The patience of LOVE ❤️

I encounter them on almost every morning run, winter and summer – a woman and her St Bernard dog.

Their love for each other differs from the runners whose dogs have only seconds to sniff to keep up with their owners’ pace.

These two grand old ladies move slowly through the suburb, waking up for the day. The dog, older than all of us combined, walks a few metres, sniffs a bit and rests for a while on the plush pavements – sometimes for a long time. 

In all this resting time, the woman has no hurry or haste to get her dog going again because no words nor encouragement could move this huge dog lady… only time when she is ready.

What do these ladies teach us? I think their lesson to us is to be in the moment of being. If walking is part of it, it’s good. If waiting for your walking partner’s strength to return, also good.

We sometimes attempt to cram too many activities in one minute like running, walking the dog and getting enough exercise in a certain amount of minutes.

This woman’s love service of patience and her dog’s determination to rest remind me to slow down, hone into your partner’s choices, breathe and enjoy the moment.

AND What if….We do the same with our children or elderly in our lives? Life will be slower, but may become more beautiful!

Copyright Annalie Anticevich© January 2024

⭐️READ about another lesson I learned on my morning runs, called The power of focus https://annathewarrior.com/2023/01/20/the-power-of-focus/

⬆️Thank you to Vlad Rudkov (@jqb) | Unsplash Photo Community for your beautiful photo.      The photo (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1613943951796-ff7b760d64b0?q=80&w=1470&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D ) is not of the actual dog in the story.