31 in 31 #16 a deeper perspective

31 in 31 #16 – A Deeper Perspective

I assume that all of on this blog group as well as all humanity asks the deeper questions to themselves sometimes although we don’t often bring it up – or perhaps only in special circumstances. The deeper question for me these days often presents itself as “how can I be of true service and who and what can I serve?” The answers and hints that come to address and expand this question are many, but for this blog, I will simply choose one. And that is “don’t resist or deny what is occurring right in front of me.” I have a kind of faith that going with the challenges and opportunities that life simply presents will lead to a life of deeper service and usefulness. I don’t know this as a fact but it seems worthwhile to follow. If not, I will fall back on my own preferences, points of view, opinions, etc. and get caught in a never ending vortex. But how to know which way to go? Sometimes it is confusing. So one simple example – I noticed there is a Tellington Touch class coming in October near to my home. I have read a great deal about TT and have been practicing with the dogs with some good results. I thought to myself I will sign up and see what I can learn. A week later I was at a dogfair and the American Cancer Society had a booth and saw me massaging the dogs. They invited me to massage dogs at a big fair they are sponsoring on the same day as the TT class. What to do? Both are in the direction I want to go. I said no to the Cancer Society. Then two days ago, a woman I am mentoring in dog massage emailed me that she would love to massage dogs at the Cancer Society dogfest and would appreciate it if we could do it together. Her email was so unexpected and not “arranged be me” in any way that it tipped the scales.