Leah and Otis in
Just Love on Its Own Terms

For me, I love deeply and completely. Sometimes I forget that love is individual and comes on its own time and on its own terms. Inevitably, it changes life as it once was. Sometimes without consequence. Sometimes with challenges. But every time with change.

I think Leah explains this perfectly. “Otis changed the dynamics of our family life. [He and our Italian Greyhound] love each other, protect each other, get jealous of each other (and boy don’t we hear about that!).. . Sometimes it’s adorable, sometimes it’s frustrating as hell! They couldn’t be more different but they make it work. My relationship with Otis can be like that too. [He] doesn't like to be grabbed and cuddled. He likes those on his own terms. So when he comes over to you and buries his head into your body asking for cuddles, those are my favorite times. I love him dearly and would have an Otis shaped hole in my life without him.”

And so, on its own time and on its own terms and with change comes a love that is perfect, not in spite of imperfections but because of them.

©Daune Sheri
Aug 24, 2018