On any given day, for any given reason, the world can be a lonely, isolating place for a person navigating an internal challenge. And sometimes, those feelings are left to fester like an open sore to the person experiencing the emotions, emotions that may remain undetectable to the naked eye passing by (yes, there’s an allusion to Langston Hughes in this paragraph).
We all must be better to the stranger, the acquaintance, to those closest to us… we all must be better, for you never know of another person’s struggle…
And to be better requires courage, courage to be:
✨The individual to stand by the side of someone in the midst of a conflict…
✨The individual to stand up when bystanders appear to be oblivious to the reality of one’s struggle…
✨The individual to place assumptions aside and reach out to inquire about the well-being of another…
✨The one to say, “Sure, I’ll run alongside you!” without uttering a word…
✨The one to say, “You are not alone” without uttering a sound…
✨The one to take the kindness received, and pay it forward to another in need. #PayItForward…
Inspired by their collective canine courage, I share my artistic creation of Bravo supporting Daisy. Or is it Daisy supporting Bravo?
Is it really that important to distinguish which empathic set of paws is supporting the other? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, Bravo and Daisy know that they have each other, no matter what the tide may bring. That, in itself, is just as much a comfort for the doggos as it is for their human.
There’s much to learn from our four legged friends— beings that possess the undeniable courage to do the right thing, allowing their actions to ‘speak’ louder than their … bark.
Empathic Paws 
Beautifully said.
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