Pets
Do you have a dog? Or a cat?
Notice what happens when they approach you. How often do you reach out distractedly, hand barely registering their presence? Or keep scrolling, thinking about the next task while they wait beside you?
Pets live entirely in the present moment. They don’t replay yesterday’s mistakes or rehearse tomorrow’s concerns. They are here now, fully and completely.
When they come to you, it’s an invitation. Stop worrying, thinking, analyzing. Feel what it’s like to be alive now, in this moment as it unfolds around you.
Executive life pulls attention in a thousand directions. It can drag your mind far into the past, or far into the future. In busy moments, the mind is rarely where the body is. Your pet doesn’t know about quarterly targets or strategic pivots. They know you’re here, and they’re offering you the same awareness.
Your pet offers this training freely, persistently, without judgment about how many times you’ve been distracted before. It’s their gift. The discipline is learning to receive it.
Until next time, Sherif