Monday, March 2, 2009

Everything I know, I learned from my dogs

I have 2 dogs.. Lucy and Scout.

Lucy is big and old. Scout is young and small. (Both Australian Shepards)

I took them for a ride with me today on a FEDEX run. As usual, Lucy lays down in the back, not really looking out the window, just being patient until we get to where we are going.

Scout stands on the arm rest in the front, her head leaning forward like a hood ornament... watching everything. She looks at the cars, the traffic, the people, everything!! WHAT FUN all this new stuff to see. 

And it occurred to me, this is life. We can enjoy the journey, not knowing where or if we'll get any where. Or we can be focused on waiting til we get somewhere to have our fun and start living.  That perfect job, body, salary, house, lover, kids, grown kids,.. if I could just make it to...X, then I could relax and live and start my real life.

Today, we're not going to the park or to doggy daycare or the vet or anywhere fun.. just a car ride and then back home... and while Scout will have had a grand adventure, Lucy will think, "what the hell? we're just back home?"