in the summer of 2021 we were living in Muskoka Canada on a small lake 2 hours north of Toronto.

I was in the living room working, and I heard the words 'go to the post office'.

me: but I'm working now, this is NOT the time to go to the post office

inner voice: follow your inner guidance

me: but I'm supposed to be working....and ... ah.... ok I've learned to trust my inner voice, besides if I don't listen to my inner voice what kind of a coach am I? So I went

When I arrived at the post office I still didn't know why I was there, I guess I still had to check my mail because being in the country we didn't have our own post box outside the cottage and had to go to the post office for mail.

Nothing much happened at the post office, made my usual greetings to the lady working there.

But when I came out I saw a van parked on the street. INSIDE that van in the passenger seat was a really cute dog...a golden doodle I found out later.

Anyway, I hung around a bit until a young woman came out of the post office and I asked her

me: is that your pup?

young lady: yes, he's our doodle

it turned out her husband was the boat builder building the raft for my micro houseboat, but that's another story

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anyway, one thing led to another and 13 days later I believe we had committed to take a pup from a lady in Georgetown, Ontario who bred therapy dogs.

18 weeks later, pup freedom the ZEN dog, our therapy dog was in our lives.

I picked him up and he rode in the create in the back of my hatchback Toyota ( loved that car! ). He was licking my hand as I drove, what a cute friendly little guy. He seemed SO happy to be going home with me.

The ride must have been bumpy for the little guy because when we arrived home 3 hours later he walked on the grass and tossed his biscuits on the lawn.

Since then he's been an AMAZING road companion to my brother and I.

Freedom is there for all my in person vocal sessions, and comes with me to vocal group sessions and some of our ZEN retreats.

to be continued...