a dog’s version of KISS - Keep It Simple, Silly.
Life is pretty simple … from a dog’s perspective that is.
Their day looks like this:
- Eat
- Sleep
- Go for a walk
- Drink
- Play
- Lick their human
- Beg for some treats
After that, they:
- Nap
- Play
- Drink
- Eat
- Sleep
Nothing too stressful there.
We humans can make life more complicated than it is, but isn’t life complicated enough?
Few people remind us to keep it simple.
But dogs know when we are stressed, and it seems they have taken it on as their job to remind us to simplify, simplify, simplify.
A friend called the other day. As we discussed the KISS principle, (Keep It Simple, Stupid), she commented that KISS translates into dog language as LICK.
LICK stands for “Love Is Canine Kindness.”
Now she is questioning whether her German Shephard Manny’s KISS’s are sometimes his kind, loving and nonjudgmental way of telling her that she’s overdoing it and needs to chill out, step back and remind herself to “Keep it Simple, Silly.”
After all, who is smarter - man who came here and toils away each day striving to achieve the American Dream, or the dog who came here to have hang out with man?
We can simplify our lives just by taking a few minutes a day to slow down, take some deep breaths and let go of all we are holding onto that is stressing us out.
Even if it lasts for just 5 minutes, keeping it simple, silly, will have an impact on your state of mind and the rest of your day.
When life starts getting too complex and you find your dog licking you with great intention, remember …
… he or she may be kindly reminding you to Keep It Simple, Silly.
