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Encounters During My Daily Walks! #2
A beautiful day! Indeed. Sir Thomas and I were on our familiar path, enjoying the nice cold and sunny weather. Â At a distance Sir Thomas smelled a friend. We sped up our stride and Miller was waiting. Tails were wagging right and left. Â Happy to meet, undoubtedly!
Us moms, Miller’s and I, were equally happy to see each other. The good weather had made many come out for a stroll. We caught up a bit. Laughed a lot. And, said our byes.
Forty minutes into the walk, I saw dark clouds quickly moving in. Â A few at first. Then the sun was covered. Â The breeze felt colder now. Â Time to get home, I thought.

As I was making my way into the last stretch of our walk, Â I saw a woman with a little puppy…waiting for our approach. Â I felt like not stopping, but Sir Thomas had to say hello to his kind. Â The woman did not say hello, but started with, Â “Do you live around here?” Before I could answer, she threw another question at me, “Do you work?” Â Again, before I could answer, she asked, “When did you move here?” Â I managed to say 11-years ago. Â She then expressed that she moved here two years ago, and paid a lot for her home, but I must not have paid much for my property back then. Â She added how much she dislikes living in this part of the town. Â I started to not like this talk at all; this was in no way a two-way conversation. Â And this stranger was certainly very strange!
She was not done with me. Â But I was! Â I was ready to flee. Â Sir Thomas was done with the hello part and was now busy sniffing. Â I pulled the leash, his paws tightly fixed to the ground. Â This gave the lady a chance to throw another question, “Do you have kids?” Â Pissed off, I said, “No.” Â Pulled on Sir Thomas again, his paws came lose and I quickly said good-bye and moved in the other direction from her. Â This interrogation was OVER!
As I made my way home, I kept thinking why did I have this encounter. Â Why did I allow this encounter? Â Why did I even answer to her idiotic questions? Â Why? Why? Â Right in the beginning, I should have said, “None of your business, lady,” and moved on. Â This lady was very nosy right from the get go.
I wanted a positive out of this encounter. Â I knew I could do it, too. Â I thought, “I am an UNSTOPPABLE OPTIMIST!” Â “I’m going to find the good in this encounter.” Â The good I found was that – If I meet this stranger again, I’ll control the encounter – I will not stop for the talk! Â (Rain started to come down. Â Thankfully, we got home right then.)
My first encounter was a heartwarming encounter.  Second was strange!  Weird!  An encounter, nonetheless.  Sir Thomas seemed happy and satisfied after his walk.  I felt tired.  That second encounter drained me.  But, guess who went to sleep after our walk? 🙂

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I’ll go for a walk… with who?
When I crossed our main street to get to the sidewalk, Thomas, my beagle, pulled me to the left, a path we rarely take, as I, automatically, turned to the right, a path we usually take. Â I decided to follow his lead. Â He seemed happy. Â His tail wagging, he took his time walking.
Nice cool breeze on a warm wintry day kept embracing us. And, the mostly cloudy day felt more like spring, not winter.  I felt my mind happily hopping.  I heard a complex symphony of sounds in the background – The chirping of the birds flying over us; the humming of the cars whizzing by us; the soft bark of a dog coming from nearby distance; the rustling of  leaves on trees around us.
As Thomas and I sauntered, I couldn’t help but chuckle remembering an encounter with an acquaintance – I had asked her about why she preferred walking alone. Â She had blatantly answered, “Sweetie, because I can fart freely!”
I, too, realize walking by myself is immensely satisfying!  An accurate definition of myself would be  – me and my dog!  These walks are exclusive –  My conversations with myself remain private; my quiet times remain absolutely and phenomenally soothing; my silly but unavoidable burps, spits, and farts become one with the nature :).  Thomas and I walk completely immersed in our own worlds.  I walk leisurely at my own pace.  Actually, leisurely at Thomas’ pace :).  But, both walking, joyfully.
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