A Walk in the Countryside
Episode 2, A Bleaker Outlook
A month later and the rains of winter are still upon us. With my dog Jackson at my side we traipsed off into the inclement weather once again. There was a break in this round of storms so we were going to make the best of it. Down by the riverbed we went, nothing but the dark sky and the sound of the wind whistling in our ears. Gone was the quiet expectation of an incoming squall. This was different, a break between showers that would only last for just so long. There was a yearning to get this over with, a slightly uncomfortable feeling that cold wind tends to give a person. Gone was the blissfulness of our earlier venture. Replacing it was the need to get out, to do something beyond the tedium and humdrum of the daily grind. There would be other blissful moments, they would come when they felt like it. It just came home to me that those moments can't be forced. They just happen, and then they're gone. Attempts to duplicate them usually fail, one cannot reach a state of bliss using a sledgehammer, subtlety and patience are required. Two things I have been woefully in short supply of lately.
JACKSON: You’re learning.
MOTLEYFOOL: You know, I’m starting to rue the day that I found out you could talk.
JACKSON: I know sarcasm when I hear it, you don’t scare me.
MOTLEYFOOL: This is a funny life boy, there are times when you can’t miss. Things seem to fall into place effortlessly and without strain. At other times you can’t get buy a break. Weird huh?
JACKSON: It’s a paradox Motley, in order to achieve you must give up trying to be impressive. When you give of yourself you become greater. When you give up wanting, great things come to you. See?
MOTLEYFOOL: Wow Jackson, you sound very Taoist.
JACKSON: I don’t know what it’s called but that’s how things work.
MOTLEYFOOL: I guess labeling it would be a moot point.
JACKSON: Sometimes labels are so unnecessary and superfluous. Best to concentrate on the deeper meaning of things. Now, about those dog biscuits...
A month later and the rains of winter are still upon us. With my dog Jackson at my side we traipsed off into the inclement weather once again. There was a break in this round of storms so we were going to make the best of it. Down by the riverbed we went, nothing but the dark sky and the sound of the wind whistling in our ears. Gone was the quiet expectation of an incoming squall. This was different, a break between showers that would only last for just so long. There was a yearning to get this over with, a slightly uncomfortable feeling that cold wind tends to give a person. Gone was the blissfulness of our earlier venture. Replacing it was the need to get out, to do something beyond the tedium and humdrum of the daily grind. There would be other blissful moments, they would come when they felt like it. It just came home to me that those moments can't be forced. They just happen, and then they're gone. Attempts to duplicate them usually fail, one cannot reach a state of bliss using a sledgehammer, subtlety and patience are required. Two things I have been woefully in short supply of lately.
JACKSON: You’re learning.
MOTLEYFOOL: You know, I’m starting to rue the day that I found out you could talk.
JACKSON: I know sarcasm when I hear it, you don’t scare me.
MOTLEYFOOL: This is a funny life boy, there are times when you can’t miss. Things seem to fall into place effortlessly and without strain. At other times you can’t get buy a break. Weird huh?
JACKSON: It’s a paradox Motley, in order to achieve you must give up trying to be impressive. When you give of yourself you become greater. When you give up wanting, great things come to you. See?
MOTLEYFOOL: Wow Jackson, you sound very Taoist.
JACKSON: I don’t know what it’s called but that’s how things work.
MOTLEYFOOL: I guess labeling it would be a moot point.
JACKSON: Sometimes labels are so unnecessary and superfluous. Best to concentrate on the deeper meaning of things. Now, about those dog biscuits...
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Sidenote: Yes, the Book Loft rules. I sometimes write at the Cup o Joe next to it. Great area.
Another sidenote: I was fired, then dumped. In that order :)
Next time you're over here give me a call and we'll go to Cup O' Joe, I love that place. They have this frozen coffee thingie I really like. Oh, so since your were dumped first will you be holding Disney responsible for the breakup of your impending marriage? That could have been the catalyst you know.
To answer your question on what I wore: I wore a tight black dress and the Lancome perfume. MEOW!!
Stay tuned for more of Jackson's wit and wisdom but I warn you, Episode 5 is a three hanky affair. And you just rocked my world. Was this tight black (gulp) number kinda short? Maybe? ARRRGGHHH!!!!
Thanks for your very kind comment. Will be back often
Does your dog know of any Pavlovian training techniques to teach my dog a few new tricks? (e.g. when a bell rings my dog gets me dinner?)