Daily Inspiration – Shake it Off

This morning was an absolutely spectacular day at the beach. You could still see the full moon and there was no fog to be seen covering the golden gate bridge. The day was clear and crisp and I found myself in such a great mood. My dog, Saidy, and I trotted to the beach for her morning romp with other dogs and I was smiling ear to ear. After about ten minutes, Saidy tried to play with a little daschund who didn’t want any part of her and the daschund started barking. All of a sudden, two other dogs (read: bullies) came and started attacking Saidy! My heart started beating out of control as I dove in to grab Saidy. Luckily, the fight was more bark than bite but poor Saidy’s legs were shaking and she cuddled up to me. After about one minute of her getting her bearings back, she did a big shake and off she went to go play with other dogs. It was as if nothing ever happened. She was as happy as could be splashing in the water with other friendlier dogs. Me on the other hand, I was still shaken up and couldn’t stop thinking about it. I was cursing the other dogs owners, thinking about what could have happened, every negative thought ran through my mind as I sat and stewed.

Until finally, I took another look up at that gorgeous bridge and looked at my happy puppy and realized that this could either ruin my day or I too could shake it off and move on with my day. It was my choice.

I am choosing to shake it off.