My dog, Sebastian, decided to run out of the gate when it opened. This is something he has done before but always returns within 20 minutes. Usually, we just know he’ll be coming home soon and he does. He just needs to run wild and get a thrill. This time though, after two hours had passed, I became a bit anxious.
My Facebook status up-date from the previous day was “Worry is a waste of your imagination”. I was to be tested on this day!
I decided to cancel my Christmas party plans and stay home in case anyone found him and called the number on his tag. No calls. I kept seeing him, in my mind’s eye, coming up to the gate and looking up into my eyes like he always does with that intent, sensitive, sweetness.
Unfortunately, I also had visions, although brief, of him being stuck in the canyon with Coyotes surrounding him or somewhere on the street involved with a car.
As quickly as those visions entered my mind, I pushed them out with visions of him looking into my eyes. I told my house mate that he was probably laying on a nice lawn somewhere just enjoying the moments. She was doubtful but I had seen him do this on our walks so often that I didn’t doubt it. I was hopeful but becoming more anxious by the hours that passed.
Several hours had gone by now. After walking the neighborhood, driving the neighborhood and checking out the canyon behind the house, I had to go to sleep. At 5am, after 15 hours had passed, Sebastian arrived home. My house mate let him in the house and I could hear the familiar running down the hallway. I jumped up and ran into the hall. “Is that him, is he here”?
As he had ran out the back door and heard my voice, he ran back in and looked at me with those eyes. My vision came true!
I have no idea where he had been for 15 hours. This was the first time he’d been gone for more than 20 minutes. I truly believe that my vibration and love for him, pulled him to me. I kept seeing and feeling his loving presence out there enjoying life and seeing his loving eyes staring me down. I am so grateful that I used my imagination to see what I wanted to see instead of worry about what I didn’t want to see. I am grateful and I love this dog!
