A Perfect Soul

November 20, 2009

This came to me by e-mail, with a simple request to circulate it. I couldn’t think of a better place or more understanding audience.

This is the story of a dog born without forelimbs. He was born on Christmas Eve, 2002. Even his mother didn’t want him.

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His owner didn’t think he could survive and was thinking of putting him to sleep. His present owner, Jude Stringfellow, wanted to take care of him. She was determined to teach him to walk on his own. She named him “Faith”. In the beginning, she put him on a surfboard and let him feel the movement. She used peanut butter to reward him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dogs encouraged him to walk.

Amazingly, after only 6 months, he learned to balance on his hind legs and move forward. With further training in the snow, he learned to walk like a human being.

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He loves to walk around. Wherever he goes, he attracts people to him. He is becoming famous in newspapers and on TV. There is a book entitled “With A Little Faith” being published. Jude plans to leave her teaching job and take him around the world to preach that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul.

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In life, there will always be undesirable things. You need to look at them from another direction to feel better. Try to look from the opposite side and learn to transform a bad thing into a good thing. You will get better and better at doing so.

This is not a story about being happy because there is always someone who has less than you do. This is all about you alone and learning to see in a different way.

I hope this message will inspire you to find new ways of thinking about old problems. Be thankful and appreciate every beautiful day.

“Faith” is the demonstration of the strength and wonder of life.

More about the wonder of life as we look at Dark Autumn Jewelry at 12 Blueprints. The colours and feelings we wear are the outward reflection of the colours and feelings we are. That connection is the bridge. It lets magic happen.

Posted by Christine Scaman | Filed Under Happiness

Comments

5 Responses to “A Perfect Soul”

gina on November 21st, 2009 10:02 am

thank you. so much.
maria meylan on November 27th, 2009 3:14 am

Wow! What a dog! And the owner!
luana on November 27th, 2009 7:25 am

What a lovely dog, so sweet! It’s impossible not to love him!
Shelley Rankin on December 5th, 2009 9:55 am

Oh my… this is so inspiring and full of teaching. Thank you for sharing this.
Christine Scaman on December 5th, 2009 7:19 pm

Such a simple story, ay? But it sure finds it way into your thoughts.