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Thoughts While Walking My Dog

A Broken World, a Fragile Heart, and the Healing Power of a Good Dog

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Rudy Martinez
Jan 06, 2025
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I found myself in a strange head space at the start of 2025. There had been an attack in New Orleans1 that left so many people dead that it really should have shaken me. But it didn’t. The biggest shock to me was the absence of any real reaction internally. I am notorious for feeling things too much. But I read the news and skipped right on past it. That…

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