This photo is of two guys who raised this lion cub as part of their family. They were forced to release the lion into the wild and were told that the lion would forget them as it grew older. The guys decided to test the prediction and visited the game preserve where the lion was released. What do you think happened? See the video clip for the answer.

This second video makes me SMILE also at how incredibly smart dogs can be at solving problem situations. Watch and most of all ENJOY!!!

"Leave me here freely all alone, In cell where never sunlight shone, Should no one ever speak to me, This golden silence makes me free." (part of a poem written by a blessed Titus Brandsma while prisoner at Dachau concentration camp)

Even during dark feeling times, as in the poetry exerpt above, there is a light of hope and freedom that lives in our heart and mind if we allow it to take residence. The photo and video clips in this entry make me smile, even when I feel most sullen.

Have a wonderful day full of love, hugs, and smiles!!! XOXOXO :-)