Lessons

Sometimes dogs can teach us some of the greatest lessons in life.  I often write about how life is like treading water.  If I fight against life, kicking and paddling to stay afloat, then I will become tired and drained quickly feeling hopeless about my chances.  However, if I just let my body flow with the water and float, then my body naturally floats and with a little faith, I know that I will be okay.   

Today, my anxious dog reinforced that same lesson.  My husband and I bought him a new elevated feeding dish.  I set it up and tried to coax him to eat out of it.  He didn’t want to have anything to do with it.  He actually acted like I was trying to trick him into some kind of trap.  Instead, I just put some food into the dish and then I walked away.  I let him know it was there and I let him come to it on his own time without my trying to force him.  It took a little while, but eventually, he went to the dish and got his food.   

It’s a great lesson in realizing that there are thing that I can control and things that I can’t control.  I can buy him an elevated dish, but I can force him to eat out of it.  The only thing I can do is provide him with food and let him do the rest.  Sometimes, I just have to sit back, flow with life, and have a little faith. 

My faith saved me.  May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.