Quiet Spaces

 

    I couldn't tell you if it is age, or some phase of life but more and more I am appreciating the small moments.  Sometimes, I just go outside, and sit and listen.

    Luckily, we have a mountain escape and its pretty easy to do.  Typically I will sit very still, take a deep breath, and listen. The trees rustling is a very quiet and soft sound. I am also a big fan the smell of the pine trees, and the fragrance of the cedars.

   Covid hit us all like a ton of bricks, and to those who suffered loss during this time my heart goes out to you. One very important take away during Covid or me was not just the desire to be quiet, and still, but also the huge physical and mental health benefit of being so.

     I totally get that we can't all always escape the city, but maybe we can escape to our backyards, or even just a solitary tree in a park? I cannot recommend it highly enough.

    Just breathe.

Wag More, Bark Less

 

     Before I got Lucie I used to wonder what that bumper sticker meant. Seriously. Now I don't. I mean I'm not Dr. Phil, or even Dr. Oz when it comes to dogs, but I DO think we sure could learn a lot from dogs, and their attitude about life.

   Now she can't talk (hard to believe, I know) but she does speak a language. Everything can be interpreted via her tail. It's her thermometer. She can be totally immobile, and still communicate. Her tail tells it all. Walk? Does she want to play? And no matter how exhausted she might be, her love of you can always be communicated through the rate of the motion of her tail.

   Sometimes I wonder, what is she thinking?

   But I never wonder what she is feeling.

   Carpe Diem?  This dog is all about showing every feeling right out there on her front leg. It's all about play, love and sleeping.

    I mean after all, what else is there?