Welcome to the 'Good Dog Blog'

My name is Louie.
I write a daily inspirational email entitled "The Daily Good Dog."
That's me, over there, on the right. Want to check out the web site - click on my face.


The 'Good Dog Blog' is a direct reflection of my life, which has always been an open book. I like it that way - feels refreshing in a 'no where to hide, no lies to conceal' kind of way. I mention this because writing 'The Dog' involves a great deal of soul searching.

In creating 'The Dog,' as many have come to call it, I have many inspirations. The purpose of this blog is to share these 'inspirations' with you. I write what I need to hear, so it's fairly easy to see where my heads at. It's my intention to offer a little more personal insight into the dog's daily rantings.

Often, after putting out a dog, I hear from folks asking "What were you thinking?" I choose to think they were curiously asking for an explanation as opposed to tossing their judgments at me. I'm not real kean on unsolicited suggestions or personal judgments. They make me kind of grouchy.

Please feel free to comment. Be nice. I'm overly sensitive.

May 'The Dog' be with.

Louie Rochon

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Appreciate, while you still can!

"Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.”
Sarah Ban Breathnach"
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2 comments:

Lisa said...

There's another quote and I can't remember who said it, but it is "If you can't appreciate what you've got, you better get something you can appreciate." That sounds pretty cold, but it can wake you up when we get to that point of just repeatedly complaining about what's wrong in our lives without getting off our duff and trying to do something about it.
Some of us would take this quote to mean whatever is not working in our life should be jettisoned immediately and we should acquire whatever it is that we think would make us happy; and that can be taken too far. It could be used as advice to get a divorce before taking the time and making the effort to see if a marriage can be saved. Or quitting a job without having a game plan for our finances. We need to find a happy medium.
I know today, for me, it has been too easy to count the things wrong in my life and not see the good things. A therapist told me to count the victories in my life every day, no matter how small, because anything I did do is better than doing nothing at all.
So today, I did not leave the house - but I did get dressed, even though it would have been easier to stay in bed. I didn't eat salad today, but I didn't eat potato chips either. There's nothing good to watch on TV, but my headache is not so strong that I can't stand noise, so I'm able to watch TV. My mom is complaining that I haven't visited her lately, but it shows she wants to be with me. It has rained all day, but that means my daughter didn't have to work today (she works with horses) and her football game was cancelled tonight, so I get to spend the evening with her and with my husband.
Do I feel lousy today? Oh yeah.
Do I feel depressed? You betcha.
And yet, there are many things in my day to appreciate, if I choose to do so. Today I so choose. And that is a victory.

May 01, 2009
Sandy Rubini said...

I love your site, Louie! You rock!

May 03, 2009

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