📸 Photo caption: How can you say no to Theo?

Hello everybody and welcome to another blogpost from Online Marketing 4 Life. I hope this message finds you all well and rested. Summer is flying by as it usually does but I'm taking the time to enjoy it which is most important. There are lots of changes going on in my world. There are work changes, family changes which I'm sure you can guess and there are relationship changes. Not any of these changes outweigh or are any more important of the other. Having change is a good thing, even for a bipolar guy like me that resists change from time to time. Change puts us on a new wave length and it refreshes the spirit. The key is in how you embrace the change. Here's a hint for you...embrace change with acceptance and opportunity. You'll live a much better life for sure.

Before I get to today's title, let's discuss my work journey for a bit. Currently I'm an affiliate marketer that helps folks grow their businesses. Especially folks that are struggling to succeed. I vow to continue on this path until God tells me otherwise. What I will be doing in the foreseeable future however is getting certified to be a life coach with Tony Robbins. The opportunity has come at the right time and I have more or less been doing coaching to my existing clientele. One thing that I have come to learn is that when opportunity knocks, you must answer even if it means paying a bit extra for it. Just like a potent seminar...if you have to pay for it you'll get much more out of it than if it were free. Something in the brain lights up when you pay for something and you tend to be more attentive as well.

When it comes to relationship changes we have the ability to control them and we also have no control whatsoever. We have direct control of those relationships we call friends as we decide who we like and how much time to spend with them. We have no control however, of those relationships we call family as well as co-workers. We always have the ability to control any relationship that we're faced with whether we like it or not. We can decide how we will act toward someone, how we will interact with them as well as what we choose to say to them. Unfortunately, nobody has relationships that are wonderful all the time but we can all work on the ones we have and make them better. Making a relationship better is not about changing the other person but in changing yourself. When we become more aware of how we interact with others we have the ability to conform ourselves to be better friends, co-workers, family members and people as a whole.

Well let's get to today's title and learn a little about the new addition to the Gencarella household. Just like a newborn baby, a puppy can bring some disruption and also some ultimate joy. We 've only had Theo for just over 24 hours and in some cases it feels like 2 weeks. Theo is a mini Australian Shepherd and his tri-color fur as well as his spunky personality makes him all the more lovable. My wife and daughter have been searching far and wide for a puppy since the pandemic and just never were able to make a connection. That is until we came across a breeder only 40 minutes away. We had 2 puppies to choose from and it was a very difficult decision. However, in the end we chose the puppy that choose us. Theo is not your typical overactive puppy but he does have his moments. I think the biggest challenge will be with Dugan, our 11 year old Labrador mix that we've had since 2013.

One observation I noticed immediately, was the interaction of our 3 teenage children. All of them were swept up with the love and joy that Theo provides. As a matter of fact, I don't remember the last time we all hung out together as a family. Apparently puppies have that ability as did Dugan when we got him at 3 years old. So for me it was nice to see the family bonding and enjoying one of God's wonderful creations. The bond between Dugan and Theo is another story. Do you remember how I mentioned earlier that we must change in order for a relationship to work? Hopefully that will sink in for Dugan. It doesn't help however that Theo thinks Dugan's body is a jungle gym to play on. It is a cute sight seeing the 2 dogs, young and old interacting with each other. This is the start of a new life relationship and it can bring all of us closer together or the challenge can take ahold of us until we can control the situation. I look forward to the challenge.

Okay folks...there you have it...another chapter in the journey of an online marketer. This is what is great about life because things that interest me don't necessarily interest you for that matter. Also things that are fascinating to you may not be for me. We all have the ability to decide. We must remember that nothing can make us happy except for the ability to choose to be happy. Things will come and go as well as precious loved ones. However we still can choose to be happy in spite of our circumstances whatever they may be. So just remember that as you struggle to make a video or a podcast. Life will continually bring us challenges but we don't have to let it adversely affect us. I wish you all the best and in the meantime stay well and be well.

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