Inviting You into Expansion

Through my experience serving people in better understanding how to meet their dogs’ needs and how to humanely teach them, I find my business is evolving.

Growth and expansion is a mindset I’ve cultivated and being an entrepreneur has really allowed for me to express visioning of my future in a new and creative way.

As part of my expansion, I’ve seen the impact of the work on prioritizing the relationship someone has with someone or something they love and are invested in.

Through my work, I’ve seen how relationships of any kind can unlock a deeper understanding of ourselves.

Relationships are mirrors to what we put out in the world.

When you are intentional in how you want to show up and hold space for something you value, you move differently because you are actively drawing from the energy of what you want out of the connection.

We all need connection. “We” encompasses ourselves and our companion animals. Collectively, our interpersonal communication with those around us open ourselves up to having introspection and curiosity about the impact of these personal dynamics in our lives.

As I and my business evolves, you are invited into gaining a deeper sense of yourself as you understand and integrate the learning from the loving connections you have in your life, if you choose.

Continue to stay tuned to more to come as myself and business grows.

I would love to see you here, if you want to take up the invitation of curiosity with me!

Creating Problems Just to Solve Them

I just had this experience that had me pondering things for a minute.

I coded something inaccurately and this item didn’t show up in the system indicating the item was completed even though it was entered.

Someone else asked me about it and invited me to correct it, so it would show up accurately.

I figured out the solution and made the adjustment and everything is right in the world.

I paused for a minute and recognized, I spent more time figuring out how to correct the problem than if I would just slow down a bit and be aware of what I was doing in the first place.

The thought that came through my mind had me wondering about how many times others do this too.

Do you create problems just to solve them?

If you do, I’m curious about what this looks like for you in your life?

Healing From Loving Others

When you’re desperately looking for how to change what your dog is doing, you have to take a look at what you’re doing first.

Changes you need to make could be stepping into your dog’s paws a bit and seeing the world through their eyes, understanding and connecting with how they feel from one moment to the next before expecting your dog to anything differently may be your first step.

This step actually may be a leap for you.

Moving away from the belief that we have to control our dogs and expecting them to follow every direction in a moment’s notice may be something you have to unlearn alongside empathizing with how your dog feels.

Before you can understand how your dog feels and be compassionate to your dog, do you give yourself the same love?

You may feel a wall of resistance show up as you consider feelings and emotions of you and your dog.

I invite you to lean in to the resistance and see what shows up for you.

Early on in my relationship with my dog, Jack, I struggled with his barking and separation anxiety. I also struggled with feeling confident and knowing my own self worth.

At that point in my life, I was just starting to understand myself and heal from trauma I experienced in my own life.

I gave permission to the wall of resistance to keep me stuck.

I gave permission to the wall of resistance to prevent me from moving forward.

I gave permission to the wall of resistance to not change.

If you’re like me, the resistance told me I desired to unlearn and heal from being taught that my feelings don’t matter and surviving by avoiding how I felt or sharing how I felt with others.

Unlearning old beliefs and changing patterns of thought peel back layers of hurt and pain and heal the shame and guilt that accompanied them.

By changing these patterns and learning new beliefs about yourself, you start to take action in a new way.

You allow yourself to experience each moment with a fresher perspective and can respond with more clarity and confidence with whatever life throws at you and your dog.

You begin feeling the love and connection you have with your dog and prioritizing this relationship in your life.