The Porcupines in Life

 

 

 

 

2020 was  a year of many surprises, pain, suffering, fiery, unpleasant, excruciating and financially depressing for some.    Kind of like being quilled by a porcupine.  

How did I come up with this comparison?  Meet Shyanne and River!

I was away from home visiting family and I get a  message that read. "So.....apparently Shyanne and River found a porcupine" Followed by these photos.   

So off to the vet they went to have the quills removed.  A couple hours later and over five hundred dollars...no more quills.  

By time I got home the next day, the dogs seemed no worse for wear!   My checking account not as much.  

So I got to thinking that some unexpected things in life can be like being quilled by a porcupine.  Surprising, unwanted, painful, unpleasant, depressing and down right horrible! Sometimes there are many quills and sometimes just a few.    Thankfully, when you get those quills removed.....You are relieved, thankful and maybe a little bit sore.

So when we encounter the porcupines of life.  Sometimes we have to  bare a little pain,. be a little uncomfortable and just push through. Sometimes we learn from  porcupines and sometimes we  get quilled again. 

Now when things go a little haywire or are unexpected, we just say, "It is just a porcupine" 

 Here's to those moments in life when the quills are removed.

 Nebraska Prairie Girl