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10 lessons to learn from a dog
Dear Annie: I wrote this
2) It’s OK to feel sadness,
list after saying goodbye to but remember that joy is just a
my beloved dog, Capra, and squirrel chase away.
thought you might share it
And the No. 1 thing my
with readers.
dog taught me: Live in the
10 Things My Dog Taught moment. Embrace it. Feel
Me
it. Become it. Share it. Then
10)
There
is
repeat for the next
DEAR
great beauty in the
moment and all the
quiet stillness. Let it
moments that follow.
ANNIE
envelop you.
Life is not about the
9) Sniff it. Touch it.
quantity of moments;
Feel it. Taste it. Hear
it’s about appreci-
ating the quality of
it. Engage all your
moments. — Dana
senses in the world
Riley
around you.
8) Plunge in. You
Dear Dana: Thank
Lane
can always get out and Annie
you
so much for shar-
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
ing this letter. Man
shake it off.
7) Don’t be afraid.
could stand to learn a
Just stand your ground. And lot from his best friend. May
bark loudly when truly neces- Capra rest in peace.
sary — especially if a big ol’
Dear Annie: I have read
bear is in your backyard.
your column for quite some
6) Trust that most people time, but I didn’t think I would
have an innate goodness.
ever write to you. My question
5) Forgive fully — and let is about etiquette.
it go.
Is it right to invite someone
4) Love is truly uncondi- to a social gathering and then
tional. If it has conditions, it disinvite the person? My sig-
nificant other invited every-
isn’t really love.
3) Accept the inevitable one at a party to our home for
with peace and grace — even a party a few weeks later with-
while the vet is taking your out consulting me. I was upset
and told my significant other
temperature.
so. My significant other got
angry and disinvited everyone
(without telling me) the next
day. The only reason I found
out is that I was speaking to
someone about what she could
bring. That’s when she told
me that it had been called off.
This is not the first time, and
now I am afraid to open my
mouth. Should I go ahead and
re-invite everyone? — Afraid
to Speak Up
Dear Afraid to Speak Up:
Is it wrong to disinvite peo-
ple from a party? Yes. Should
you re-invite all your friends?
At this point, that might give
them whiplash. Let the idea
rest for now, and perhaps aim
to have a get-together in the
near future — one that you
and your partner plan together
from the outset. And that
touches on the bigger issue
here, which is not etiquette
but communication. You both
need to figure out what’s get-
ting in the way of your com-
municating honestly and
openly. If fear of each other’s
anger or disappointment is
preventing you two from shar-
ing your feelings, soon there
won’t be much left to discuss.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Close your eyes
and breathe through the intense moments of the
day. Without visual stimulus you’ll get internally
focused. You can breathe out the stress and
breathe in all that’s necessary for an optimum
state of mind.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You think you
know what they’re trying to say, but you ask
questions anyway. Conversely, you don’t expect
others to readily understand your message,
so you pose it a few different ways, making it
bulletproof.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). We’re told over and
over that life isn’t fair. We see with our own eyes
that it’s not. And yet, the belief that life should
be fair still permeates our thinking. Those who
know this is an unjust life will be ever vigilant in
working toward fairness.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The outcome
you’re worried about is unlikely — that is, unless
you keep up the worry, in which case your
fixation will trick your mind into assuming you
want that scenario, and it will do everything in its
power to make it so.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Commercial purpos-
es serve the client. Artistic purposes serve the
muse. It will benefit your soul and your pocket-
book to do a little of each type of service in the
days to come.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There is only
one person in your life you can truly change,
and that’s you. Even that takes a considerable
amount of effort. Remember this fact of life and
save yourself some trouble.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Stick your neck
out and seek opportunity, because even though
it’s fallen in your lap before (and will again), the
best options will arise from a concerted effort on
your part.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). More people
getting involved doesn’t necessarily mean more
productivity. The work will still only be done
by the same people who were doing it before
— namely, you and your crew. Seek efficient
solutions for a tight team.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). We’re all just trying to
get along using what we have to work with. Per-
haps it will help you to think of someone whom
you once would have called “disabled” as, more
aptly, “differently abled.”
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Metaphorically
speaking, instead of short seats or tall seats,
consider an adjustable seat. It will cost more, but
unlike short and tall seats, which are only totally
correct in one scenario, adjustable seats will be
continually useful.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When people won’t
listen to you, listen to them. They’ll (indirectly and
accidentally) tell you where their weaknesses
are and what they’re missing. You’ll learn all you
need to know to make your next move.
FRANK AND ERNEST
BLONDIE
THATABABY
SALLY FORTH
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
B.C.
LOLA
DILBERT
SIX CHIX
BIZARRO
MUTTS
NON SEQUITUR
BABY BLUES
WIZARD OF ID
ZITS
ROSE IS ROSE
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). In text, email and
conversations that happen in real time, there
are no take-backs. Be thoughtful. Plan it out.
Consider where it could go wrong. Imagine
multiple responses and refutes. Be ready. This
one is important.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (June 8). This
solar return is characterized by your determined
attitude. While it’s not possible to do every single
thing you want to do, you’ll hit the big three on
your list and throw a party each time one gets
checked off. Model the behavior you’d like to see
in your friends and kin, as they will be following
you closer than ever. Aries and Cancer adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 30, 33, 28 and 4.