Dear
Luna,
I
wish we could text. You, little Pug, have taught me life lessons that no other
human has been able to do. Thanks. Luna, you have taught me how to turn fear
into love. From the first night I cradled you in my palms, and all you could do
was gently bite me. I knew we were a perfect duo. You are a reflection of me.
So what if we can both be a little ruthless and uncomfortable in new scenarios?
It just takes us a while to get relaxed with our surroundings. Who knew saying
“Ow,” would win over your heart and turn those nips into kisses? Now I can’t
get you to stop loving everyone.
Your
love for showers improved my hygiene. You cried to join me, and taught me the
lesson of how being near to someone is all your heart yearns for. Your
happiness comes from sharing it with all you encounter. You also taught me to
take time to chill, and just enjoy a spa bath sometimes. Thanks, Luna. You also
taught me how people miss each other in odd ways. I don’t know how many times I
have come home from work to discover a pile of shoes, panties, and pencils. I
don’t know what it is about this combo you love so much, but I’ve come to the
conclusion this is your way of missing me. These things remind you of me when
I’m away, and so I don’t mind putting them back in their places. Humans do the
same thing, so thanks for helping me understand their peculiar ways.
You
taught me possessions are just things. Thank you for eating my socks and shoes.
These things can’t compete with the happiness your face brings me.
Relationships are essential. Things can be replaced. Patience is your favorite
virtue. You sit with me while I write or paint always interested as my
audience. You also taught me all good things in life require patience, and
persistence. You weren’t potty trained in a day. It was your desire to make
others happy by bringing joy to them whenever it was possible.
I
have forgiven you for any mistake you may have made, and that’s made me forgive
myself and others too. We all yearn for love at the core of our being. You have
lived that. True love is being able to love through the messes, and see the
potential that someone’s heart holds. You
are my number-one cuddler and have cured my heart disease with your Pug
snuggles. Thanks for sleeping under the blankets every night every night.
Luna, I feel safe and secure with you. I can
love others more completely because of you, my little Pug. You’ve shown me the
simplicity of what my life’s all about. It’s not about perfection, but allowing
the flawed me to be the real me with others. You have always been there as you
have taught me to always make the most of every tomorrow (because it is never
promised). Luna, I will always hold you in my heart because you matter to me as
well as all the time I spend with you. Luna, until you can text with those
precious paws of yours, thanks for teaching those important lessons that I
never knew I needed to know.
OOOXXXXOOOX
Mommy
Kayla
“To the whole world you might just a person…
but to a Pug you might just be their world.” (Anonymous)[i]
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| Luna |
[i] Adapted from: “A Letter To My Pug: The
Best Teacher” by Kayla M
Harned
This post is dedicated
to Tiffany Slusher, and she knows the reason why.
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