When I adopted Blue, I made him a promise: rain, snow, hangover, bad mood, the walk happens. Keeping my word to a dog turned out to be the discipline I could never keep for myself. Three years of those walks have lowered my blood pressure, introduced me to every neighbor within four blocks, and given my worst days a fixed point to orbit around. Blue does not care about my excuses, which is exactly what I needed in a life coach. He asks for so little: a leash, a patch of grass, and my presence. Somehow that little ask rebuilt my whole morning.
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