The Gift You Already Have

I just wrote a piece for Bay Woof about the relationships we have with our dogs - specifically, how they’re one of the greatest gifts we already have, sitting right beside us. It’s a reflection on presence, connection, and how dogs remind us that our worth isn’t tied to our productivity or how much we accomplish in a day.

The holidays can sometimes feel overwhelming with the endless to-do lists, the pressure to make everything perfect, the exhaustion that comes with trying to do it all. But our dogs offer us something different: permission to just be. To rest without guilt. To be enough exactly as we are.

This time of year, we get so caught up in doing and buying and fixing and achieving. But our dogs? They already think we’re enough. They don’t need us to be perfect. They just need us to show up.

[Read the full piece on Bay Woof here]

Wishing you and your dogs a peaceful, present holiday season.

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