Every Thursday, we will write about “purpose” — this can include things such as how to find your purpose; spiritual issues; or just anything we think relates to the search for “purpose”  for our Happiness Project.

We are thinking of getting a dog for Christmas (we are asking Santa for one, so we’ll see).  We are taking all the necessary steps to make sure it would feel safe during such a busy time and we are all staying home for days after he or she arrives.  Sometimes I think I am crazy.  Why do we want to get a dog that will add so much extra work for each of us; will introduce us again to the pooping and peeing we have really not had to talk about too much in the last few years, and whose schedule we will have to accommodate each time we leave?

I always come back to one answer: love.   I  want my son to have a dog to love.

We recently learned that the dog we had many years ago, but had to give up to a wonderful family due to various personal reasons, passed away this week.  She was a sweet dog that we loved a lot, and I can feel that even more now that I know she is gone.  Even though we had to give her up, it always helped knowing where she was and how she was doing.  We will miss her.

I don’t know much about what our higher purpose is and I certainly don’t have many answers on this, but I do know that a large part of it is to love and be loved.  And that’s what we will have with a new dog.

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