Twelve

it’s not monkey mind.

it’s beautiful dog. beautiful dog needs you to do your work so that he can eat and have a safe place to sleep.

he needs you to guide him so that you don’t get pulled to here and there and here and there. it’s not sniffing at every grass and every tree; it’s where you decide he will explore. it’s not react to everything that passes by or jump on everyone who comes to the door. it’s pause; let other people live.

not all of the lessons are easy for him but that does not mean the training stops. beautiful dog deserves kind words and encouragement. and you know his favorite treats.

beautiful dog knows you belong to one another but that you are not one in the same. there are ways that he protects you and there are ways that you protect him. beautiful dog serves you, not you serve him.