This morning, I took our dog Augie out for his walk. We roamed the neighborhood, he sniffed a few dogs in greeting and we found our way to our favorite pocket park at the end of a block edging the bay. Augie pawed the grass and treed a squirrel. I faced water and sky, breathing in the clear light around us. I sent roots into the center of the earth. Augie and most animals are rooted naturally. For humans? It takes conscious effort...especially on hectic days. Those days, the