit anal about details. Love is in the details but yes the devil hides there too. :) And what I mean by that is, it is very difficult for me to not address someone if someone has addressed me.  And the more time that passes knowing that I need to respond, answer, say hello to…etc. etc., the more it weighs on my mind as ‘unfinished business’.

It is just the way that I am.  When something needs to be handled in my life, I usually tackle it the moment it comes in because I don’t want to have it on my mind. If it is something that can not be handled at the moment, it goes on my ‘to-do’ list.  I love making ‘checkmarks’  when something is complete.

However, with Facebook, it is beginning to feel like a never ending project that never gets completed, no matter how many ‘checkmarks’ I make. Now, how fun is that?  Lately: None. And since connecting with friends shouldn’t be like marking off a task, I have decided to not respond at all. Which, let me tell you, is so difficult for me, and so not like me at all.

So to those of you who have been Facebooking me, I am facing-off for a little while. I am not sure how long or when I will be back, but I don’t see myself facing-off forever. Just for now, I want to be a bit old fashioned in these techie modern times.

Just for now I am craving real connections, either in person or on the phone, where I can hear your tone and inflections that give me true meaning to your voices.  Connections where I can hear your excitement, feel your passion and join in on the laughter. (So much more enjoyable than a smiley face :)…Connections where I can have compassion for you in your upset or support and comfort you in your worry with a real hug. For those that want to connect with me this way, and you know who you are, let’s converse live in real time. Call me if you want to connect. I will do the same.

And to my readers who only know me through this blog: If my only way of connecting to you is through this venue, this is where my commitment has been and always will be. This venue has always been way more than a one-liner.  :)

Facing-off from Facebook….but only signing off from here….

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