The Lesson of the Puppy DogNot to wet in the house? When you think the puppy has "to go," You put the puppy on a newspaper So it will "go" there. When the puppy is on the newspaper Does the puppy sit quietly? Of course not. The puppy squiggles away, Because squiggling is the nature of puppy. No matter how much you may want The puppy to stay on the newspaper, It will always squiggle away, Because squiggling is the nature of puppy. When the puppy squiggles away, You pick it up and put it back on the newspaper. And when it squiggles away again, You pick it up and put it back on the newspaper. And yell at or hit the puppy You may frighten it into not moving, But you will not change the nature of puppy. It is the nature of mind to wander. When it does, you bring your attention Back to your Anchor-place Just like bringing the puppy back on the newspaper. You can get angry with yourself And even call yourself bad names. You may succeed in feeling bad about yourself, But you will not change the nature of mind. Anchoring Tutorial Home Page |