The saying means "Practice what you preach." We cannot give advice on something we have no knowledge of for it would be like the other saying "the blind leading the blind." Last month, I took one of my bulldogs for a routine check-up. This time we were greeted and checked in by an unfamiliar face. I guess the tech is new to the vet's office or it must have been a long time (at least 6 months) since we've seen our vet. She weighed Mushu and shook her head. We already knew what she was thinking...our dog is overweight! But to hear the words "Your dog is fat" sounded unpleasant to our ears especially coming from someone we've never met before and from someone who is clearly showing a serious weight problem herself. My husband and I just looked at each other and ignored her comment. When we got home, my husband could not help but make a comment to what was said in the office. I knew he was going to bring up the fact that the vet tech needs to lose more than a few pounds herself. Now, I don't mean any disrespect to anyone. I am just trying to show my husband's point of view. I think that sensitive issues like this whether it's about people or your pets could have been handled in a positive manner. I guess she could have said "Your dog needs to lose weight for her own sake. I know it's hard speaking from experience.........It would been more acceptable to hear something to that effect." Her comment was just adding insult to injury. I've always believed it is best to lead by example. Anyway, Mushu was put on a diet and is being monitored everymonth. We will find out on Friday if we are making any progress.
As far as the exercise "Meeting with Asciepius", all I can say is this week was a difficult time for me and I could not indulge myself in any form of meditation. I was told it might help but my mind is too occupied and I know myself well enough that it won't work no matter how hard I try. Well, maybe I'll hear some good news from my vet on Friday. That should cheer me up a bit!
Sorry to hear about your dog. Our dog is like another child to my wife and I. You mentioned that you could not do the visualizations because you said that your week was to hectic and your mind was too occupied. It seems to me that this is when you would want to do the visualizations. Sometimes we need to do a data dump just to clear our mind. I know from experience how busy a week can get because my days are 13 hours long including the drive. I have to make time during the drive to sort of meditate and hope that the cell doesn't ring to interupt.
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