dogs, art, snoring, 5 second video
I had some news recently. It could be categorized as bad. Melancholy overtook my body.
A few times in my life, my energetic body has been so entangled in others that their pain becomes mine. It’s temporary. It’s a kind of empathy.
To deal with it and remain present, creating something, anything helps.
Art is a path to peace for me and the memory of and presence of dogs gives me peace. So putting them together today I made this short video from an old drawing and some variations of it that I made some years ago of my dog Nerica (RIP 2019) sleeping, dreaming. She was in that state of zen, of complete relaxation and soon her head would rest on the floor as she would slumber.
She grew up on the street. People in my ‘hood told me she lived there for at least four years, maybe longer. Me and the dog who would become her soul sister – Kiki, met her in 2008.
People in the area fed her leftovers and gave her water. Nerica had broken teeth. She was joyful and loving if she trusted you. She had three rounds of puppies until she was came to live with us. She was an intelligent being who was friendly to other dogs and Kiki loved her immensely. We were both so lucky to have had her in our lives.
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