In the cold weather, Bud and Fate meet in front of the wood stove, they share the same dog bed, and seem almost fused to one another. Red, still and very quiet, sits by the side of my chair, he hasn’t moved much today.

Tonight, drained by the week for many reasons,  Maria and I sat by the dogs and meditation, we just one of our Iphone meditation apps to sit in the quiet for 10 minutes, it was important.

It settled both of us down. Solitude and quiet does that for me.

The dogs lead us, they know how to be still, how to meditate, to sit in acceptance by a wood stove. We followed their lead.