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Letting go and rebooting
When you've been letting go several times in your life, it becomes easy.
As a dog breeder, sometimes, puppies stay with me for several months. My over protectiveness of them develops into something deeper. And as they grow older, I learn to love them more. But when their new owner comes to get them, I let go with a heavy heart.
It's even worse when the dog has stayed with you half of its life, but for some reason or another, you have to sell it.
I've experienced this many times. The dog looks at you with accusing eyes, as if saying, "Why did you give me up? Bad mom, bad mom." But I know giving up at that time was the best decision I could make. So, they turn their back on you as they enter their new owner's home and you just look at their big or little butts (big for the Rottweilers and little for the miniature pinschers) and hold back the tears.
This is a scene that has become normal to me until the time came that I just don't feel bad anymore. Rather, it's more of hope that the puppy will be taken care of by its new owner. Why would he or she part with her thousands in exchange for the dog in the first place?
Recently, I said goodbye to Grandmaster Victoria II, my one-year-old brown miniature pinscher. Vincent, a fellow dog lover, bought her. This is his first miniature pinscher and I have high hopes that this loving and bubbly breed will brighten his already lively kennel even more.
Anyway, dog breeding trains you in this aspect of life. Saying goodbye to someone or something precious can cause us anxiety and fear, but if you're used to it, it becomes a piece of cake. And you're ready for that next slice of letting go, and another, and another.
REBOOTING. While eating breakfast with my niece Anna, I saw that she was staring into space. Adults stare into space sometimes when they are in deep thought. But this four-year-old girl .. well, I just don't know what's going on in her mind. I told her, "Hey punkass (that's what I call her sometimes and no, it's not a bad word), is your mind rebooting again?" Reboot is a techie term for restarting a computer, to start a new. Since then, when someone stares into space, I call it "rebooting."
While "rebooting" may be misunderstood as being deep in thought over a problem, it can also be a good way to let your mind rest for a while. You need not go to Boracay or any paradise in order to get that well-deserved rest. All you need to do is just stare into space and make sure you're not thinking of anything at all. Some ten or fifteen minutes, you'll feel lighter. Try it.
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