LET YOUR PET HELP...
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Issue 91 2020
Let Your Pet Help You Manage Stress Have you ever found yourself unable to move off your couch because your gorgeous, much-loved pet has curled up next to you or has settled themselves so firmly on your lap that you’re loathe to disturb them? Are there times when your pet is languishing across your keyboard and you’re praying that they don’t press ‘send’ on a half-finished email, yet you’re loving the fact that they’re supervising your work? ● Being close to your pet helps keep you calmer, even if you do have a wry smile on your face due to their antics. When you’ve ‘no choice’, you can gradually allow yourself to relax in their company. It’s a wonderful feeling to be so trusted by a creature that feels secure and is totally at ease with you. And after a busy day
filled with a miscellany of sometimes stressful experiences, dedicating attention to your pet can be a great way to manage stress. ● Pets have no agenda. When you walk through the door, you may be greeted by exuberant paws, be expected to take them for a walk, replenish their food bowl and be completely there for them. Those moments of enforced pet-time can be a delicious opportunity to recharge your batteries and overcome the urgent mental prompts about what you should/ought/must be doing next. What’s more precious than spending time going for a walk or settling down with a gently dozing creature who’s totally at peace and curled up next to you? ● Sometimes we have to park our to do list temporarily and give in to those moments,
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