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I have been thinking for the past two years about getting a dog at some point in the near future, but I have not really made the comittment yet. Not until this years. Then I decided, that yes, this year I am going to give it a try and see what unfolds. Adoption or buying a dog, researching the market, announces, social media and so on, I said to myself, ok, lets do this, lets get ready for it and enbrace the journey as it unfolds. I had dogs before, mostly grown ups, adopted, or just in foster for a while and it has been a meaningful experience, challenging at times, rewarding at other times, but overall something that I have been really grateful for over the years as well as for all the lessons that unfold along the way. This time, I decided that I would like to get a puppy and see how things go if I start from an early age and have the puppy grow up with me. I also had to make a choice between adoption of buying a dog and in the end I decided to go with adoption, or even better, we started with a foster period, a testing time to see how things go and then we can decide about moving forward.

The accomodation period has definitelly been challenging and I have to admit, raising a puppy is way harder that I would expect it to be. They demand a lot of time and attention and of course a lot of traing as well in order to establish the house rules and of course some good behavior practices. While things are still pretty messy right now, I would say that after a while I kind of got used to it. Yes, the unexpected things are going to happen, I can control somethings and I can verry much focus on those as much as possible, but things that are out of my control can still happen and will continue to happen so its best to just make peace with it and accept it, as I am moving along forward and making a conscious choice to focus more on what is in my control and on what I can expect, measure, predict to be happening, the rest is just the beauty of life. All this entire testing foster period is a good thing for actually realizing if I am ready to take on some new responsabilities or not. Either way, its ok, its just about admiting what we are willing to take on moving forward and what we are not.

Sometimes I get really trigerred, or scared or just exhausted when it comes to making life decissions, but it the end it is all about what aligns with our truth and and our values, testing, seing what unfolds and then deciding if we are ready and willing to take on a responsability or not. There is no right or wrong here, its just what is right for us at a specific point in time and space. And if we are willing to take on willingly a long lasting responsability then thats great, if not, thats also great, its all just a reflection of what we are willing to invest our time and energy into and what not. We might choose to focus on one thing or another but its always a matter of choice. And its always a conscious choice, our personal and unique loving choices. We are responsable for our own lives, our own wellbeing and sanity, as well as for our overall health and wellness so, no matter what happens, we have to care for ourselves first and then we can also care about others and support ourselves first so that we can mindfully support others. Life is a journey, so lets not waste it, take a chance, explore and choose to live your life to its fullest, by living in your truth and true to yourself and your values, always at all times.