I greet The Indwelling Warning System.
Today’s “Pay forward” gift is – “Moodiness Detector.” “Dogs are angelic conspirators who know no boundaries and will stop at nothing to bring you abundant love and happiness" (Joann Donahue). I was feeling great one morning on my walk, when a neighbor’s dog, that is most often friendly, suddenly aggressive growled at me. I did not do anything to provoke him. As it turned out, he was my “moodiness detector” forewarning me of the experience I was headed for. I felt just fine when I got growled at, and still was when I got to my office. It was soon brought to my attention that I had a bad attitude, not the optimistic one I planned on. That insightful dog picked up on my oncoming mood, before I did. Feelings of gratitude and negative feelings seem to pop up uninvited. A.A. has given me an indwelling “Moodiness Detector.” I am learning that these events are showing me what I really believe, no matter what my head has to say. The question is this - what am I going to do when one or the other of these has
arrived on the scene? I am inspired to be of service, which is filled with gratitude and love. Sometimes I feel inferior and jealous and react by doing nothing. Here’s my “Pay Forward” plan-of-the-day; I will follow the angelic dog, no matter what form it comes in. I am reminded that God spelled backward is dog, Thy Love, Thy Will be done.