DREAM, DON’T DAYDREAM

Jet and I were sitting at a red light the other day. Correct that, Jet (my foster mom) and I were sitting at a red light - forever. I’m a rat terrier. We’re pretty energetic dogs and sitting isn’t really our best attribute. Jet is very loving but not very patient. In fact, Jet says she doesn’t pray for patience for fear it would be torturous if God tried to teach it to her.

Back to the story… The red light was fine. What wasn’t okay was sitting in the same spot when the red light turned GREEN. The ding-a-lings, two cars in front of us, were daydreaming through the green light. Since I was stuck at the same intersection again, it seemed appropriate to ponder dreaming versus daydreaming.

Dreaming is nice. Jet says her favorite dream is when she flies. Hmmm. My favorite dream is when I dig up a bone and just as I grab the bone out of the ground, another bone appears. She’s rewarded with the freedom of flight; I’m rewarded with food. Jet says dreaming also helps visualize what you want to achieve. … Like running? I ask this because the dog in the video below seems to want to run really badly.



Dreamers (dogs and humans) are simply warming up to do something great; daydreamers miss opportunities because they aren’t paying attention when the starting engine of opportunity for their dream turns green.

So, here’s my lesson of the day… Dreaming (for humans and dogs) is a good thing. It’s like giving birth to a vision in your head before in its born in your life. Its been said that this is a key ingredient to success. Daydreaming, on the other hand, just gives the mind (and the driver) an excuse to delay a dream.

Okay, here’s the question of the day from Shane who asked: I’m in trouble because I scratched up the funky wooden chest in the living room. My humans call it distressed wood and it looks like hell so what difference does it make if I add a few scratches?


Dear Shane:
Good point. Why worry if something looks bad if it was designed to look ragged in the first place? Simply put, I can’t think of a logical answer for you. Humans are just weird sometimes. Proof is their concern for worn out scratched wood that they don’t want you to scratch.



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