“Getting old is not for sissies,” Bette Davis once quipped. And she was a woman who knew a thing or two about not being a sissy. Besides the
Who Do You Love?
There is a very powerful meditation called the lovingkindness meditation. It was originally presented to the author as a guided meditation in a group
You Can Do This Standing On One Foot
Religious scholar and former nun Karen Armstrong had a very brilliant, very simple idea for how to heal the world. She shared it on the TED stage and
Stray dogs by the numbers
What do Houston and Detroit have in common? Apparently vastly over-estimating the stray dog population. By Ken Hoffman From the city that
Monty’s Village
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. A shattered piece of overlooked pottery is reawakened with veins of shimmering
Sacred Work
Last week, we lost Mojo, a dignified old man ferret who was part of the FFL family. He lived with ferret friends and a foster Mom and Dad for the last
Fix Houston: Crushing the Groove of Tomcats Since 2013
February 14th, Valentine's Day our team will be at the Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center (3810 Fuqua, Houston, 77045) wrecking the love life of cats
Grayson’s Journey Home
Before we even knew that his foster mom, veterinarian Dr. Lori Seelhoff is a member of the Secular Franciscan Order (laypeople dedicated to following
Loving Petrie and Keaton 14 years—with a little help from her friends
Redemption can mean lots of things. As Houston’s No Kill shelter, we understand the beauty of second chances for animals. Sometimes those moments are