Jerry Happy Cancer DogCall it faith, prayer, dharma, zen, juju or whatever you want; but one thing that my people believe in is the power of positive intention.

When I got sick, movies like The Secret and books like The Power of Now, really got them thinking, and helped them deal with the situation.

They’ve been telling me this daily mantra ever since …

You are a happy healthy dog, living free of pain and discomfort.
You will strive and thrive to survive every day, with us,
for a long time to come.
You attack every day with vigor, vim, vitality and punch.
Never giving up. Only letting go, when you know, the time has come.

My pawrents believe this little incantation is at least partly to thank for why I’ve out-lived the odds for as long as I have. (That and all the chemotherapy, medications and supplements they’ve fed me.) Perhaps your own daily mantra may help you and your tripawd.

Why not share your mantra with us here?