Hope Lights the Way

Fear is ever present in our day.

When we choose to trust ourselves wholeheartedly, we can begin to move through fear.

Sometimes our trust is tested. Sometimes our trust falters.

Worry seeps in its place.

What brings us back to our sense of trust is hope.

Hope that our current situation will shift and we will expand and the transitions in life will come to pass.

Hold on to hope. It will bring you back to trust so you can push through your fear again.

Learning and growing stretches us and our dogs.

Giving up isn’t an option. Precious lives are at stake.

Lean into trusting yourself so hope can light your way.

Fear then will become something that doesn’t paralyze you, but strengthens your belief within yourself.

Tapping Into Trust

The theme of trust has been showing up throughout the last few weeks.

Trust is not only vital within your relationship with your dog, but having trust within yourself to do the work it takes to build the trust between you and your dog is foundational.

You envision a joyous and carefree life with your dog.

The belief in yourself to get to the other side of fear of the unknown in learning something new is necessary for you to take action and go on the journey in the first place.

Hiring a teacher is only there to guide and be a touchstone to your growth.

Trust isn’t born from someone else telling you to “trust yourself”.

Trust is action oriented by being intentional in the choices you make.

The choice of showing up and practicing and believing you can do it all comes from you.

If you have questions about what to do or what’s showing up, lean into curiosity and see what unfolds.

When you have clarity about what the confusion or frustration is telling you, you will be able to trust your next step.

By taking action, your confidence grows and your belief in yourself expands.

You tap into the trust you’ve created for yourself because you allowed your dog show you the way.

Write Your Future by Actions You Take Today

You are struggling with how your dog experiences the world with such fear and rage.

Barking and growling at anything and everything.

You worry about all the what if’s.

What if someone got too close and my dog bites?

What if my dog was injured and I had to take him to the emergency vet and he bites the tech or veterinarian?

What if someone comes into my house and my dog is uncomfortable and he bites my guest?

First, what happens in the future is out of your control.

When you’re focused on the worst case scenario, you are misplacing what you can do to mitigate the risk and help your dog feel safe before the bite even happens.

And, when you’re focused on the outcome versus all the little steps that lead to it, you miss opportunities to change the course and prevent something that you don’t want happening from transpiring.

Recognizing little steps along the way to an outcome can change the the trajectory of the situation.

What is in your control is what you can do right here and now.

What you do in this moment.

The future is up to you because of the choices you make right now.

What are you wanting to shift so you can create your future?