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The Dog
I take care of my well-being by surrounding myself with the right people.
I am a people-pleaser, and I’ll do anything to make my humans happy or to get a demonstration of love from them—their happiness results in a roof over my head and food in my belly. Don’t get me wrong, I love my humans, but I also know that my survival depends on their care for me.
As a result, I can be loyal even when mistreated. I want to remind you that your survival doesn’t depend on others and that it is your birthright to be well treated.
Therefore, you want to pay attention to your people-pleasing tendencies and ensure you are not sacrificing bits and pieces of yourself or your well-being by staying loyal to people who are not good to you.
Setting my boundaries makes me lovable.
I master emotional manipulation games. When I look at you with my irresistible puppy eyes, trying to guilt you into handing me your food or begging for petting,
I am playing with your emotions to activate your pity and guilt to stimulate a gesture of love or care.
Maybe you are playing a similar game with the people around you, but the truth is, you shouldn’t need to beg, manipulate, or charm others to experience love.
So if you catch yourself playing my people-pleasing game, remember that you are lovable when you are yourself. Therefore, you don’t need all of my tricks to be loved.
I express my emotions.
Some might think I express too much my joy over seeing the people I love (such as when I bark, jump all around, or shake my tail so much that it makes my hips move too.) Whatever I feel, I express myself freely.
You don’t need to be as expressive as I am but if you want others to know the love you have for them, it is important that you find a way to show them every once in a while.
