The dog I'm watching humped a husky at the park. Both the husky and the shepherd, "my" dog, stared at me, horrified. The next time I criticize myself for not being grounded I will meditate on this image.
I've fallen in love with this shepherd, even though he ate the cat food and dropped diarrhea all over his person's light gray almost white carpet. This dog's a "traveling pooper," which, if you're not a pet-care professional, means he keeps walking as he shits. I counted fourteen shit splats. After hours in panic mode, crying, sopping up shit with vinegar, terrified I'd have to pay for an expensive new carpet, I got it all out. The carpet looks brand new. I still expected to lose this recurring gig with my new shepherd love once his person learned what'd happened. The owner's response was not to blame me, however. Instead, she said, "Thanks for the cleanup. Seems the cat food is too rich for his stomach."
When I think "Why am I like this?" I do not allow myself to answer.
I've been saying "yes" to every opportunity. That Shonda Rhimes thing, just say "yes." Obviously I need to be more in the moment. Except now I forget to eat and sleep and write and kiss my girlfriend because I'm too busy yes-ing.
I once overheard a woman tell a friend, "We don't say 'no' in our house." That woman had a five year old son. A five year old son who never hears "no."
In other news, the cat I'm watching is very Bauhaus.