Respect | The Joyful Springer

Love Your Elders

Posted June 25, 2010 By Ande and has 1 comment.

Seniors in our society don’t get nearly enough respect and love. Having amassed a lifetime of experience and perspective, they’re too often shunted aside and dismissed. Even when they get ornery or forgetful, they are wondrous energy and have much to offer.

Joyful Springers love their elders. They take care to gently respect and honor those who have walked the path before them.

Find a way to express your love to an elderly person today. Make a phone call. Write a note. Give out a hug or two. Your elders have given much to the world, and they deserve to be loved in return.

… another wise tidbit from a joyful English Springer Spaniel.

[Sadie, Ducky's grandma, is back with Sage, one of Ducky's half-sisters. Sage was about nine weeks old in this photo. Thanks, Sadie and Sage, for being Guest Stars on The Joyful Springer.]

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Look Up To Others

Posted June 13, 2010 By Ande and has 2 comments.

We generally don’t “look up to” people unless they do something we admire. We have rather high standards when it comes to respecting other people. We want them to have done something “worthy.”

What if we respected everyone? What if we found the mere value of humanity and the individuality that each person has worthy of admiration?

Joyful Springers look up to others. They find something worthwhile in everyone they encounter.

At first glance, not everyone may seem to have qualities worth looking up to. If you look to the essence of a person, though, you’ll realize that everyone is worthy of your respect.

… another wise tidbit from a joyful English Springer Spaniel.

[Murphy and Ollie are back. These handsome fellows are the most recent in a long line of beloved Springers who have belonged to the Linenbergs of Indianapolis. Thanks, Murphy and Ollie, for guest starring again on The Joyful Springer.]