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See How Dogs Live ‘The Power of Now’
May 7th, 2009 | 
Author: Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary
6:00 am - At last! I Go Pee!
My favorite thing!
8:00 am - Dog food!
My favorite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride!
My favorite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park!
My favorite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted!
My favorite thing!
12:00 pm - Lunch!
My favorite thing!
1:00 pm - Played in the yard!
My favorite thing!
3:00 pm - Wagged my tail!
My favorite thing!
5:00 pm - Milk bones!
My favorite thing!
6:00 pm - They’re home!
My favorite thing!
7:00 pm - Got to play ball!
My favorite thing!
8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people!
My favorite thing!
11:00 pm - Sleeping on the bed!
My favorite thing!
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5 easy ways to walk your dog, mindfully
→ Leave your ‘agenda’ at home
Whatever it is, give it a 15 minute hiatus
→ Practice breathing - real breathing
It’s amazing how repeated, deep, three-part breathing (think: stomach first, ribs second, upper chest third - and HOLD), even for a brief time, relaxes your body, slows down you mind, takes you to WHERE YOU ARE NOW - What a concept!
→ Focus your mind SOLELY on your dog(s) - sniffing, watching, tasting, touching, licking, rolling over! Just for 15 minutes. Keep breathing, deep ones!
• They are the model: smaller brain, bigger sensory capacity = less thought, MORE ALIVENESS
→ Pesky Thoughts - let them in, let them out, don’t react, don’t evaluate; slap your face, if necessary! Put them on hold for JUST 15.
→ Think/Act like your dog: PANT heavily; Life is NOW; PAW the ones you love; Every moment is the MOST Important one; Smelling everything the world has to offer is the SWEETEST scent of all!
So…I leave you with this:
Life is short, so we must move very slowly.
Thai Proverb