I have learned to raise puppies from end to beginning — not the other way around.
This means her life exists in the context of her eventual leaving.
Does that seem morbid?
It isn’t.
Rather, knowing how this story will end makes me appreciate every single minute with her.
It means I raise puppies in regret-free ways. I do not want to look back and feel guilty for anything I did or said or was…
I want the ending to be the completion of a life well-loved, with the only regret being that it wasn’t long enough. I know well that is part of the story that is Pozy Clarkia — it won’t be long enough.
I do not waste time being annoyed, disappointed, frustrated, upset — her life is too precious and short for that kind of negativity.
So is yours. Please have a regret-free day.