Archive for October 20th, 2008

The inner world connection

Posted in Uncategorized on 10/20/2008 07:22 pm by margot lasher

The psychiatrist, Daniel Stern, talks about our thoughts when we are with another person who is important to us. This person can be a partner, a friend, or a therapist. We ask: What is he thinking? What is he feeling? Does she know what I am feeling? Is she thinking about me?

We ask these same questions about our dogs, who live with us and are important to us. Our dog is staring at us, and we wonder: What is he thinking? What is he trying to tell me? Right now, I am feeling a great affection for him – does he sense this? Does he know what is going on in my mind?

If we can make this connection between our dog’s mind and our mind, we are connecting with each other at a very deep level, the level of inner worlds. Does your dog sometimes stare at you? Do you sometimes stare at your dog? Do you sense that inner world connection between you?
If we can make this connection between our dog’s mind and our mind, we are connecting with each other at a very deep level, the level of inner worlds.