Things That Matter

I’m sitting on my couch this morning pondering what to write listening to my little Dunkin cat playing with a toy mouse—her favorite “baby”.

As Dunkin carries her favorite mouse she makes this happy little chirp meowing sound. She will drop it, bat it with her paw, pick it up and take it to a new location to play with some more.

The mouse has a little bell that rings too so we can hear her and it around the house. The tune in her meow is one she uses only when she plays with her special mouse. She sounds very happy as she gallops around singing to her “baby”. She makes my heart smile.

This poor green mouse has been well loved by Dunkin too. I am concerned just how long it will last with its stuffing hanging out. I’ve looked for replacements just in case but haven’t found the exact same one. What will Dunkin do without it?

We all get attached to things, people, routines, and habits that seem to matter and wonder just how we could do with out them.

Life is forever changing.

Things wear out. People leave us. The TV series ends. They stop making a product we’ve grown fond of. The pumpkin pie is all gone.

What matters most is how I deal with the reality that life is forever changing.

Dunkin is so in the moment that I suspect that she will have a far easier time accepting when her sweet “baby” green mouse is no more than I will! I get attached and cling. I want her to be happy and have her “baby” to play with forever.

When I pull myself into the moment I’m in, I do deal better accepting the impermanence of life. I put an end to my suffering whether it is big or small from the want of what will not be. This I have the choice to do. Some moments that choice is easier to see and exercise than others. And, I keep practicing and practicing and practicing.

Dunkin, you make it look so easy to be in the moment…if I could just be more like you!

What aspects of change in your daily life are easier and harder for you to accept?