But there is something else. Emma can’t talk. She can’t write. She can’t sing or do any of that fancy human stuff. And yet she lets people know that they matter every day–me, my family, my friends, the doorman, the folks at the nail salon and the health food store. She makes them smile and laugh. And without ever saying a word, she lets all those people know that she cares about them every chance she gets.

Imagine the kind of world we would live in if more people did that.

Everyone who knows me knows how much I love animals, how much kindness I think they bring to the world. But it wasn’t until I put this all down in writing that I realized just how much they shaped me into who I am today, and just how grateful I am for the lessons they have taught me.

I hope I have given my pets just a small portion of the goodness they have given me.

So take a minute to think about your pets. Let them teach you. If you are anything like me, you have a lot to learn from them. And your life will be that much richer for it.

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