{"id":195,"date":"2008-09-19T20:24:32","date_gmt":"2008-09-20T03:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coolkarma.com\/dharma\/?p=195"},"modified":"2009-04-05T13:58:47","modified_gmt":"2009-04-05T20:58:47","slug":"toothless-wonder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmabytes.net\/?p=195","title":{"rendered":"Toothless Wonder"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our family learning Insight from our four legged friends is common practice.\u00a0 My mother’s favorite sage has long been her beloved Bliss, a Sheppard mix she ‘rescued’ as a puppy.\u00a0 By rescue, I mean stole from her neighbor’s backyard after seeing the tiny creature mistreated day after day.\u00a0 For Mom, Bliss and her sidekick Sheppard Robbie (also rescued!) teach her more about patience, grace, and acceptance during their forest walks together than any other sangha could hope to bestow.<\/p>\n

On this day, Miss Bliss was playing with Robbie in the living room with a toy ball between them.\u00a0 In one moment of unbridled delight both dogs leaped into the air and bumped nuzzled with a whack.\u00a0 Blood started to drip from Bliss’ front lip as she stepped slightly away from the scene of the crime and settled herself down on a throw rug and quietly began licking her wounds.\u00a0 Gently, she used her tongue to wiggle and then extract two loose teeth.\u00a0 No sooner had she cleaned herself up that she was back again facing off with Sir Robby for the toy ball.<\/p>\n

As Mom relates the story, she saw that Bliss never whined, or whimpered.\u00a0 She didn’t come up to ask for reassurance or console.\u00a0 She didn’t even seem to blame Robbie for her toothless smile.\u00a0 Bliss was ever present in the moment, taking care of what needed tending and then getting right back in the game.\u00a0 “Dogs are clearly more evolved than humans.”\u00a0 Mom surmised.\u00a0 I know my own buddies would agree.<\/p>\n

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