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The Two Collies

One night a sales representative had a dream about two collies. Her recollection of the dream was a bit garbled the next morning, but she dutifully wrote down as much of it as she could remember. Then she went about her life as usual.

She was just sitting down to dinner the next day, when she heard a noise at the kitchen door. There were two collies standing outside.

The woman recognized them immediately. They were the collies in her dream.

If she hadn’t had that dream, she might have sent the dogs on their way, thinking that they were simply exploring the neighborhood and looking for a handout. Read More

Molly and the Great Unmovable

Category: Animals Are Soul Too Tags: dogs, God, Harold Klemp, Soul, spiritual lessons

By Harold Klemp

For years my wife and I shared our home with a little dog named Molly. Eventually she lost her sight and hearing, but she was still filled with love—and she was still every bit as stubborn as a puppy.

Molly’s goal was to understand the great unmovable, which happened to be our library bookcase. We had set a protected area in the living room where she could walk around. The walls were foam-padded but the front of the bookcase was not. Yet Molly toddled along so slowly that she really couldn’t hurt herself.

As soon as she got up from her bed, she headed straight to the bookcase, and for some reason she proceeded to press against it with all her might. We were not sure whether she wanted to shove it over or if she was trying to absorb all the wisdom she could from the books. Read More