Anticipation
My best friend/neighbor has a dog named Nellie. Over the past few months I've attended Nellie's birthday party, walked through the Farmer's Market with her on Saturday mornings, spent countless hours snuggling on the couch with her, and even invited her to sleepover when her mom was away. This is Nellie! This morning, I saw Nellie across the street and when she noticed me her entire body reacted. Tail wagging ferociously, she tried to bound into the street without care for the cars zipping by just to great me. When she finally made it over, we spent about 2 minutes saying hello. Watching the progression from walking, seeing me, anticipating our reunion, and experiencing it was a lesson in the beauty of raw and unbridled emotional expression. Dogs just do what they want. I started feeling a bit like Nellie later in the day. My heart was pounding and my body temperature was rising. As a thin layer of sweat coated my hands an enormous s...