Lessons from my faithful dog Pixie

Can you improve with your dog? Good question! However, if I had understood all the benefits of a pet earlier, I probably would have brought Pixie into my life much earlier.

Among the advantages of a pet, it is recognized that they help us to develop empathy, responsibility, self-esteem, affection in addition to all the physical benefits (caresses, walking). Even if you don’t own an animal or intend to have one, you might be interested in discovering the two life lessons Pixie taught me. We can really improve and rebuild ourselves thanks to an animal!
Accept the present moment, that’s all

Dogs have a dream life. They were able to train humans to provide them with shelter and food. So they only have one thing to do: enjoy! I see a lot of Pixie. Totally in the present moment. He doesn’t wonder what will happen next. She does not repeat what happened yesterday. If you got sprayed by the jet in the yard, you got the lesson, you never did it again. She is not trying to change the reality around her. She takes things exactly as they are.
She is totally dependent and trusting. We went out? We went out. He does not ask where we are going, he does not try to negotiate: towards the lake or towards the forest? Either way, it will take advantage and smell it all. Will the walk last 5 minutes or two hours? She does not know. So she benefits from the first second. Let’s go back Ah. Very well. What cushion will I sit on?

Lesson Two: Acceptance

What is the use of always being attentive to what I did not do or did not achieve? What is the use of always comparing myself with those who are further away, taller, more beautiful, richer and freer than I am? What’s the use of trying too hard and sabotaging myself? These are blows just as hurtful as the ones I do to myself. Punishing me over and over was of no benefit.

So with Pixie, I learned to rebalance the positive and the negative. Objectively, I would like to be more able to tip the scales, focusing even more on the side of successes, achievements, lessons learned, I learned not to punish myself uselessly and even to reward myself by making the most of life. .
Animals are guides to exceptional personal development. They teach us to question some of our cultural “assets” that divert us from our natural well-being.
Lastly, by gradually making changes, one thing a day and carrying them out, you can only get better!