Sedona Hutton's Blog - Posts Tagged "unconditional-love"
Dog-Like Love
“Be the person your dog thinks you are.”
I’ve always been inspired by this expression; probably because my dog thinks I’m amazing! Whether I’m feeling positive or negative, cranky or ecstatic, my curly-coated retriever, Milkduds, loves me fully and unconditionally.
He greets me at the door when I come home, wiggling and jiggling with enthusiasm, whether I’ve been away for one hour or one week. When I sit on the floor, he climbs onto my lap and snuggles with me, even though he’s 75 pounds. When we’re together whether I’m petting him, playing with him, or simply being with him, he looks at me like I’m the best thing that ever happened to him.
His love is pure and endless, and he inspires me to love better. To forgive and forget. To embrace others as they are. To love without reservation.
If each of us loved like our dog or cat or other beloved pet, can you imagine how bright our world would be?
No one expresses this better than the ancient Persian poet Hafiz in his poem, The Sun Never Says:
“Even after all this time, the sun never says to the Earth, ‘You owe Me.’ Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.”
I’ve always been inspired by this expression; probably because my dog thinks I’m amazing! Whether I’m feeling positive or negative, cranky or ecstatic, my curly-coated retriever, Milkduds, loves me fully and unconditionally.
He greets me at the door when I come home, wiggling and jiggling with enthusiasm, whether I’ve been away for one hour or one week. When I sit on the floor, he climbs onto my lap and snuggles with me, even though he’s 75 pounds. When we’re together whether I’m petting him, playing with him, or simply being with him, he looks at me like I’m the best thing that ever happened to him.
His love is pure and endless, and he inspires me to love better. To forgive and forget. To embrace others as they are. To love without reservation.
If each of us loved like our dog or cat or other beloved pet, can you imagine how bright our world would be?
No one expresses this better than the ancient Persian poet Hafiz in his poem, The Sun Never Says:
“Even after all this time, the sun never says to the Earth, ‘You owe Me.’ Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.”
