Slow down and connect to yourself and the beauty that surrounds around you through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with the poem, "Watson", by Julia Fehrenbacher.

"Watson", by Julia Fehrenbacher.

I'm pretty sure our new kitten things

our middle-aged dog is his mama.

At first, he hissed and made himself big

whenever he saw her, but now

he nestles into the warm curve

of her belly and purrs. He even

closes his eyes while she

licks him clean.

The other day, he helped himself

into the pantry, and, I swear, tried

to open the doggy jerky

for his new mama. After dinner

they chase balls and each other

around the house until

one of them has to lie down.

Two entirely different species

showing us what love looks like,

teaching us how to hiss

less, how to purr more.

-"Watson", by Julia Fehrenbacher.

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