I just finished reading this awesome book, 'Dewey - The Small Town Library Cat who Touched the World' and cried so much that I had to go into the house so the neighbors wouldn't think there was something wrong with me. Not that the book was all that sad but just that it touched a piece of my heart that has been filled with Zack and Vinnie . . . the part that has been empty for far too long.
Zackie has a way of knowing just when I need him by me to lift that burden of dispair from my heart. He'll linger around just long enough for me to regain myself and then wander off somewhere for a nap. Vinnie's still trying to figure things out but has already woven his little paws into my heart.
The author (Vickie Myron) is a relentless woman who struggled through an alcohlic husband, single motherhood, a teenage daughter, and cancer. Not sure, but after raising two daughters I could almost bet that the teenager came a close second to the cancer. Still she continued in her mission to support her small little town's library and make it a warm and safe place for everyone. She learned alot from Dewey and wrote what he taught her:
Find your place.
Be happy with what you have.
Treat everyone well.
Live a good life.
It isn't about material things; it's about love.
And you can never anticipate love.
How true that is. Someone told me a long time ago that the Eskimos have over 50 words for snow because its so important to them. I think that we have about as many if not more words for love; here's a couple of mine that come to mind:
- A gentle hand when you're down
- A smile from across the room
- A brush against your leg from your cat
- A picture of times past
- The laughter of a child
- A hug
- Lilacs
- Family
- Friends
- Memories
Add some of yours:
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- a certain song
- a grin
- kitty squinty eyes
- sharing a piece of good food
- sharing a chore
- the casual touch that means "I know you. I know you know me. We are connected & this is good."
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