It's early Monday morning. I'm stressed. My husband just left for an out of town trip for work. He'll be gone for a week and I miss him already.
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| A promotional shot for the wonderful, beautiful "Savour Every Moment" short film. |
One of our two dogs, the older, wiser one, Bailey, is sick. He won't eat, and he's lethargic. We don't know what's wrong. He's probably going to the veterinarian this afternoon. I'm terribly worried about him.
I'm behind with work and the work keeps piling up. I can't even find time to keep up with the messes I'm making, or break away for just a half hour to go to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription I need.
Sigh.
Alright, done with the complaints. Life isn't bad, of course, it's good. The problems outlined above are trivial. (Except for Bailey, of course)
All that said, I know I sometimes need to change my perspective. We all need that nudge some time. I found a reminder, in the form of a beautiful short film, on how to live that moved me to tears.
It's probably just my mood. But still.
Filmmaker Keith Hopkin has come up with a short film called "Savour Every Moment." All it is is pretty much just dogs and cats playing, being goofy, having sublime, quiet moments. Their lives seem so complete. I guess there's something to living in the moment.
Hopkin's Facebook page also has lots of wonderful dog and other animal photos, to Savour some more
The notes on the YouTube video, which you will see at the bottom of this post, tell the story best:
"Dogs and cats seem to possess some inner secret to enjoying life.
They're able to savour every single moment of the day; all the fun moments, and the goofy ones. The playful moments, the loving moments. If our pets could talk, they might tell us: "When you're happy, don't forget to tell your face. Napping is beauty sleep for the soul. Eat like nobody's watching."
Oh, how I wish I could learn to live like that more often! We all do. The animals in the video are giving us a primer on how to do that, and so do my Boys, Jackson the Cocker Spaniel and Bailey the Wonder Dog.
Jackson and Bailey often make me stop my work, my responsibilities, my obligations, to tussle with a toy, enjoy a nice chest or back rub, or just cuddle on the floor or couch.
They try really hard to tell me to live like this all the time, not just sometimes.
I know I can't live like them, of course. Humans have to be "productive" and "responsible" I wonder if that frustrates the Boys, or do they just patiently live their happy, in the moment lives, hoping I finally catch on?
At least the Boys, and the film in this post, give us a chance to take a deep breath and just live. And smile. And that's something.
Here's the wonderful video. It's your lesson for your Monday
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