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Hi collaborator! (Thanks for being here! Your discount code is at the bottom of this email!) As we move through the holidays, I’ve noticed that many people ask me, “Are you ready?” While the trend is to fill our days with shopping, baking, cleaning, decorating, inviting, rsvp’ing, making lists, and checking them twice, I invite us to try a co-regulation approach to holiday prep. Let’s sit with our dogs, take deep breaths, and explore the warmth of belly rubs. I know that slowing down can be scary. You may worry that you’ll feel overwhelmed, or that this year’s losses will drown you in grief, or that you might never get back to your productive pace, or that the world will forget you as the bustle goes on. Yes, these are all real things to fear. How can we possibly slow down? The dogs can show us how. Allow your dog to provide you with the connection, comfort, and scaffolding you need to be still for just a moment. They will show you how to find the most comfortable position for resting your weary head. They’ll snuggle against and hold your grieving heart. They’ll provide so much warmth as they fall asleep on your lap that you’ll have to let the next thing on the list wait ‘til later. Your dog will know exactly how much stillness is enough. They won’t let you get overwhelmed or drown or stop moving completely. For soon, it will be dinner time or walk time or play time or chase the cat time. And once your dog is up, they’ll make sure that you follow them to whatever is next. So, are you ready (to follow your dog’s lead)?
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