If you could give your pet anything in the world, what would it be? A new toy or a favorite treat? A new friend?
The Best Present You Can Give Your Pet Is Your Presence.
It’s easy to forget your animals want something incredibly simple from you: your undivided attention in a mindful way, even if it’s only for five minutes a day.
Throughout the holidays and the rest of the year, we tend to get consumed and overwhelmed by the many distractions life brings. These diversions prevent you from being fully and peacefully Present with your pets.
Animals consistently tell me that spending quality time with their humans is the best gift they could ever receive because they never get enough quality time with their cherished humans.
Being with your animal family while you’re talking on the phone, watching TV, or surfing the web isn’t the Present your animal family craves. They want you to disconnect from your cell phone, computer, or whatever is preventing you from becoming fully Present in mind, body, and spirit.
If you think about it, your pets are consistently Present as they quietly support you with their Presence. They appreciate it when you reciprocate in kind.
Taking time each day to be quietly Present with your animal brings about many benefits including hearing your intutitive voice and your animals’ voices. Plus it brings deeper awareness, understanding, and balance to your relationship.
Being Present with your pet might look like sitting quietly on the couch together, taking a walk in Nature, or going on a joy-ride to a favorite destination. Or it could be offering Reiki which is an easy way to be fully Present.
Your animal family will thank you for giving them the best Present ever: your Presence.
Looking for a fun meditation to create more mindfulness around your animal family? Click here for an easy meditation from Kathleen Prasad of the Animal Reiki Source.
