What a great post Susan.... Deborah Gebhard Solana Shepherds,MI ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Madlung To: GermanShepherds4Show ; ShowGSD-l Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: [Germanshepherds4Show] The year past.. I am sitting here taking a break from the books - (trying to get a head start on the 4th year of my BsN) and I contemplate the past year..the world events, personal events, recent surgery, recent back injury, the dissolution of old friendships and the creation of new ones, conflict at the workplace, our accomplishments both personal and professional and now the New Year's resolutions I will make. I am thankful for the joy and pleasure our granddaughter brings us, I watch with delight as 12 year old Hero still rules the roost in the yard, I revel at the sheer elegance of my beautiful Scorch, Jessie, Rosie. I have bittersweet feelings of the dogs I have placed into their own homes and families - Lucy and Khoz being the most recent. I wonder what changes the next year will bring to us, all of us. I think of my friend and co-worker who recently carried her baby to term knowing full well the infant would die soon after birth, of her and her family holding tight to that little one for the 12 hours of her life. I think of those in south east Asia who have lost it all - lives, homes, friends, family, I think of the upheaval all over the world, and I realize how truly small my world is, how very lucky I am; how quickly my secure existence can be changed forever. My most important resolution will be to relish every moment, to live each moment as if it is my last, to make sure those I love know I love them, that those I care about know I care. Happy New Year, everyone! Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds http://www.shadowacre.com Notice. forwarding of any information that appears on the German Shepherd 4 Show list is not allowed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Germanshepherds4Show/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Germanshepherds4Show-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================