Thanks For Being Here - Anne Honors Her Beloved Dog Mac
Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Kelly Corrigan Show
4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2024
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Anne Swayze shares an emotional tribute to her 16-year-old golden retriever, Mac, who touched many lives over the years. She recounts Mac's adventures across multiple homes and campuses, his unique quirks, and the profound impact he had on her family. Anne's heartfelt narrative captures the bond shared with Mac, illustrating the deep emotions involved in saying goodbye to a beloved pet.
(And here's the link to Kelly's TED talk on the occasional need for extraordinary bravery in family life -- please post or share with every brave and loving person you admire.)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, welcome to thanks for being here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many essential |
| 0:06.0 | and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday I'll read a submission from a listener |
| 0:12.3 | of Kelly Corrigan Wonders, could be wedding vows or about |
| 0:15.5 | mitzvah toast, a eulogy or retirement speech. |
| 0:19.1 | We believe this is probably the loveliest way to tap into our better selves and remember our highest values. |
| 0:26.2 | We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person you love, maybe someone |
| 0:30.9 | you miss and need to bring closer, |
| 0:33.0 | someone you want to feel your appreciation or admiration or both. |
| 0:38.0 | This is thanks for being here is from a listener named Anne Swayze. Dear Kelly and crew, this past Tuesday my and Golden Retriever Mac. Mac has lived on multiple school campuses in New England, a summer |
| 1:06.3 | cabin in New Jersey, and a small cottage in New Hampshire, and traveled many miles with me as my profession |
| 1:12.3 | as an independent school teacher and |
| 1:14.0 | administrator took me to various places. Mac was the patriarch of our K-9 crew and he |
| 1:20.8 | set the tone during the seasons, holidays, walks, and nap time. |
| 1:25.0 | Mack helped raise our two children, Hannah and Elliot, and found his way into all hearts. |
| 1:31.0 | On Tuesday at 945 a.m. we held his head, rubbed his paws, looked into his eyes, |
| 1:37.0 | saying to him, and through layers of emotion filled with so much love and respect, |
| 1:42.0 | we said goodbye. I will share my |
| 1:45.1 | peace for Mac to give you a sense of his life and soul. Of course, as I mentioned in |
| 1:49.5 | the writing, our animals are the best and Mac was the best for us all. |
| 1:54.0 | Your ability to engage, connect, and find the good in the world around us |
| 1:58.0 | is powerful and I like so many I'm incredibly grateful that you have opened up |
| 2:02.0 | segments of your life, professional and private, |
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