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Be more dog

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‘Cookie’ by Philip Dodson

I read a lovely article today online about a boy and his dog.

It struck me as a dog owner, that Cookie, our dog, is always pleased to see you in the morning, her whole body wags, then as soon as you go out, she sits on the sofa by the window waiting for you to return. Even, if you are out for 10-15 minutes, she rushes to the door to greet you.

She is always happy, bounds everywhere, chases her ball almost to exhaustion, and loves lying next to for yet more attention.

She loves to play and she is never rough, always gentle and dog’s have amazing emotional intelligence, they really can sense your moods.

She never gets tired of attention and being talked to and when you are not feeling at your best she knows too.

Dogs are always happy, as I type this I can hear her bounding down the stairs with excitement about something, so perhaps we could learn from them and choose to be more dog.

Looking at things differently

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‘Whirlwind’ by Philip Dodson

How often do you challenge yourself to look at things differently?

It is amazing what comes up when we stop and pause. Take a moment to reflect on the things that we do each day and ask simple things like why do I do that? Why do I do it that way? Is there an alternative way? Do I need to do it all?

This doesn’t suggest endless analysis, overthinking and not taking action.

It is suggesting that we all too often we do things out of habit, good or bad, without assessing its impact, good or bad.

Finally, it gives us a chance to reflect on what we are doing right instead of dwelling on what we are perhaps doing wrong.

Doing things differently opens up uncertain and exciting outcomes.