Jasmine

“To focus, I think of how dogs are witnesses. How they are present for our most private moments, how they are there when we think of ourselves as alone. They witness our quarrels, our tears, our struggles, our fears, and all of our secret behaviors that we have to hide from our fellow humans. They witness without judgment.”
― Steven Rowley, Lily and the Octopus

“Because dogs live in the present. Because dogs don’t hold grudges. Because dogs let go of all of their anger daily, hourly, and never let it fester. They absolve and forgive with each passing minute. Every turn of a corner is the opportunity for a clean slate. Every bounce of a ball brings joy and the promise of a fresh chase.”
― Steven Rowley, Lily and the Octopus

“Grief is a pathological condition. It’s just that so many of us go through it in life that we never think to treat it as such.”
― Steven Rowley, Lily and the Octopus

“Today me will live in the moment, unless it’s unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.”
― Steven Rowley, Lily and the Octopus