Suzanne Mercier - Sunday, April 18, 2010
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I have a tough job this weekend. I'm house-sitting for a friend while
she attends a conference I decided to avoid this year. She has a
beautiful Kelpie dog named Cosmo and a home on the waters at Seaforth.
Tough gig.
Cosmo is the most playful 3 year old dog I've encountered. He's just so
into the "now" that Eckhart Tolle would be proud of him. Not far from
Mo's house is a little beach with a swimming area fenced in to protect
swimmers from sharks. Cosmo loves that beach so for two mornings in a
row, we've walked down so we can both get some exercise and he can play
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The first thing he does is to rush into the water to chase tiny fish. As he ploughs through the water, his tail wagging madly, the little fish leap out of the water in front of him. He watches them intently and tries to catch them. Back and forth across the pool, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes. His concentration is amazing and he's clearly in flow. He's consistent and persistent.
Then he turns his attention to the beach and starts digging. The sheer joy with which he flings the sand in the air is wonderful to watch. The different ways he approaches the hole to dig it into a different shape show me he's very creative.
He found an old ball which he dragged around the beach with one paw, then buried, dug up, buried, dug up. The whole time, his tail was wagging and he had an expression of pure joy on his face.
As I watched him, I felt that joy. I had to laugh at his antics. I was amazed at his dedication. He was demonstrating pure authenticity: total acceptance of who he is. There was no thought that he wasn't good enough - not one! He was driven to do something he was really good at - digging holes and chasing fish.
You know, sometimes we just complicate things. Perhaps life can be that simple. Find out what you love to do and just do it, knowing that you can and knowing that it doesn't matter what anyone else says, this is what brings you joy and meaning.
What do you think? I'd love to know
All the very best
Suzanne
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