Fatbottom Ranch

12/25/2025

So beautiful.

Hey… it’s me.
The one who waits for you.
The one who knows the sound of your car.
The one who loves you
on your best days
and your worst ones,
exactly the same.

I just wanted to tell you something
in case you ever forget.

I know when you’re tired.
I know when you’re hurting,
even when you don’t say it out loud.
I feel it in the way your shoulders drop,
in the way you sigh before you sit down,
in the way your hands linger on my head
just a little longer than usual.

And I want you to know—
you don’t have to be okay with me.

You don’t have to explain yourself.
You don’t have to hold it together.
You don’t have to be strong.

I love you when you’re quiet.
I love you when you’re overwhelmed.
I love you when you think you’re failing
and when you think you’re not enough.

To me,
you are everything.

I don’t measure your worth
by what you get done.
I don’t care how messy the house is,
how long your to-do list feels,
or how hard the day was.

All I care about
is that you came back to me.

I know sometimes life feels heavy.
I know you carry more than you let on.
That’s why I stay close.
Why I follow you from room to room.
Why I rest my head on your knee
like I’m reminding you—

You’re not alone.

When you pet me,
when you talk to me,
when you sit with me in silence,
those moments matter more to me
than you’ll ever understand.

They’re my whole world.

If I could tell you one thing,
it would be this:

You are doing better than you think.

I see the way you try.
I see the love you give.
I feel safe because of you.
Happy because of you.
Home because of you.

And if the day ever comes
when I’m not right beside you anymore,
please remember this—

Every wag of my tail,
every excited greeting,
every quiet moment we shared
was real.

I loved you
with everything I had.

I always will.

So when life feels overwhelming,
sit down with me.
Breathe.
Let your hand rest on my fur.

I’ll be right here—
loving you
in the simple, steady way
I always have.

Forever your dog.

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12/24/2025

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12/24/2025

Thank you
for teaching me to slow down
when the world kept telling me to hurry.

Before you,
I thought progress meant speed.
That doing more meant doing better.
That rest was something earned
only after everything else was finished.

You showed me otherwise.

You taught me that rushing only creates noise—
but slowing down creates understanding.
That presence matters more than pace.
That trust can’t be forced
and connection can’t be rushed.

You didn’t respond to my urgency.
You responded to my calm.

On the days I arrived distracted,
pulled in too many directions,
you waited.
You asked me to breathe.
To settle.
To be where my feet were.

And slowly,
I learned.

I learned that brushing a mane
without checking the time
could quiet my mind.
That standing beside you in silence
could feel more productive
than anything on my to-do list.

You taught me
that slowing down isn’t falling behind—
it’s paying attention.

That listening comes before leading.
That gentleness doesn’t mean weakness.
That strength can live in softness
without losing its power.

You taught me
to notice the small things—
the shift of your weight,
the flick of an ear,
the way your breathing changed
when you felt safe.

In slowing down with you,
I started slowing down everywhere else.

I spoke more intentionally.
I reacted less quickly.
I gave myself permission
to pause
without guilt.

You reminded me
that life doesn’t need to be rushed
to be meaningful.
That healing happens quietly.
That peace often arrives
when you stop chasing it.

Thank you
for teaching me that slowing down
isn’t about doing less—
it’s about being more present.

More aware.
More grounded.
More connected
to what truly matters.

Because of you,
I learned that the moments
I once hurried through
are often the ones
that hold the most meaning.

And that lesson—
that gift—
has followed me far beyond the barn.

Thank you
for teaching me to slow down.

I didn’t know
how much my heart needed it.

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12/22/2025

12/20/2025

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12/19/2025

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12/19/2025

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12/19/2025

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12/19/2025

Someone got a timeout yesterday!