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Pug luck

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Are pugs truly lucky? I thought so. I came across an older pug that needed a home. I was excited and couldn’t wait for the day when her kind and wonderful owners would deliver her to me. When she arrived, with quite a bit of equipment and belongings, I was surprised. She was a funny little creature with an energy that was sweet and loving. She was round and strong and moved with purpose. Her step was jaunty and happy. I almost laughed out loud when I saw her and had to restrain myself, because I didn’t want to offend anyone.

I soon found out why Marie Antoinette collected pugs and had at least three and most of her ladies in waiting followed her suit and carried pugs with them. Pugs may be the most loving breed of dog in existence. I’m sure that this can be debated, but this is what I found. Pugs make you the center of their life and watch you raptly as if you are the most wonderful thing they had ever seen in their life. They are the best companions, because they love what you love and wait anxiously for you to include them. They also have thick luxurious coats that were meant for sinking your fingers into. Their fur is like thick velvet and wonderful for sinking nervous hands into. As you pet them, their breath deepens, becomes rhythmic and sedating. Instant stress relief is received from petting a pug.

My pug was 10 when she arrived. She inserted herself quickly into the household routine and established her dominance. Her eyes were huge and bottomless and she followed me everywhere and stared at everything I did. She was the living definition of companionship. She quickly overcame her transition and became an integral part of our life. She was funny. Whirling and twirling when it was mealtime and running to the kitchen whenever I headed in that direction. She loved all food and I had to be careful not to overfeed her. She had transients episodes of thickening due to her tendency to eat, eat, eat.

In ancient china there was a legend that the wrinkles on the forhead of pug signified the triad. The number of energy-birth, life and death, the past present and future, and the trinity. Stroking the wrinkles on a pug’s forehead, would bring good luck and manifest abundance. So, everyday, time is set aside to spend time with the pug and have a love fest for the betterment of my world and everyone else.

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Sunset and seals

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I’m a virgo and that means I like healthy stuff. I love food that is green and full of natural ingredients. My old roommate and one of my best friends dubbed me granola head while we lived together. She always had a cupboard full of captain crunch and fruity pebbles and I would always bring home granola, fresh veggies and trail mix for our kids. Not to say she didn’t know how to cook healthy too. She taught me how to make a killer tomatoe and cheddar tortilla in the microwave and I’m still making it for snacking, 20 year later.

So when I walked into Lean and Green Organic Health Bar in La Jolla. It was amazing and I was in heaven. It was located off the beaten track in a corporate building’s inner courtyard. The setting was modern, with upholstered benches and iron patio tables overlooking the business scene. It was an amazing find by my niece who was in training with a goal no less than to make it to the olympics.

We ordered smoothies loaded with protein, avocado, fruit, coconut oil and I had a bowl with quinoa, veggies, beans and savory spices. It didn’t take long to feel full and I looked forward to the energy I’d have once all of these great nutrients were metabolized. After eating, we decided to head down to Seal Beach. The beach was full of tourists that had set out blankets and umbrellas and were relishing the last rays of sun as it set over the sea. Wistful seals swam into the beach, wanting their beach back. A seal would cautiously swim in to the cove halfway and assess the human swimmers and then swim back out. A few brave seals that had made it all the way to the beach, lounged among the humans.They were beautiful laying in the last rays of light, their coats thick and glossy, their eyes closed in rapture, enjoying the soft beach, the playful noise of happy people and the cool mists sweeping off the waves.

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After taking in the brilliant sunset and sea winds we headed back up to our car. The climb was fairly steep and a great workout after our awesome meal. It was the perfect way for the quinoa and other yummy ingredients to be absorbed and metabolized. Blended with the fresh sea air, heavy with nutrients, I felt completely at one with all things healthy and natural.