Walking in the snow

Today I took a long walk, and I got to thinking about my life.When we brought home our Labrador I knew that I wanted to spend time training her, learning sit, stay, stop, come. I also knew she would require lots of time and live and patience, so I have made it my mission to spend just a little bit of time every single day training her and making sure she gets both physical and mental stimulation. Today we as walked through the snow my mind wondered over and over again to my phone, and then the most amazing thing happened, my puppy, nearly 6 months old bumped into me and she looked up with her big brown eyes and stopped walking. She sat looking at me and I looked at her and i had to realize for myself that I had been so focused on phone that I wasn’t even in the moment. Here it was, beautiful snow piling all around us, my loving puppy who is learning to not pull on the leash, the trail in front of us just a little cold and just empty and instead of enjoying it I was focused on the anxiety of trying to check my emails. I had to stop and tell myself “Stop, breathe, look around and live in the moment” I took a deep breath and gave my puppy some love and we finished out walk. I think I need to remind myself more often to be in the moment. I don’t want my life to pass me by, so I need to be present as u walk through the snow.