Listen to your second voice:

     The first voice is the one that comes out of your mouth; this is the one that gets you in trouble. Bones' first voice has gotten him in hot water for years. When he used to drink alcohol his first voice got him in many altercations. I hear tales that Bones had a very strange fighting technique. He would hit the other guys fist with his face real hard. If that didn't work he would hit the second fist with his face harder than before. Bones lost a lot of fights.
  
The second voice is the one inside your head. Bones calls it his Indian voice. This is the voice that told Bones not to get in his car the day of the accident. True it is that Bones and my life has changed for the better since that day. That said, his second voice also told him to get a little more serious with Deb before any of this occurred. Either way the lesson is we all have that voice inside. I guess it could also be referred to as the voice of reason.

  We (Bones and I) used to be hard cases. We did everything with our first voice. In my new life my second voice tells me to get along with my cat roommates. This is working out very well. I got in a fight the other day, but my second voice told me to go for it. Some habits die hard. Bones' first voice  is worried that this new life of love, comfort and some sense of security will make him a softy or somehow less of a man than he used to be. His second voice is telling him to shut up and enjoy the ride.

  This is the time of year when humans pretend they are listening to their Indian voice. The truth is there are more rash actions and thoughtless violence at this time of year than any other. The roads are a mess, the dog parks are crowded, and the mood in general is at an elevated level.  
 
  No matter what you believe in, no matter where you are from, please try to listen to your second voice. Step back from the madness, take a deep breath and just be happy with what you have and who you are.

Smile, love life, you will be amazed at the love you get back.

Hugs from the new hill: Cash Fargo Bellinger