I was watching the dogs playing yesterday and thought how they are really living in the moment. They are good examples of the Keep It Simple philosophy. They enjoy the simple things such as a good stick or a puddle of water. They hardly ever are irritable and if they are, they deliver a swift message that doesn't have any double meanings. They are happy for their biscuits and kibble One Day at a Time. The dogs aren't worried about whether they are going to be fed tomorrow or whether they are going to be brushed tomorrow. They just enjoy being dogs.
Cats are also a good model of the Al-Anon program. They can stroll to a sunny spot, flop down, relax and not think about anything except how content they are in their own skin. They don't worry about whether their humans love them, whether they have to please anyone, or who they can control. Cats are self-absorbed and not anxious to do the bidding of others. As far as lust goes, the cats don't worry about that. They don't mind that they're neutered and haven't given sex a thought in a long time. My cats don't resent much or at least I can't tell that they do. They let me know when they need to be fed. And they are grateful for what they receive because they give me that blink that says, "Hey thanks alot for the super expensive urinary tract prescription food". And if I'm really nice to them, I get that great purring motor started that indicates pure contentment.
I think that I need to watch my animals more because they seem to have the whole serenity thing down to a science.
Love this Syd! You know I'm all about THE DAY.
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ReplyDeleteYou are one observant human being Syd.I sure hope you write offline too..you have a great human insight.
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Oh yes. You know, I have a bird feeder outside my window at the radio station. AT one time, I can have 20 birds and 5 squirrels jsut doing their thing. I also get rabbits and the occasional deer and groundhog (this is a small town, remember). Anyway, I find their presence good for my soul.
ReplyDeleteI loved this post, what a great observation, from a great blogger.
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I'm catching up after a week of craziness...wow...what a perfect post and the analogies go straight to my heart. Thanks my friend
ReplyDeleteAuthor Rick Moody mentioned yesterday something about human beings being the only species needing to be reminded constantly what it is to be human. All other animals know precisely what it is to be what they are. So much for being so freaking evolved.
ReplyDeleteAt least I will have plenty to write about.
Maybe I've been studying too many elephants.
ReplyDeleteSyd, this is totally off topic, but for all the pictures you have posted of yourself- each is very different and I have no idea what you look like. Except that you look handsome in all of them.
ReplyDeleteSyd, love ya thinking, yeh cats seem to have this "independence" they do their own thing. Dogs seems to let you know that they do want and what they want. I dunno, its ages since I had any pets. But I do love seeing animals, and how they "operate" Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteA-Men! You are so right on, how they help us in many, many ways.
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