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Monday, July 09, 2007

Kaisertations

Kaiser, the hundred-pound hound dog, nuzzled my neck like a baby at 7:30 this morning.

He worries about the thunder and lightning, I imagine, much like the way I worry about emotional unease. He thinks the world is going to smush him. So, at 7:30, I stroked his silky hound ears in understanding.

A recent teacher advised me to, every night, put my toothbrush under my cushion, so I don't leave the house without meditating. I shall not brush my teeth until I have been mindful. I shall not brush my teeth until I have been mindful.

I bring myself back to an out-breath as Kaiser screeches and squeaks outside the door. At 7:45, he is probably making sad eyes and nursing a shimmering strand of drool.