Wisdom

Some days it is wise to breathe, sit back and watch the Universe with skeptical reflection. This is one of those days for me. Yesterday, a pit bull from an adjacent yard attacked me as I patched the hole in the fence along the border between our properties. I was not bitten, but was aggravated and shaken. Yesterday's earlier post about violence and defenseless animals came to mind. 

My Yahoo horoscope warned me this morning that my stars are predicting frustration with achieving goals. This comes as I prepare to call Boston's Animal Control Department, which has previously been less than effective when I have had dog-owner issues at other addresses. Not atypical of city government in my experience. It can be about as reliable as my Yahoo horoscope.

There are many ways to deal with my angry, perhaps abused, canine neighbor and its owners. I dislike the word "owners" when applied to pets of any kind. It belies the emotional and physical slavery that many domestic animals endure at the hands of inhumane hosts. I will begin with the obvious way to deal with the situation as a taxpaying citizen and property owner. 

Still, I will reflect, observe and withhold sentimental attachment to any immediate envisioned remedy or result. It will, like all of life, be a process. This is wisdom, as I perceive it. If all else fails me, I have my experience and capacity to remain committed to my personal process of learning and creative application of what I learn.