I was actually walking this older dog, and getting impatient because it kept stopping to sit despite not seeming winded or stressed or anything being wrong, so I was like c'mon, c'mon, let's get moving -- we have to finish the walk...

But then I realised it was stopping at intersections and just, like, looking around casually. So I decided that rather than coax it onward I would wait with it.

We watched people going by, cars pulling in and out of driveways, listened to other dogs barking in the distance, sniffed at the wind whenever it picked up... I tried to figure out how many birds I could hear. It was really nice.

And then the dog seemed satisfied, so stood up and we continued our walk.

tl;dr a dog taught me how to chill tf out.