A friend we’ll call Sam was really feeling down, mad and just generally miserable one day at work. For some reason he decided to take a different route for his daily walk during break-time and ended up near a small park. Just in front of him, a car parked and a man took out a small dog carrier, then let out a puppy to play in the park. This dog was really cute and came up to Sam, licking him and jumping up on his knees despite the black cloud Sam carried with him that day. Sam’s heart opened immediately. Even more miraculous, the owner of the dog said, “He’s usually not that friendly!” Sam told me, “I felt like it was God patting me on the shoulder, saying, ‘You can have a friend for a little while and it’s not that bad.’ I was able to handle the rest of the day much better.” I know Sam was grateful for that lovely bit of divine intervention and I was inspired by this story as well, making me remember the times I’ve desperately needed just a little love and a puppy was right there to give it to me.