There was an interesting article in last Sunday’s Observer magazine. Mark Rowlands is a philosopher and dog owner who put forward the idea that dogs have the right idea about life – just live it.
His 5 tips on how to be more dog:
- Know your joy – do things for their own sake
- Commit – be a creature of commitment rather than one of doubt. Leave no gap between what you are and what you do.
- Find pleasure in the smallest things – to find happiness in the smallest things is a fitting response to our existential predicament, a triumph over life.
- It’s not all about you – dogs are pack animals who find joy in the joy of those they love.
- Understand the power of home.
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