09/25/2026
Hi, eveyone! Twig here. I know it’s been a few since I posted an adventure, but no worries! Mom and I are back at it!
Mom is busy cleaning the shop so I snagged her phone. You know this famous noodle pony has to keep up with all the latest news and trends.
I was looking up how many treatos come in a pound when a message from my first cousin, Nala B, pinged. Oh boy! I love first cousin Nala B! I quickly read her text and immediately decided to get Mom.
I found Mom tangling with my arch nemesis, the vacuum! Oh no! I need Mom and she’s entrenched in battle with the vroomie! What’s a fearful noodle pony to do?! I took a deep breath and let it out with a stubborn huff and marched right up to Mom and booped her butt with all my booping strength! Mom let out a startled shout and suddenly I was rethinking my strategy!
“Twiggy! What’s up?! What on earth is going on?!” Mom gasped.
Okay, maybe it wasn’t my finest work, but mission accomplished!
“Mom, Nala B just sent a text and she’s really sad. I don’t know what to do to cheer her up.”
I could tell Mom was between giving me a kiss for being a strong, brave noodle pony and giving me a talking to for snagging her phone. I braced myself. Mom sighed.
“What did Nala B say, Twiggy?”
My tail started to wag with relief. Mom always knows how to fix things!
“She said she saw some of our deer friends standing where their home once was, but it was all gone! Our deer friends were confused and scared.”
Mom dabbed a few tears from her eyes and took a deep breath. “Twigglesworth, this one doesn’t have an easy answer, but I know what we can do.”
My tail wagged so hard I thought I was going to float away! “Tell me, Mom!”
“First, we’re going to acknowledge that injustice has sat down at our dinner table.”
A friend at the dinner table?! I sure hope they like to share their dinner! Mom knew what I was thinking and smiled. “Not to share a meal, Twiggy.”
I was so confused! I sat down and gave Mom my most puzzled look. “If we’re not eating, why are we sitting at the dinner table?”
Mom smiled broadly. I love when Mom smiles! “It’s a figure of speech Twiggy.”
I mentally crossed out telling Nala B about the meal we were going to enjoy with injustice sitting at our table!
Mom started again. “When we see, read, or hear about something we don’t care for, we often respond with frustration and anger. It’s okay to visit with those feelings, but they can’t move in and take up space in our hearts and minds.”
“How will everyone know I’m sad, angry, and frustrated if I don’t tell everyone?” I asked confused.
“You scroll the socials and news outlets . How is this way of doing things working for everything and everyone on the planet”
Oh, wow! That got my attention! I said slowly, “I don’t think it’s working very well, Mom.”
“That’s right, Twig. We can’t achieve peace, love, and healing without becoming peace, love, and healing.”
I flopped over on my side and looked up at Mom. “Holy smokes, Mom! We’ve been doing it all wrong!”
Mom pet my ear and said, “We tend to stick with what we know until we know better. Then we can do better.”
I rolled over for Mom to rub my belly. I do my best thinking while Mom rubs my belly.
“How long am I allowed to be sad and angry, Mom?”
“Set a timer, but no more than 24 hours.”
I quickly counted how many meals and treatos that would equal on my twiggletoes. “Wow, Mom! That’s not very long at all!”
“Oh my, yes it is when we’re talking about where, when, and how we spend our energy. If we want a different result, we have to make a different choice.”
I peered at Mom through my upside down eyes. I knew I was smiling at her and had ears everywhere. She laughed and kissed my chin. “Mom’s silliest best boy.”
I wagged! I couldn’t help myself!
“Mom? How can we help the deer and the earth?”
“It’s easy!”
I wagged excitedly! I love it when things are easy! I sat up so I was certain I wouldn’t miss a word. “Okay, Mom! I’m ready!”
“First, we don’t assume we know the whole story of what we are seeing. There are other actors in this story.”
I nodded and scribbled furiously on my notepad.
“Second, send love and peace to the animals. They will feel it. They will be more calm and this will allow them to move along safely.”
“Got it!”
“Third, send love and peace to the earth. She can transmute anything and appreciates the extra energy sent her way. She knows exactly what to do with it.”
I quickly paw stamped, “Earth is smart. Smarter than all of us!”
Mom smiled. “You’re not wrong about that one, Twiggy.”
I wagged. “What else, Mom?”
“We can send an email or a letter to our local representative to inquire about what is happening with the land. We can politely ask questions about how the land will be used, repaired, and maintained. We can ask about wildlife care and conservancy.”
“What if they don’t reply? What if we get a grumpy reply?”
Mom shrugged her shoulders. “No answer or a grumpy response are still answers. We have a choice to respond with grumpiness or respond with right action.”
“What’s right action, Mom?”
“Taking the next logical step in problem solving instead of stopping and hanging out in anger and frustration.”
“What should we do?!”
“We can contact our local news channel or newspaper. Awareness is the goal.”
“Mom? You know what I’m going to ask next don’t you?”
“Yes, Twig,” she said with a smile.
“What if that’s not enough? Then what?”
I wagged furiously as I took notes. “Yep!”
“We will focus our energy on sending love and peace to the earth and her creatures.”
I looked at Mom, exasperated! “How will that ever be enough?!”
“There are countries on this planet that have been at war for over a thousand years. Ask them how that’s working out for them.”
My peanut butter collagen chew dropped right out of my mouth! “Holy cow, Mom! Does that mean violence begets violence, anger begets anger, peace and love begets peace and love?!”
Mom nodded her approval. “Yes, exactly Twiggy.”
Mom went back to tangling with the vacuum and I headed off with her phone to text Nala B. I know she’s going to feel better when I tell her she can make a difference!
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