Living in the moment: Habit learned from dogs

I fell in love with dogs about six years into my recovery, and I’ve never been the same since.

The more I loved them, the more I learned from them. One of the greatest lessons my dogs continue to teach me is how to live in the moment.

Check out how this works in this week’s Rynski 3-Minute Share vlog.

Rynski 3-Minute Share: Live in the moment

In addition to the above vlog, you get:

But it can be tough to remember to do it.

Sometimes when we realize we’re living in the moment, the feeling immediately disappears.

Other times we may only remember to live in the moment during excruciating moments – like when we’re getting our teeth drilled.

But there’s a really cool way to remember to live in the moment every moment of every day:

If you don’t have dogs, feel free to look at mine.
- Just search “gargulinski dogs” and check out the images.
- You’ll find tons of them.
Dogs live in the moment, no matter what they’re doing.
You NEVER find them fretting about yesterday or worrying about tomorrow.

When they’re catching and eating flies in the yard
- Dogs don’t tell themselves “Oh! I better not eat that. I might get sick”
- Or remind themselves how they missed five flies yesterday so they might as well give it up

When they’re napping
- Dogs don’t lie there worrying about tomorrow’s vet appointment
- Or how they really disliked this morning’s breakfast of lamb stew with peas

When they’re romping in the ocean in San Diego
- Dogs don’t start reviewing statistics on shark attacks over the past 10 years
- Or get anxiety about those muddy footprints they’ll soon be tracking into the house

Dogs are totally focused, immersed, energized and alive in the moment that surrounds them.
- This exact moment in time where EVERYTHING is a A-OK.
- That’s the moment we want to be in.
- That’s the moment of NOW.

I help amazingly creative women who want more out of life than sleep-work-sleep get their DAZZLE back so they rock their world.