Dog Edition Apparently

This morning started off loud for absolutely no reason. I got woken up because my son thought he lost his keys and if you’ve been here for a minute, you already know he’s autistic and we’re in full moon energy right now so the intensity in this house? Off the charts.

We’re searching, it feels urgent, everyone’s awake… just for me to lay back down and take a one hour cat nap.

I wake up, walk into his room, and the keys are just sitting there. Not lost. Never lost. Just existing like they didn’t just wake the whole house up.

Cool. Love that for me.

From there I roll into my normal morning glow routine, filming my vlog, trying to get my head straight, and my phone starts blowing up. Clients, potential clients, messages… all hitting at once. And I’m just over here like can I please just get out the door so I can take my dog hiking before I go in for a two hour session later.

So we finally make it out.

We’re about 25 minutes into this 2.25 mile hike around the lake and Sir Parker is having the time of his life. And I start noticing something… how much I’ve actually changed.

Like I’m so aware of everything around me now it’s wild. I’m noticing people, energy, even smells as people walk by. And I know that sounds crazy but if you know, you know. It’s like everything just opens up.

There’s all kinds of people out there, people I don’t even speak the same language as, but you don’t need words. A smile, a “cute” when they see Parker, and you just get it.

Photographers are everywhere today, big cameras out capturing the spring blossoms and the wildlife. And I’m just taking it all in.

And here’s the weird part… my brain still has 500 tabs open. That hasn’t changed. But my body? My nervous system? Completely calm. Like clutter free while everything is still running.

I can’t even explain that level of peace.

Also let’s be real… at least once or twice on this hike I straight up trip over a tree trunk because I’m too busy enjoying life to watch where I’m walking. So yeah, still human.

We probably passed like 25 dogs out there today and I’m not even trying to be that person but Sir Parker? Better behaved than at least 80% of them. Just calm, right next to me, minding his business like a king.

And then right at the end, we’re literally like 20 steps from being done, this dog tries to come at him out of nowhere.

And Parker? Doesn’t react. Doesn’t flinch. Just keeps walking like nothing even happened.

Unbothered. King energy.

So I’m already laughing at how this day is going, right?

Then I get back to my car.

Now mind you, I have my business website on the back of my car with my lionhead logo… 888spamn.com.

My unconventional friend already made fun of me earlier like “what is this, spam?” and I’m like okay whatever.

Tell me why the lady that was basically on the hike with me the whole time looks at my car and goes, “what kind of spam is that?”

I’m done. I’m absolutely done.

I’m sitting there laughing because it really does look like spam at first glance. People read fast, fill in the blanks, see what they want to see. But at the same time… it catches attention. It makes people look twice. It fits me perfectly.

And here’s the kicker… spam was literally created by Hormel Foods in Austin, Minnesota.

You cannot make this shit up.

And just when I think the day is done…

I get home quick before my two hour client, and my neighbor is outside with her little Jack Russell that she rescued. This dog was lost in the woods for over six months and I met him about a week ago. All I did then was pet him and introduce myself to him, and he was instantly drawn to me.

So today he sees me and runs right up to me, so excited. I start petting him and I can feel exactly where he’s holding his trauma, so I just start working on those areas without even thinking about it.

She looks at me and goes, “are you healing my dog?”

And I’m like yeah… sorry, I can’t help myself. It’s just so natural.

Then she goes, “I’ve noticed my dog has been completely different this week. He’s less aggressive and more calm, even towards my cats. Do you work on animals? I need to get a massage for me.”

And I just sit there for a second like… okay.

Because that instantly takes me back years ago to my own Jack Russell, Diamond.

Diamond was living with my ex-husband and his wife at the time. They had taken her to the vet to remove a lump, and the vet accidentally did the wrong surgery on her. For 12 weeks she wasn’t healing… she was getting worse.

So my ex-husband called me and told me I should probably come say goodbye to her.

I went in, held her, just connected with her, let her know I was with her.

Next thing I know, they bring her back to the vet.

And the vet says, “I don’t know what just happened, but your dog is healed and fine now.”

She lived another five years after that.

She was 14 when she finally passed away.

So yeah… today apparently was about dogs.

About energy. About calm vs chaos. About not reacting. About connection without words.

And also about people thinking my business is spam.

My two hour session at the office was absolutely beautiful, and now I’m home writing my blog and going to relax for the rest of my night.

This is my real life.