Be mindful-whats for dinner, be mindful-did I turn the iron off, be mindful- dont forget to call my mum. ahhh the bliss of meditation or mindfullnes, that which I am still learning sloooowly but surely. My old meditation teacher talked about not having to scrath every itch I had whilst keeping my mind clear. Not so easy. I bet you just had to scratch some part of your body at the mere mention? Words like nits and fleas will bring about the same scratch reflex....see there you go again. So if you didnt scratch do you now have a diploma in mindfulness.
I think dogs are pretty mindful animals, keeping themselves clear of an overabundance of thoughts, other than is it dinner time and why havent we walked this morning. So how come my dog still scratches?
Its an allergy, of course....out of her control and sending her out of her mind. I have tried just about every natural remedy known to dog and man and this week I couldn't bare to see her still scratching and have gone the hard core drugs. My dog looks contented and relaxed again, not being disturbed while she practices mindfulness, thinks about a run, playing with other dogs, what part of the couch she can try to sit on and how much she can annoy the cat.
So what does this all mean? Who knows, but be sure to scratch when you need to, hang your head out the window of a moving car when you can and practice mindfulness as often as possible.
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