I do something very similar with my 3 year old daughter any time I’m stressed about work or focused on chores. She asks me to play hide and seek or “sit with her” to watch cartoons. That immediate unlocks something in me to release my stress and live in the moment. I know she will reach an age where she suddenly never asks me to play with her again. Until then, I cherish every moment.
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little kids and pets bring you into the moment. they live in the now more than we do
and babies are smarter than adults they learn a thousand times faster than you do
pay close attention to what they pay attention to and it will rejuvenate your mind
Absolutely right. My Shiba Inu forces me to sit on the porch with her for a minute or so every morning. She won’t start the walk until I sit down and she comes and sits next to me to look at the sky for a bit before we start the day. It’s become my favorite part of my morning routine!
Will Rogers said, “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”