Notice the variation of colors, my scribe's rather silly shirt but, most of all, notice my poised affect. See, not many dogs carry themselves in such an elegant manner -- sitting up straight with a paw gently held out for kisses from admirers. Yes, I realize that I am not "real" royalty -- Prince William and my chance at eternal love was only separated by species -- but, I feel that I should express myself as I view myself, and I have forever viewed myself as a princess.
Princess B, that is. And, I should note, that it would be much easier not to carry on this prestigious role of Princess Briony had it not been further substantiated by my scribe. See, she grovels at my feet. "Oh, Princess B, whatever do you need?" I hear this day in and day out. At first, I was confused -- "Scribe! I am no royal!" But, again and again she called me out... "Oh, Princess B, whatever do you need?"
What was I supposed to do? So, I gave in and laid my princess puppy head on my scribe's lap and with royal puppy eyes gazed upwards with a request: "Princess B needs a massage..." I would blink with my eyelashes, much like morse-code but in dog speech. And, thus, my status of royal highness began. Though, I have to admit, like I said earlier, I've always felt like a princess.
You're probably asking yourself "What does all this have to do with this week's dogvotional?" Well, everything, fair reader. See, this week's dogvotional is all about "B"ing yourself. For example, if you view yourself as a princess, then by all means, "B" a princess! Unfortunately; however, many of you fail to simply "B" yourselves because you are trying to conform to who society thinks you should be. "Nay, nay!" I say. This is a grave mistake -- society is always wrong in its guessing game of who you should be. And, many of you know this! Bravo!
"But, Princess B..." you may question, "how do I 'B' myself?"
Valid question, dear friend, for which I do have an answer. I have developed a process, a method if you will, that will teach you how to "B" yourself. I shall call it: "The Dogvotionalist's Dogma: 3 Steps to 'B'ing Yourself."
Before beginning with detailing my step processes, please note that each step must be followed exactly and in the exact order it is consecutively placed.
Step 1: Break. First things first -- we're going to get some of that stress off of you. That way, you will be able to feel more like yourself, instead of feeling like yourself with a buffalo on your back. So, reach for the closet thing to you that you wont miss -- probably a pencil or paper or flower (no people or animals, please) -- and get to destructing. Just destroy it. Break it, crumple it, rip it..whatever. Make sure that you're visualizing the demise of your stress alongside the demise of your (insert destroyed object here). And then, after you've worked up a fury and feel like you have all of your stress in your hands, slam dunk it in the trash. Feels good, huh? Yeah, I thought so.
Step 2: Breathe. Or meditate, whichever sounds best to you. Simply stop what you are doing, including reading these most important dogvotional steps, and calm your mind. How do you calm your mind? Simply stop thinking about everything and focus on only one thing, whatever that may be. Close your eyes, and take 3 deep breaths in. Slooooooowly. Keep focusing on only one thing. Make sure that this thing you are focusing on is not that of chores or bills, work or emotions -- simply think of something of pure enjoyment, something that represents you. On your last breath out, count to 8. At the end of your count, write down the one thing you're focusing on. It can be anything at all -- just write it down.
Step 3: Begin. Remember that buffalo of stress you had on your shoulders? The one you destroyed? You're a resilient thing, you know. Conquering battlefields like that. And, here we are, post buffalo-stress battle, with our focal point written down. Now, here's what you have to do. You have to read it aloud. I don't care if you're all alone or in a room full of people - just read it aloud. Sounds good, huh? Whatever that thing you wrote down is -- it is of utmost importance to you. See, when I did this exercise for the first time, I wrote down "royalty." And after saying it aloud, as you just did, I realized where these steps were supposed to take me -- they were supposed to take me to the place where I begin "B"ing myself -- figuratively, of course. After saying "royalty," I knew that in order to fully "B" myself, I had to "B" the princess I knew I was. And, the rest is history -- or, at least, that's why you have come to now know me as "Princess B."
Now, if you complete these steps again in the future and find that you have written down another focal point different from your original, it is time for you to take yourself in a different direction. Try "B"ing yourself differently. My scribe's new focal point is "B"ing thrifty, like we discussed a few weeks ago. So, she's investing herself in learning how to "B" thrifty. Don't be surprised if you change along the way. I mean, I doubt I will as I just fit the role of Princess so well, but you might.
It's important you "B" yourself, because you want to be a true representation of yourself to everyone else. You don't want to be a lie. If I were to walk around here trying to convince everyone that I wasn't a princess, then I would be telling a fib, and no one would know the real me! Nor could I pretend to be something else very well, as the true me would always shine through. You can't be someone else forever.
Also, "B"ing your true self means having people in your life that truly appreciate the real you. Why's that? I refer to a favorite quote of mine: "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." In essence, if someone is a fan of you -- they want you to be the real you!
So, don't pretend to be out-going if you're shy, don't try and fit in to something you wont, don't do something you wouldn't and don't be something you're not. Just "B" yourself -- that's the best you can be!
In conclusion, I hope that you all try and "B" better at "B"ing yourselves this week. Nothing is more satisfying than relishing in the perfect-ness of you!
Please, raise your right hand, or paw, and repeat after me: "I, (state your name), promise to be better at "B"ing myself this week. I will practice "The Dogvotionalist's Dogma: 3 Steps to "B"ing Yourself" and will work on finding my inner focal point. I will dedicate this week to exposing my true self to all of my friends and family, because that's the "me" they cherish the most. I will do my best at spreading the word of Princess B to those around me, and will be back next week for a new dogvotional."
I love you for you! See you next week, you wonderful thing, you.
B: The Dogvotionalist
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