There are many hills in the forest where I cycle each day with my dog and I'm very grateful to have electric assistance when I need it. If my grandchildren cycle with me occasionally, we have many stops as they find it hard work and tiring.
Except for the other day. A friend from the local village rang to say her dog had been missing all night and asked if we had seen him. They had been looking everywhere and believed he had run after a deer trail and got lost.
My daughter and grandchildren came along with me and we cycled through the forest looking and calling out for the missing dog. After cycling about three quarters of our journey, I watched my grandaughter cycling ahead, calling the dogs name at the top of her lungs and said to my daughter who was cycling next to me "a dog in the chase doesn't know it has fleas" I had just realised how she never once had stopped because she was too tired or thirsty.
My little 9 year old grandaughter was on a mission - she was on fire - she wanted to find this lovely dog and save him from another cold night alone. She wasn't focusing on the hills and how tiring they were. She had a purpose and she kept going for longer than we normally do.
I'd heard the statement about the dog in the chase many times, however, it's much more powerful to see a real example of the meaning of the saying.
A sense of purpose really does make all the difference and I thought I'd just share one of my grandaughters with you
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