Spiritual Lessons Learned From My Dogs
February 24th, 2010
My dogs are my spiritual gurus. They teach me a lot about life and enjoying what I have
Everyone wants to train their dog to do exactly as they say. But I've found I need to obey my dogs once in a while.
My dogs have whined and complained all week because I've been too busy to take them on their daily morning walk. This morning they didn't complain; they just looked at me sadly, like "this poor guy, he is caught up in the rat race."
Sometimes I get the sensation like I need to spend my entire day running around to get anything done. Usually I only get this when I haven't gone with my dogs into nature in a while. There is never any need to run around. There should never be a time when stress and anxiety rule the day. My dogs have taught me this. Instead of going on sales calls (like I always do a week before Utah Stories goes to press). Instead of doing payroll and collections, I decided to forget everything and obey my dogs and take them for a run.
When I let my dogs off leash they are the most beautiful creatures. They enjoy everything: the dirt, the water, the unique aromas of everything. They take in with complete acceptance all that the world has to offer. They don't worry or stress.
Today was a great day because Louie and Keeks showed me that just being alive and conscious enough to take in the beauty of the world is better than always looking for the next great thing.
If you liked this article, you might also like our previous articles about the odd couple, the dog battle over Parley's Gulch, or teaching an old dog new tricks.
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