Mille #41

Posted by Rob (Velveetaville, United States) on 19 May 2009 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

Helen Keller once said: "Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."

I seem to struggle at times trying to find true happiness, or any happiness for that matter. You see, I sometimes have a tendency to focus on the all the things I think I need, I want or will never have. Not just the material things but emotional things as well. Stuff I just don't need or emotional turmoil that happened in the past that I will never be resolve. I get worked up so much so that it makes me think nothing will take away the self imposed burden. Instead of concentrating on a worthy purpose I let the self-gratification take over.

I really believe that you need to have purpose in life. Without it, your will most like spin out of control and never find true happiness. Take life's path in a direction that takes you towards something worthy and just, and this will give you true happiness. When I falter from this path I find myself spiraling to a dark place that I don't like but still have trouble climbing from.

Today I looked at my cash of images that I have of my dogs and found the one I posted here. This is Mille, a being that gives me purpose in life. Taking care of her and giving her the simple things she needs is all that really matters. Some love, kindness, understanding and the basic needs is a simple way of giving me purpose on this earth. Until I saw this image and began writing this post that purpose had been shrouded in gray because I let all those silly things that serve no purpose cloud my judgment. Looking at this wonderful canine lifts me up and reminds me of a worthy purpose in life.

It occurs to me as I write this that Mille too has a worthy purpose in life.
Although not shown here... Buddy too gives me purpose. He and I start a 4 week training session tomorrow called Paws-around-toga. We will be learning how to handle life around town with all the scary things that come with it... wish us luck!

Cheers,

Rob

Please visit my additional blog Captured Light for more non-canine images.

"Every year, between six and eight million dogs and cats enter U.S. shelters; some three to four million of these animals are euthanized because there are not enough homes for them."

Note: Statistics are from the Humane Society of the United States website.

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