Shortly after my divorce, about 8 years ago, I was out walking Moxie on a cold, dark winter night. It was minus 35 degrees Celsius, windy, no soul to be seen around us.
I felt hopeless, depressed and so very lonely. I did not recognize it at that time that I was in a downward spiral, but I am sure Moxie knew. She started prancing in the snow, bow playing and doing her typical Giant Schnauzer “zoomies”.
“What are you so happy about?” I grumbled.
She stopped, looked at me, then pointed to the untouched snow on the side of the pathway.
What? I asked.
She pointed again.
As I came closer, I saw it: millions of sparkling little ice particles that looked like diamonds glistening in the moonlight.
That moment filled my heart with so much joy, making me briefly forget about my misery and despair. “This is so beautiful Moxie, so beautiful! These are the best diamonds ever! Thank you, Moxie!”
That was the first time I felt pure joy in a very long time after my divorce.
She started play bowing again, rolling in the snow, and running in circles around me, almost like saying “You got it, you got it, you got it, yahoo!”