Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Scared of me.

Meet Rosey.











She is a product of going to a beauty supply store. I know what you are thinking how did you get a dog at a beauty supply store right?




Well my daughter Brailey is six now and can read (which has it's good points and not so good points). I was pulling into the parking lot of the beauty supply store and Brailey reads a sign out front "PET ADOPTION TODAY ONLY". Her being the animal lover that she is lets out the biggest squeel asking me to please go and look at the pets.




We call daddy to tell him about the dog we just met, and I know you know the end of this story....We now have Rosseitta (aka Rosey)



Rosey is a great dog.



She is loving.



She is obedient.



She loves our kids.



Rosey was born and raised in a shelter. She has never had a family.



Ever since we had her she has been loosing weight. We were starting to grow concerned as to why.



My husband's aunt came in town for a few days. While she was at our house she watched Rosey with her shiny metal dog bowls. She asked if we had realized that Rosey was afraid of her bowls. We laughed it off thinking what dog would be afraid of her bowls? Then his aunt began to explain it isn't the bowls she is afraid of it is what she sees when she goes to eat from the bowls.



We look and realize that the bowls cast a reflection....She was scared of herself.



His aunt then put down food for her to eat on the floor and immediately she ate it all up. Rosey is putting on weight now.



All this time she had the thing she needed, but fear of herself had kept her out of a place of receiving it.



Isn't this how we are as people. We aren't afraid of success so much as we are afraid of our self....



What if I fail? What if I am not good enough? What if everything "they" said all my life is right? What if I don't make it? What if I don't have what it takes....



I have always said if you want to find your greatest enemy go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. That person staring back at you will talk you out of your greatest blessings and will back you into a place of feeling isolated. We will disqualify our self before anyone else gets a chance.



What is holding you back today from what you desire....Is it you?

4 comments:

Chad and Crystal said...

Love it! Great job :)

Lawrence said...

Great illustration of the reflection.

Heidi said...

what a wonderful perspective. i'll hold that with me today. :)

Anonymous said...

WHOA! To think I was just mosying around my favorate blogs! This is sooo on point. WHOA! This is fantastic sister!!

Sarah Dicus