For the past couple of months, our dog, Jane, and I have made a routine out of walking early in the morning. I have come to enjoy that time. It's often before many people are up and on the road. Lots of time, it's just she and I out there walking the streets of Huntsville. There are two main routes we take, though lately we have been taking the same one everyday.
Jane doesn't care where we go. She knows the routes, the turns, the people and dogs we will see and hear. But she loves it. She is thrilled with doing the same thing over and over again. She gets such a rush out of these seemingly, small, simple things, along with the major highs of the day, like barking and whining at dogs that pass by our house.
It really is a beautiful thing and an encouragement & challenge to me. Lots of stuff happens throughout our days. But when we take the time, patience, and determination to see beauty and wonder in the seemingly small, mundane, regular things and rhythms of our day, the days and weeks and months of our lives can really be enriched. There is much beauty and much to learn from our everyday happenings and events.
I guess dogs really are human's best friends.
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