Trying to Keep Breathing

10/22/2025

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10/22/2025

They weren’t supposed to meet 🐾. One was a battle-scarred Husky, rescued from a backyard where the chain around his neck had rusted into his fur ⛓️💔. The other, a scruffy Goldendoodle, was found shivering in an abandoned shed, her fur so matted she could barely move 😢.

The shelter staff never planned to house them together—two different breeds, two different pasts, both carrying trust issues a mile wide 💔➡️❤️. But the kennels were full, and sometimes fate hides in those “we have no choice” moments ✨.

At first, they kept their distance. The Husky paced restlessly, eyes sharp like winter ice, while the Goldendoodle curled up, avoiding eye contact. Then, on the third night, staff arrived to find them side by side, pressed against the kennel wall as if they’d been holding the darkness off together.

From that day, they were inseparable 💞. He shielded her from loud noises, she coaxed him into chasing a torn tennis ball. On walks, they moved in perfect sync—her light bounce softening his steady, wolf-like stride 🐺.

When the rescue posted their photo 📸, the caption was just four words: “Adopt us together, please.” The applications poured in, and now in their forever home 🏡, they start every morning like this—shoulder to shoulder, matching silver collars, watching the world like a team that will never break again.

Because it won’t. Not this time. Not together.

10/21/2025

Chicago will not stand by while the federal government weaponizes emergency funding to attack our values. We will fight to ensure our first responders have the tools they need, that our commitment to equity and inclusion remains strong, and that we receive every federal dollar intended for public safety.

10/21/2025

Today is Len’s 40th birthday! 2025 has been a challenging year — moreso than usual — but we hope today brings joy to our lead animal caregiver and board member. He works so hard to provide for the rescued animals at Rancho Relaxo. Pictured is Len with one of his best friends, Chester. Len is asking for donations for our life-saving mission here ar the sanctuary. Please help us in wishing Len a happy birthday!

10/20/2025

10/20/2025

10/20/2025

In an unnamed corner of the world, an anonymous group risks everything to free animals from laboratories and factory farms. Their faces are hidden, their names unknown — yet their actions echo a truth that transcends identity: that compassion is the highest form of courage.

Their story stirs a powerful question within us — what drives a human being to act so selflessly for another species? Beyond politics and controversy lies something deeply spiritual: empathy awakening into action. To feel the suffering of another as one’s own is to remember that all life is connected through the same breath of creation.

For thousands of years, spiritual teachings have urged humanity to honor the sanctity of life. From Buddhist compassion to Indigenous reverence for animal spirits, the call has always been the same — protect what is sacred. The anonymous rescuers embody this ancient vow in a modern age where empathy often hides behind convenience.

Science may categorize sentient life by nervous systems or cognitive complexity, but consciousness recognizes no hierarchy. The same spark of awareness that beats within your chest also pulses within the heart of every creature — bird, dog, or cow.

In their silent acts of liberation, these unseen heroes remind us that the true measure of awakening is not what we know, but how we love. Compassion, when expressed through action, becomes the highest technology of the soul.

How do you express compassion in your daily life — through small kindnesses, or bold acts of love?

10/20/2025

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03/27/2025

I'm sorry to have come to this decision, but I will no longer be posting content on this page. I don't know where I will post it instead. All I know is I cannot continue to create content on a platform that clearly stands for the things the Facebook/Meta does. I wish you all well!