The Coach says 'just go and enjoy your runs".....................the yoga teacher says 'yoga is just playing with shapes made by your body" and then I take the pooch out for her walks and I watch her absolute pure joy at being outside and running, chasing the ball, doing nutsy runs after having a dip in muddy puddles and tagging other dogs.....................I think the universe is trying to tell me something......................so what can I learn from the pooch?
1. Positive attitude - what's the best day of the year? Christmas? Your birthday? For our pooch, every day is the BEST day...............imagine how wonderful it must feel to be a dog and wake up each morning thinking 'YAY!'
2. Walking the walk - in other words, doing what you say you will do. Dogs aren't interested in the talk, only in the action. Judge yourself by your actions - others do! Our pooch is not interested in being told that she will be taken on a walk.......... she justs wants to be on the walk!
3. Accepting what is - have you ever seen a blind dog? Or a 3 legged dog? They still love life and nothing gets in the way of having fun! Our pooch is a little heavy at the moment (she blames winter) but even so, she just gets on with being a dog.
4. Trust yourself - Pooches somehow know when there is a 'vibe' in the air and their instincts are usually pretty spot on. Listen to what your gut is telling you, sometimes that all you have when you have a big decision to make.
5. Support your friends - regardless of what mood you come home in, your pooch is always happy to see you and hang out with you. Our pooch will just listen, be a shadow and not offer advice!
So............where does this leave me? Well I am still running, trying not to beat myself up when I don't run as well as I would like to.................but mostly I am trying to just enjoy the run because at some point this year, the joy of running went doing the gurgler...............................
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