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\"frenchy<\/a>Normally, this could be our dogs. I plead guilty — our dogs are very… indulged. \ud83d\ude42 But with the grandson here, and his attendant entourage (Mom, Dad, Silas-the-dog and Rufus-the-cat), one of our dogs (the dysfunctional one) is at my sister’s. The other one is trying to figure out what the heck happened to his happy home.<\/p>\n

So this picture — we have French bulldogs — resonates. And it reminds me: sometimes you just need to laugh. Really. And nothing does it like our best friends. \ud83d\ude42 It also helps everything (including beginner’s heart!) not to take things toooo seriously. I’m sure that’s somewhere in one of the Buddha’s talks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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