Life Lessons with Theodore

By Layt

LIFE IS FOR EMBRACING.

This book is a collection of stories from the life of Theodore (our giant slobbery furry friend), each one representing a valuable life lesson. These lessons, combined with thoughtful and creative questions will challenge you to reflect and encou

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alison Layt
• Release date: Feb 24, 2024
• ISBN: 9780975669921

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Alison Layt

Life Lessons with Theodore

A 12 step reflective journal towards embracing life

Copyright © 2024 by Alison Layt

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This book is dedicated firstly to my husband, for blessing our family with our dream furry friend and for lovingly putting up with all the slobbers, hair and chaos that came with him! And secondly to my entire family - thank you for encouraging me to put pen to paper, for supporting me and girls, thank you for your awesome Theodore sketches!

Contents

Introduction

Chasing Tails to Chasing Dreams

Distraction – The Thief of our Desires

Living in the Deep

What’s Around the Corner?

Variety - the Spice of Life

Channelling My Inner Theodore

The Gift of Eye Contact

Stir Ourselves Up

Rest and Reset

Help! Dealing with the Unexpected

Be a Comfort

Embracing Life

Embrace Your Life - Now it’s Your turn!

About the Author

Introduction

"Most of us live our lives by accident -We live it as it happens.

Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose."

Simon Sinek

It is often said that a dog is man’s best friend. Over the years of my life, I have seen this to be true. True for me, and true for my family. When you are sad, they bring joy; when you are tired, they bring energy; when you are lonely, they’re your always and ever companion; and when you want something to snuggle, they are up for the hug!

Our giant, big, doofus of a slobbery dog Theodore was our bestie. The joy he brought, his hilarious antics, his ridiculously stubborn personality all made life such an absolute blast. He left hair and slobber everywhere he went - in the car, on our clothes, in the house, on the walls, on the floor, even on the ceiling! Yes - everywhere! I can hear you saying, That is so gross! and it totally was gross, but we would not have changed it for the world! He brought a whole lot of joy, laughter, and love.

You can probably tell by the way that I am writing that he is no longer with us. He lived a life way too short for our liking, not quite making his third birthday. We found out the week we were to collect him