at least three times this week already trying to balance it all. But then (as in then-today-oh-yeah-I've-got-a-WHOLE-mess-of-tools-in-my-Buddhist-toolbox-to-help-with-this) I realized: what a perfect way to cultivate patience . Because, my dear ones, having a puppy kinda forces you to be patient or become a mean, angry, no-so-nice mommy, friend, person, lover, soon-to-be