Goal for the Day: Pause to Play with Your Pets

Those of you who have pets at home have had the experience of your dog or cat coming up to you with a toy—eyes wide and expectant—wanting to play. Very often, we’re too tired or not interested in racing back and forth with a stuffed parrot or rabbit.


Still, whenever Bertie presents a toy to me, his tail wagging, I take a moment to play with him. It’s actually a nice break from whatever I’m doing, and to be honest, I enjoy seeing him active and happy.

Our pets don’t ask much from us. They only require food, water and safety, and in return they give us unconditional love. They don’t care what we look like, how much money we make, what we drive or even how intelligent we sound. They just love us. The least we can do is take a few moments from our lives to enjoy some playtime with them.