Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Wayward puppy

Try looking at your mind as a wayward puppy
        that you are trying to paper train.
You don't drop-kick a puppy into the neighbor's yard
        every time it piddles on the floor.
You just keep bringing it back to the newspaper.

            Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

            March 23rd is National Puppy Day 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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