So often in life, we get caught up in negativity, leaving us angry, emotional, and isolated from friends and family. God does not want us to hate each other, but to love each other, to find the good in others, and to support them just as He does for each of us. So how do we do we focus on the positives when we cannot put the past behind?
Author Archives: Gailynne Ferguson
“God is good all the time. And all the time, God is good.”
You’re here because that still small voice inside you isn’t happy with the choices everyone else wants you to make.
Insomnia
I relish in the yarns of the many talented writers that I travel with early in the morning because they talk of a simpler time; one they cherished with family, friends, and magnificent dogs. Along the many roads I have traveled, I experienced the joy and sadness of a world that is foreign to me, yet somehow, their stories also draw me in as if I am there.
Adopting Sully: A Neurotic Dog
There are still a few issues to deal with, but he’s in his forever home with a patient family that tells him every day what a good boy he is.
Goodbye Thor, my Faithful Friend
He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds;
my other ears that hear above the winds.
He is the part of me that can reach out into the sea.
He has told me a thousand times over that
I am his reason for being;
THE YELLOW DOG PROJECT
What if I told you that there is an international effort to help dogs to have their own space while also educating their owners and the public?
Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Suicide Part 5: You Are Never Alone
Mental health is no longer considered the stigma it once was. Help is always a click or a phone call
Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Suicide Part 4: Financial Stress and Cyberbullying
The veterinary profession is a rewarding field, but it is definitely not without its dark side.
Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Suicide Part 3: Mental Health Challenges
Without proper management and treatment, compassion fatigue can lead to not only thoughts of suicide, but with some like Dr. Sophia Yin, Dr. Shane Cote, and numerous others; suicide was the end result.
Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Suicide Part 2: The James Herriot Effect
‘animals do not care what a veterinarian knows, as long as they know the veterinarian cares.’