WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE

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How Do We Stay Connected to Something Greater Than Ourselves?

How Do We Stay Connected to Something Greater Than Ourselves?

When your dog gets sick, a war erupts, the entire world is <gesticulates wildly>

Lauren Maxwell
Feb 26, 2022
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Franz Marc, 'Dog Lying in the Snow', 1910-11, Städel, Frankfurt. Photo public domain
Dog Lying in the Snow, Franz Marc, 1910-11

Everyone in my life knows how much I love my dog.

“You talk about your dog a lot — kind of like he’s a person,” a rollerblader once told me. I took that as a compliment.

Herbie is part of my identity and I am part of his. If one of us feels bad, the other feels it, too. When I’m down, he climbs as close to me as…

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