Too serious in life, and suddenly, there was no time to teach you to smile. I wallowed in my heartache awhile and thought I’d get a dog since you had been fond of them. I returned home one day to find that dog tangled and swinging from your arborist harness, hung where you left it. “Super Dog”, flying, subdued, and contrite. I spotted the biscuit on the floor below him, and I laughed in spite of myself. As I got the little dog down from his traces, I realized, you had learned to smile! And I smiled too.
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Friendly Fox
Life is friction and friction creates fire. What happens in our lives is the result of combustion. For that reason, we generate passion for things that impact our lives. Writing, art, and music are the fruits of that friction. Enjoy life!
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