[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Seeing Without Interpretation
- From: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kathy <jokaysedona@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:38:56 +0000 (UTC)
Are you sure you didn't get bit? Lol. Just kidding glad you and your dog are
safe. FB
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From: Kathy Partch
To: showgsd-l
Sent: February 27, 2014 at 11:42 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Seeing Without Interpretation
About a week ago I was attacked by a Pit Bull and Pug while walking my GSD
Koda. I was just approaching my street from a very nice relaxing walk when
the Pit came charging towards us. My heart stopped for the moment because
there was no warning. I yelled "NO!" which meant nothing to this charging
dog. I immediately kicked into survival mode. I actually fought the dog off
three times he came at us with my walking stick until he left with his tail
tucked. I consider myself extremely lucky that day. The Pug went behind me &
grabbed my pants leg. But I could see at the very moment the Pit was going
after Koda not me. I kept Koda close to my side telling him to "leave it!"
which he did. There's much more to this story after I contacted the police &
dogcatcher I'll not go in to. It was upsetting because this Pit that only
lives a few houses from me has been running the streets off & on for months.
How many times does it take before there's a real strategy?
We have names for the objects & forms in our environment. We also attach
meanings & interpretations to them. We "know" how things are. This habit can
usher us into a state of boredom & into taking a "ho-hum" approach to our
surroundings or always being in a state of what could be around the
corner...
Seeing Without Interpretation -- while walking my dog this morning I thought
about the Pit once again as I came to the corner where he attacked us. I
then thought one more time in how lucky I was that day to save myself & my
dog from harm. I'm now trying to practice seeing anew. I want to have my
walks enjoyable with my dogs. I looked at my environment this morning &,
instead of interpreting or labeling, I dropped my expectations. I stopped
knowing how sunlight or shadows behave, what the breeze feels like, or how
the birds sound. I experienced a newly felt sense of appreciation, awe, &
wonder! Everything came alive with a pulsing, vibrating energy.
How often do you look at things with new eyes, as if seeing them for the
first time?
For just a few minutes a day, practice looking at objects in your
environment without interpreting or labeling them. Drop all prior
perceptions & opinions for that couch that you had labeled "ugly," or for
your neighbor's barking or running dog that you call "a nuisance." Just for
a few moments, practice seeing them without those labels. Do the same with
simple objects, like the glass sitting on your kitchen counter.
Carry this practice into your relationships. Listen without jumping to
conclusions or interpretations. Determine to stop categorizing & labeling
others according to their past actions or your beliefs about them.
You will free your environment & the people in it to show up differently, &
you release yourself to joy!
In gratitude, Kathy Partch www.JoKaySedona.com <http://www.jokaysedona.com/>
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