My life as a dog

Ever seen that movie.. one of the first foreign films I remember actually going to a theater to see...I remember it now.. it was an endearing film... about a boy and how much he loved his mother.. she was ill and yeah in the movie if my memory is correct, she dies...but poor Ingemar is sent to live with relatives,he also had a dog but it was left behind. During the movie he reflects on how much worse things could be.. like the poor Russian dog that was sent into outer space with no way to return, or the man who was running through a field where they were practicing javelin tossing and was struck..

He ends up being friends with a girl, she's a tomboy and they actually learn to box against each other... she one day gets upset with him and tells Ingemar that his dog was actually euthanized. This, along with his mother's death, is too much for him and he locks himself inside a one-room "summer house" in the backyard. The time spent here forces Ingemar to reflect on the death of his mother, the loss of his dog and a changing world. Ingemar uses the experiences of others and of his own personal loss to reconcile a life which is sometimes tough.

I can't and won't sit here and complain and throw a pity party.. that's not what this blog is about.. what was so endearing was no matter how hard, or tough.. things got for poor Ingemar... he just wanted to see his mum smile, to make her laugh...and to find his happiness.. his peace..

I like movies that aren't your typical "Hollywood" ending.. because life is not like that.. it can be hard.. it can be downright hectic.. but what you must do is realize the lessons that you are learning along the way... for me.. sometimes I don't see them right away.. sometimes they are not shown to me until much much later, sometimes years..

We all have our own things in life that we either battle, struggle or submit to..some of us grow tired... some never give up... and some of us soar..

on the wings of an eagle.. no doubt.. no hesitation.. no worry...