Frustration; or when the dog wants to lead.
Today was one of those days. It started out okay, beautiful sun shiny day with a temp. of about 65. Perfect for a dog walk, right. So I go through my morning routine; vitamins, check the blood pressure and blood sugar, get my weight for the beginning of the week and that is when this beautiful Monday morning turned to S**T.
Blood pressure, not perfect but still in the normal range for me.
Blood sugar, high but to be expected for the Monday after Easter. Note too many candy eggs, throw the rest away.
Weight, up by FIVE pounds. I didn’t eat that many candy eggs did I?
So as I laced up my shoes and hooked the dogs to their leashes, I began to contimplate going back to a more strict Atkins diet. I hate Atkins and the very thought of all that meat makes me want to puke, but there is no better way to lose weight than to feel nausea all the time.
So the dogs are crazy as soon as I open the door. One is pulling around the front of the car and the other is wrapped around the shrubs and the third is wrapped around me. We haven’t even left the house and I’m getting frustrated.
My Mastiff is hell bent on pulling me sideways and my Rottie wants to wrap me up in her leash. Then my Mastiff decides he is tired so he stops. There is no way I can move him when he doesn’t want to move.
Our hour walk is beginning to look like it is going to take all day. My blood pressure is rapidly approaching the popping point.
Then I looked at them. My beautiful dogs sitting there on the sidewalk, panting and looking so healthy and happy.
How could I be angry with them. My frustration wasn’t their fault.
They weren’t following me because I wasn’t leading them.
So I took a deep breath, chanted my meditation a couple of times and when I opened my eyes, the dogs were looking at me as if they were waiting for instruction.
We made it home. Our hour walk was a hour and twenty minutes but by the time we got home, we all felt better.
So….
Take your dog for a walk, it can be a spiritual experience.
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See ya on the walk.
