People would be better if they were more like dogs, if dogs were our role models, our teachers, our spiritual leaders. I learn a lot from dogs, often when I'm not even trying. I'm lucky have had so many dogs in my life and they've all had something to teach if I was able to learn.
Sparky, I'm convinced, is a Zen master, with far more to teach than I'll be able to comprehend, but he never gives up on me.
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| If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes. |
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| Look at the world through eyes without artifice. |
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| Simple physical contact is the best way to show affection. |
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| Walk with purpose. |
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| Smile when you're happy and don't worry about what you look like. |
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| Take advantage of the sunshine. |
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| Give yourself over to pure joy. |
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I'm an old college friend of Clay's. I recently starter fostering puppies (one at a time) for a service dog organization. My first one now works as a seizure-alert dog for a little girl in Florida. My 2nd one is still here, 8 months old, a female golden named Riona. I live in a small townhouse in the city, so 1 big dog in residence is enough for me! But I adopted 3 young cats this year, and I recently fostered 2 kittens--adopted last week!--for the group that rescued and fostered my cats. Cats fit into this house a little more easily than a 60 pound puppy...
This posting was so precious and so true. I often tell people that we should look to dogs to learn how to be better humans. I guess this is why I prefer dogs to most humans:-)
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