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Love them and sometimes hate them, pets and animal can induce a state of relaxation and inspire angst second only to children.

Of Goldfish And George Carlin

August 30, 2008 – 10:28 am
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One of my heroes died in late June, the ground-breaking American comedian George Carlin. I’m still not quite over it and probably won’t be, especially now that one of my goldfish died. I have no idea why Ghost Fish died, but the other four are doing well. Ghost Fish was only about a year old, while George Carlin was 71 and quite clearly died of a heart problem. Still, their deaths were an equal shock.

Since Ghost Fish died soon after George, I tell people that I’m still upset over George’s death rather than tell them about my fish. I have a feeling George wouldn’t mind.

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Sudden Shock Puts Things Into Perspective

August 9, 2008 – 10:48 am
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My dog, Pony

My dog, Pony

Shock the Mommy to life.

When talking to my dog, Pony, I refer to myself as “Mommy” (or “Mummy”). I don’t believe I’m my dog’s mother, but that’s not the point. The point is, my dog thinks I’m her mother. This is what I tell people. But deep down inside, Pony is my family as well as my best friend ever.

So, when anything bad happens to her, it’s as if the sky has come crashing down on my head. Such an event happened Thursday.

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More Lessons From My Goldfish

June 27, 2008 – 10:59 am
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fishOne of the ways I relax is to watch my goldfish at night.  I can’t watch them during the day, like when I eat lunch, because they frantically beg at me.  That can get a little annoying — especially when I look away from them only to see that my dog is also begging at me, large liquid puppy eyes fastened onto my sandwich.  But at night, my goldfish are quite the gurus of tranquility.  Here are some lessons that I recently learned.

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Do Goldfish Meditate?

June 6, 2008 – 6:19 pm
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fishYou can learn lots of lessons from any animal.  You can learn how to do mantras from observing your cat, for example.  And even a goldfish has advice just as golden.

Although I don’t have proof, I firmly believe that goldfish meditate.  At least, mine do.  They are continually in wonder about every single moment of their lives.  Moving a rock a quarter of an inch provokes a flurry of inspection.  They are just as fascinated about their tank as they were one minute ago.  They assume nothing.  Every moment is filled with infinite possibility.  This is the essence of meditation (as far as I’m concerned).  Although many times those learning meditation are urged to be like water, you could also be like a goldfish.

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How To Get Lizards To Relax

April 19, 2008 – 9:15 am
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godzillaHey, you never know when you’ll run into a stressed-out lizard.  Despite what you might have seen in the movies, lizards are not out to conquer the world.  Lizards basically want what anyone else wants — have a good time and avoid stressful situations.  Since mankind is moving more and more into natural habitats once inhabited only by lizards and bugs and birds, it’s good to know how to get a stressed out lizard to relax.  This also can help get on their good side when they do eventually decide to take over the planet.

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