Sharing a peaceful moment with Oscar

Quiet time and a dog sometimes are the best cure

Life has felt like it has been in overdrive lately and I forgot how nice, and much needed, a day of rest can be. I'm sitting in a window seat at my cottage and am so relaxed listening to the waves crashing on the shore and the rumblings of a possible thunderstorm. I love thunderstorms at the lake, but Oscar gets a little freaked out and needs comfy blankets and a lot of reassurance, making it hard to type as he continually puts his paw on the keyboard.

I'm ready for a bit of downtime. The whirlwind of travel and graduations has been incredible but it almost felt like I was running a race. Now I get to look back over pictures and think about all of the memories that were just created. I guess that is the thing I do still like about Facebook -- the ability to share your moments, good and bad, with others that you don't always get to see anymore.

I think sometimes the pictures of our lives can be so misleading and we all can fall into the trap of thinking everyone's life is so perfect and all smiles.

I appreciate when we, as friends on this wide network, share the moments that aren't always perfect. It give us perspective to know that others have the same ups and downs, sometimes terrible losses -- and this is what I think helps us keep our compassion when we see these posts. I try not to spend too much time on FB or Insta, but when I do, and see the faces of people who seem so far away, it is comforting.