Category: Thought For The Day

Today’s quotes discuss how pets are often mirrors for us, reflecting the very things back onto us that we may just not want to see or be ready to see, but truly need to see…

“When I look into the eyes of my pet, I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul. And I see me.” (Unknown) 

“Pets reflect you like mirrors. When you are happy, you can see your dog smiling and when you are sad, your cat cries.” (Munia Khan)

“It becomes very obvious, by reading our pets, how stable or unstable their human companion is. Our pets are our mirrors.” (Cesar Milan)

“Your pet is one of the greatest mirrors for you. The question is, are you prepared to look?” (Andrew Arthur Dawson)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

When you sit with another who is dealing with a lot of pain and suffering, are you listening to just listen, or listening with your mind already forming answers, advice, and ultimately judgment? Today’s quotes talk about the invaluable and priceless gift of holding space for another…

“What does it mean to hold space for someone else? It means that we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, trying to fix them, or trying to impact the outcome. When we hold space for other people, we open our hearts, offer unconditional support, and let go of judgment and control.” (Heather Plett)

“Sometimes the most influential thing we can ever do is just listen.” (Bob Burg)

“Just letting someone speak their truth can sometimes be the biggest gift you can give them, to just hold the space for them.” (Amanda Palmer)

“Empathy has no script. There is no right way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of “You’re not alone.” (Brene Brown)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

Sometimes there are no answers to much of what life brings us and the only solution is to live in the “I don’t know”, a topic I wrote about in yesterday’s article and found the following quotes for today that support much of how I’ve been feeling in life as of late…

“Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don’t know how to read.” (Brandon Sanderson)

“Do you ever get in an ‘I don’t know’ phase in your life? Where you literally don’t have a solid answer to anything. You. Just. Don’t. Know.” (The Minds Journal)

“Stop thinking too much, it’s alright not to know the answers. They will come to you when you least expect it.” (Unknown)

“I don’t know how to save the world. I don’t have the answers or The Answer. I hold no secret knowledge as to how to fix the mistakes of generations past and present. I only know that without compassion and respect for all of Earth’s inhabitants, none of us will survive – nor will we deserve to.” (Leonard Peltier)

Jesus replied, ‘You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will…” (John 13:7)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson