When a Dog Bites, Do You Listen?
I’ve been bit by two different dogs in two entirely different settings in a little over a week. (I’ve lived intimately with dogs all my life, literally, and been bit that many times in 49 years.) One was working with a young pit bull at the Oregon Humane Society, the other was last night on a run with my dog, Tobi.
A loose dog was on the verge of being hit by a car in its exuberant desire to run wild and play. I coaxed him back to his yard with an electric gate that wouldn’t close, no one home, and two old dogs guarding the front door.
While I was backing up, not looking behind me, one of the old dogs bit the heck out of my right calf. The pit bull got my left calf last week. Just hoping to get off the busy street before having to witness the young dog getting hit, I ran for the next turn off in tears of fear and frustration.
Do you ever wonder if there is underlying meaning to weird events that happen to you in a day? I’m one of those meaning-through-metaphor sort of literary-for-life people, if you know what I mean. I wonder what my dreams mean, too.
I do, I guess I can end up reflecting on my waking life in similar ways that I wonder about my dream life. Is it useful? Does it bring us closer to self-understanding? Is there truth to personal mythology?
Mark would say, maybe it just happened. Maybe there’s no underlying meaning. It’s a worthy perspective. Certainly is less complicated, ha! Less mind jumbling. Yet, highly unlikely that I can resist wondering why.
How has your week gone? Any weird occurrences, unusual turns of events? Do you take them in stride? Wonder why? Look for significance or underlying meaning? How do you fit them into your spiritual container? Come have a conversation in the Tent with me.
See you in the Tent,
Kate
What’s New Friday, January 29
Article: How to Keep Potential Clients from Dismissing You As Old News
Find out how your uniqueness isn’t your. Ha! But wait, hang on to the baby as the water flies by. You might have the same training as others, but you also have the particular missing ingredient that your people are looking for. Find out how to name it and share it. Please read this article, and then come to the Tent to discuss.
Article: When Business Gets in the Way of Doing What You Love
As Mark reflects on his process of becoming a leader within a company that’s growing out of his solopreneurial business, he takes a different look at what it means to love our business as much as we love our work with or for clients. Please read this article, and then come to the Tent to discuss.
Article: Stopping the Cycle of Violence in Business
Can you imagine the world of business as an abusive parent and ourselves as children caught in a system we really can’t disown? What does it means to acknowledge this and still choose to be in business? Check Mark’s latest spontaneous manifesto. Please read this article, and then come to the Tent to discuss.
Tutorial/FAQ
We are in the process of creating the Tutorial/FAQ section, so please ask your questions about how this new-fangled thing works here. Questions about this new Oasis and Tent?
Plus, there are a number of discussions already starting up in the Tent:
Help! Who Do I Help?
Niche: Is It Really True?
The Art of Zen Copywriting
Newsletter vs. Blog vs. Newsletter and Blog
You can see a list of all the most recent discussions here.
We have lots more planned coming up, see keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks. And, if you need something, give a holler! We’re here to help and make it easy for you.
Until next Friday, see you in The Tent.
