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Cabin Life
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Dog
By Tamra Anne Bolles

Deny yourself the connection to the wild places that your soul craves and the fire inside you will slowly turn to ash.
~Creek Stewart

When I was a child, I had a teacher who played the sounds of the forest during our nap time. It was relaxing to hear bubbling brooks, light breezes in the trees, and wildlife calls.

Many years later I adopted my first dog, a German Shepherd coyote mix who came from the woods. Because my townhome was not ideal for him, I searched for a place I could bring him that suited him better. I found a rental cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains. (Keep reading)

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At Chicken Soup for the Soul, we believe breaking bad habits and replacing them with good habits plays an important role in self-care. Change your attitude and you can change your life. And self-care — including mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing — is vital to ensuring that your needs are met. We are looking for true stories about how you realized a certain habit or attitude was detrimental to you, what you did to change that, and the difference it made in your life. Submission deadline is August 31, 2024. Click here to learn more.