The art of relaxation
Yesterday’s article reminds me of something fundamental! In Patricia’s guest post of yesterday, she wrote about Chloe, her dog, Chloe was born knowing. She knows about joy. She knows about living a...
View ArticleLooking down the wrong end of the telescope.
Trying to make sense of the utter nonsense of the Rio+G20 summit. I share the deep frustration that must be felt by millions around the globe at the outcome of the Rio summit meeting, if outcome is the...
View ArticleSanity anchors.
The importance of staying grounded in the face of the oncoming storm. A few days ago, I exchanged emails with Jon Lavin. In the early days of Learning from Dogs, Jon used to write the occasional post,...
View ArticleFinding one’s true self.
A personal journey In some ways, it is surprising that I haven’t written about my own counselling experiences before. Perhaps it has never felt like the right moment. But the guest post from Peter...
View Article20:20 self-awareness.
How something so fundamental as humans talking with each other can so often be mysterious. When I composed this sub-heading, I wasn’t sure of what word to use to end the sentence. Some of the words...
View ArticleHaving yourself as your best friend.
The power of having a great friendship – with yourself! Today’s post came as a result of some poems published by Kimberley over at Words4jp’s Blog. She and I follow each other’s blog and each often...
View ArticleCelebrating Who I Am.
The journey towards knowing better who we are. This may seem like a bit of an ‘odd-ball’ after Celebrating Ben and Ranger on Monday and Celebrating Pharaoh yesterday. Indeed, when I had in mind those...
View ArticleThe book! Part Four: Of change in thoughts and deeds
Setting the scene Well done for getting through Part Three: Mankind in the 21st century, and a number of the challenges of our present times! I don’t mean that to come over in a flippant manner but it...
View ArticleInner Thinking: Of dogs and humans.
We are what we think about most. Today’s post was inspired by something yesterday I read, not for the first time, over on The People Workshop site. (As an aside, I know that many regulars of this place...
View ArticleRelationships.
Everything comes down to our relationships. It is not the first time that I have written on the theme of the importance of relationships. However, I am inspired by a number of separate and discrete...
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