Little good morning message and a little exercise you can do when the fuckery is loud 😜

Hello from ED! I have got my Kiki and puppies fix from @Sam King Centreline meditation is really helpful, thank you @Birdy O'Sheedy And I got bedside delivered coffee.! Had a great morning started first day of my dog training plan. Inspired by @Jas Whiting and @Pat Stuart. I really wanted to train both dogs well. Had some short exercises and tracking in the backyard. Worked more getting away from two-ball. I then had a lot of pain and other spinal symptoms. My daughter drove me ( still can’t move my right foot) and I am hoping for some answers. Thank for being an awesome community!

I can’t stop thinking about this photo. Baby Hattie all a’glimmer. This was in Houston TX, 2017 💖

There's more about this month than I should share, but suffice to say there's been plenty of fuckery most foul. I became active just at the right time to participate in PAWS in July. What was going on here, fit perfectly with my other practices; so much so it felt like a natural addition. Right away, I felt welcome and in a small way, a part of something. I was challenged to participate and share. I witnessed others being bold and honest and supportive. I became more aware in general, but most specifically with my dogs, or infact all the dogs I come into contact with. Expressing gratitude and moments of joy, sadness, magic, lessons learned, and more with new friends has kept those coping skills sharp and ready. They were often my 1st thoughts in moments of difficulty. I'm not gonna lie, July has been rough as hell. Not sure what I'd have done without y'all.

I came across this breakdown of a study on Instagram, saying how we make subconscious assumptions about people within 2-seconds based mostly on body language (kinda like dogs do): https://www.instagram.com/p/DbY3ZxjjNMb/?img_index=13&igsh=MW14d3ZvNWJ5bWRrNA== This makes sense but having it confirmed is kind of terrifying - we cant override those first impressions regardless of what we say or have rehearsed. So hopegully practicing PAWS can be how we influence that moment - how we hold ourselves, how we lead with curiosity, and create that emotional contagion. 🤞