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Mike Wicklein's avatar

Good morning Bill. Thanks for sharing this today. We all need the quiet and still places. My summer has been a mix of the best outdoors and the worst coming at me from screens...and without being in nature and relative quiet, the "other" would be too much. I'm going to reflect more on that soon. Take care.

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Ellen's avatar

Yes to being in nature. That's what restores me.

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Dionne Dumitru's avatar

Wonderful post, Bill. And thanks for the pic of Sophie. You’re right, she could be Ellie’s cousin. What a good girl she is! Here’s to recharging.

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Bill Alstrom (MA/Maine/MA)'s avatar

Woof!

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Dave Conant - MO's avatar

Well done, Bill, and thanks. I'm amazed that you have to wake up your dog though. As soon as Fuzzy senses movement from me he's ready to go. Our morning walks, whether 2 miles or 4, are a centering time for me, a time to commune with him and with the nature that he so enjoys exploring, and, sometimes, with the few other people who share our appreciation for the beauty of early morning. Without that, no day is complete, and I'd have burnt out long ago.

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Bill Alstrom (MA/Maine/MA)'s avatar

Thank you, Dave.

Our dogs...I am reading a book now that simultaneously educates me and also mildly terrifies me /s.

https://newworldlibrary.com/product/your-dog-is-your-mirror

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Dave Conant - MO's avatar

I'll have to add that one to my reading list. My favorite along those lines is A Dog is Listening, 1992, by Roger Caras from Summit Books. Fuzzy, however, is scary enough by himself in what he appears to understand and, in particular, his memory for where he's found food and gotten treats when we're walking.

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Bob Morgan's avatar

Nice, Bill! I think my favorite line is in Ursula's piece: "Stillness is how you hear what you actually believe before someone else tells you what to believe." Being able to gather my thoughts on my own terms prepares me to stand up to the forceful influence of others.

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Bill Alstrom (MA/Maine/MA)'s avatar

Thanks Bob.

Yup. Could be the central truth of Dino's piece. But there are so many...

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Marilyn O’Neill's avatar

Thanks ,Bill.

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Bill Alstrom (MA/Maine/MA)'s avatar

Glad to see you are still reading my stuff. Hugs to you and S.

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Blue Citizen 77's avatar

Bill, we need silence and your post is perfect for this week. Thanks so much!

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Rickey Woody's avatar

Thanks Bill. Kind of sums up what we all need to do.

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Meesh0507's avatar

Thank you Bill for sharing this and all your post 💙

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Fay Reid's avatar

Very refreshing Bill.

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