So last night I broke all my rules. I ate past 8:00 and I even had a bowl of chocolate Ice Cream. It wasn't a Rob size portion ( 1 or 2 spoons ) it was a normal person size portion. I was totally expecting to see the scale tip the other direction this morning and to my surprise I had lost a pound. WOW that is some Ice Cream. If only Jared from the subway commercials had known about my magical ice cream he could have been doing
Ben and
Jerry's' commercials. Of course we all know that Ice Cream is not the best choice for those wanting to loose weight, but I just found it very
humorous that the result I had expected was opposite from what I got.
And I will leave you with the following email that I received tonight. I really liked this email because it had a good message and I thought I would share it with you as well. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
A Dog's Purpose, (from a 6-year-old)Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old
Irish Wolfhound named
Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and
their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to
Belker, and they were
hoping for a miracle.I examined
Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family
we couldn't do anything for
Belker, and offered to perform the
euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would
be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure.They felt as though Shane might learn something from the
experience The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as
Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the
last time, that I w
ondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes,
Belker slipped peacefully away.The little boy seemed to accept
Belker's transition without any
difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after
Belker's death,
wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next
stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life-- like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?"
The six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so
they don't have to stay as long."
Blessings till I post again.