Change-inevitable. Growth-optional.

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Jalaluddin Rumi

Imagine your kids going with the flow of change and realizing that life is constantly in motion, and there is nothing they can do about it but adapt, appreciate the great memories, and peacefully stay in the moment without stress, anger, anxiety, and depression.

Great news: It doesn’t have to be imagined; it can be reality!!

You’re having trouble working with your children on how to respond to situations they do not have control over.

You tell them to just ignore that bully who keeps bothering them.

You try to let them know that everyone faces challenges and that we can learn to respond in a positive manner, but they just aren’t getting what you’re trying to say.

Changes are taking place in your home. Perhaps a move, a new school, or even a divorce, and you’re not able to relay to your child that they can talk to you about what they are going through.

You can tell your children what to do and how to do it, but sometimes they just aren’t picking up what you’re putting down!

You need someone’s help to teach your child how to keep a positive attitude through life’s many changes, obstacles, negativity, and even dealing with people.

You’re looking for a person who has an outsider’s point of view to help because your kids may respond to them better.

You’re looking for a person.

Maybe you should be looking for a couple of rescue dogs!

Yes, if you have a dog, you already know the feeling of unconditional love, positivity, and just going with the flow of whatever is going on.

The Pee Wee and Buddy series of kids’ books talks about life from the viewpoint of animals, mainly two rescue dogs. Pee Wee is a dachshund/corgi mix (the “lowrider”), and Buddy is a three-legged beagle/basset hound.

The senior dogs face being forced to move from their homes, loss, bullying, anxiety, and many other challenges that arise.

It is all how they choose to respond.

By reading about Pee Wee, Buddy, and all the animals they cross paths with, one will learn how the pups accept everyone they meet with loving-kindness, no matter how they are treated.

They choose to respond, not react sharply, or change their mood to suit someone else’s negativity and criticism.

Positivity, acceptance, unconditional love, adapting, improvising, and simply rolling with the flow make up the strong mindsets of Pee Wee and Buddy.

Looking at life through the eyes of these rescues will allow the readers to see that they too can respond to other people, places, and things calmly and without losing their positive state of mind.

Learn to live in a state of loving-kindness by reading The Life and Canine Times of Pee Wee and Buddy series. Gent Library links are at Swamp Productions on Facebook.