The Joyful Springer

We tell and listen to a lot of “stories” in our lives.  We tell them about ourselves (who we are and what’s going on with us) and we hear them about others (from things we read and from people we talk to).  And we can choose what kind of stories we want to tell and hear.

Joyful Springers stick their noses in sparkly stories.  They choose to tell what’s good about themselves and their lives, and they choose to take in only the best of what they read or hear from others.

Whatever stories you’re focusing on are creating your life.  You’re living into the narratives you tell and hear.  So why would you want to tell sad stories, angry stories, or scary stories?  And why would you want to listen to them?  When you choose upbeat stories, you choose an upbeat life.

[As you can see from the photo, Ducky had a great time reading Nancy Lucas's and her Springer, Scout's, story, The Missing Boston Terriers of Smith Street. She also enjoyed having me read to her Nancy and Scout's latest book, A Ghostly Tail.

Ducky says both of Nancy and Scout’s books are clever and cute and funny and especially wonderful because the hero in the books is a Joyful Springer.  She loves the drawings in the books, which Nancy does herself.

I asked Ducky if she had any comments about A Ghostly Tail, and she said, “I’d be upset too if someone told me fluffy was stupid.  I’m excited by the idea of finding pizza on the ground.  I’m going to check the beach daily; maybe I’ll find some too.  I’ve never met any ghosts, but I do get communications from Muggins [Ducky’s predecessor].  She taught me how to roll on dead birds on the beach.  I think the story is fun.  Where else can you read about a ghost wolfhound, palmetto bugs, horrid purses, and a possum named Chisolm?”

Ducky’s review may be a little disjointed, but doesn’t it make you curious about the book?    You can find out more about both of Scout’s books and how to get a copy by clicking on the titles above.  Oh, and Ducky says she things hard copies of the books, which you can get at Amazon.com, would make nice stocking stuffers. And so would some nice smoked pork hide chews. ]

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