Simple Lessons Dogs Teach Us About Life

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Dogs may seem like simpleminded creatures when compared to cats, but that's just an illusion because their minds are always working out ways to get food, get pets and get their friends to play with them.

That's why they make great life coaches, because a dog's life is full of fun, good food and lots of leisure time, and who couldn't use extra servings of all three in their lives?

Dogs can teach us the basics, like you are what you eat

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Or more advanced life lessons, like how to keep your cool while sitting in rush hour traffic

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And if you learn the way of the dog the world will be your oyster

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Dogs have a remarkable knack for going with the flow, swinging along through life without a care in the world

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And when they should be freaking out they somehow manage to keep their cool

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Maybe it's because they've figured out how to comfort themselves in times of stress

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Or maybe it's because their buddies keep them from flipping out

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We may never know the secret to canine confidence

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But follow their example and you'll feel more confident, and therefore more attractive

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Confidence begins where stress ends, so stop and smell the flowers every once in a while

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If you're still not relaxed enough to smile have a friend lend you a hand or two

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And if you can't be as stress free as a squirrel then fake it

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When it comes to making big decisions try not to get in over your head

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Hold yourself accountable and learn from your mistakes

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Eagerly dive in to the next dilemma, so you can learn how to overcome any obstacle life throws your way

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And don't be afraid to humiliate yourself to make somebody else smile

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To be well received you must take a bath every once in a while (even though they suck)

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Always act your age, but don't calculate your age in dog years or you may have a heart attack

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Be proud of who you are and your individual sense of style

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Don't worry about vicious rumors people spread about you

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And you'll go from being the person who is always sniffing butts through the fence

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To the well liked, and well groomed, toast of the town!

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If you ever lose confidence and find yourself searching for some self-help advice don't go down to the bookstore- look to your dog and see what lessons that wise little creature can teach you for a mere biscuit or two.

But don't listen to them about eating cat poop, because that's disgusting.

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Sad to say this but...Did anyone ever consider prisoners or terminally ill people. I'm sure there is a number of these people who would volunteer for missions like this as an alternative to living out their life here on Earth. I understand Australia was basically founded this way.
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If I were offered a one-way trip to Mars, I would have no second thoughts in accepting it - and I'm not a prisoner or terminally ill, either. :)

Going to Mars would be a dream come true, for me, and for a lot of other people. While I want to go for the chance to experience and discover things that no one else has before, there certainly would be others who would get a thrill from the danger and the instant fame.

I mean, being one of the first people to set foot on Mars would ensure that you're remembered for all time (more or less).

And with the way the world's going, I'm sure there are plenty of people who wouldn't mind saying goodbye to the wars, diseases, crime, etc. of the Earth. You know, so they can bring all that stuff to Mars. ;)

I'm sure I can accomplish more on Mars in a few years than I am likely to in an entire lifetime on this planet. There are probably other people who feel the same way.

Either way, sign me up!
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this article gave me chills. of excitement! i would absolutely love to go to mars on a one way ticket. i have a girlfriend, family, friends, but if i had the chance to explore ANOTHER PLANET?? i'd do it. no questions asked. i'm there.
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I'm sure more people than they realize would sign up for a program like that in an instant.
I say go for it. I'm not one of those people. The thought of not being able to come back home, not being able to go outside and breath in a lung-full of fresh air.. just no...
but if other people are up for it. More power to them! I'll sit at home and watch them on tv religiously! That would be SO damn interesting to watch.
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I'm reminded of the short story "Hinterlands" by William Gibson; the succession of explorers did come back (to a space station) with plenty of patent-worthy info but almost always insane or DOA by suicide... and as one of the handlers says "Even now, knowing what I know, I still want to go."

Still. Even knowing that you will find people like that, I'm ill at ease to think of public policy built on the one-way-ticket idea, entrenched in the concept of the disposable human. And don't counter with "that what war's all about": it's one thing to say you might not come home, or even probably not, another to say you WILL not, even to a volunteer. So instead of a suicide bomber's lure of a virgin-laden paradise, you offer academic glory and screen-time? Because it's going to take a few missions at least until things are sorted out enough to the point that life expectancy is "shortened by a little bit" as in this gentleman's softening statement. And they won't be pretty.
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I dare say that LOTS of very highly esteemed scientists would sign in if they got the opportunity- A one-way trip to Eternal Glory and Fame and a whole row of First discoveries behind your name- Vallies and mountains and tunnel-systems and effects and layers and minerals and perhaps later on communities and streets or habitat-units and lab's on Mars with your name. Some streets, buildings, spacecraft and statues on Earth with your name and your name promimently in the Wiki and the Encyclopedia's and works of reference that matter......

Heck most main scientists anyhow only get famous only after they died and without them knowing it. So why not die on Mars and be sure about that place in History?
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Read the Heechee Saga by Frederik Pohl.. Basically details this scenario... Send them to mars, and give them a percentage of the profits incurred by their discoveries... Even if you die, your family may be set for life... course you could die, and get nothing, but risk takers abound!
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I would not be volunteering, but it sounds like a great idea. It's pretty much the same deal offered to colonists, pioneers, and explorers throughout history. If you actually survived the ocean voyage or the harsh terrain, you and your entire expedition could die in hundreds of ways once you arrived. One thing holding back manned space exploration is NASA's extreme aversion to risk and death. When people do dangerous things and go to dangerous places, some of them are going to die and others aren't going to be coming back home. Let's acknowledge that fact and get on with it.
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@pwscott:
I'll put aside my opinions on the morality of your suggestion for a moment and concentrate on logistics.

This would conflict with the general idea that once they arrive, the people/explorers/colonists should do useful work- and by that, they mean useful both to themselves and to those of us back on Earth. For that we need scientists, doctors, engineers, and other highly skilled people who are motivated to work hard for little tangible reward.
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