{"id":806764,"date":"2020-04-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382128"},"modified":"2020-04-24T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:00:00","slug":"mike-messeroff-releases-illustrated-mindfulness-book-featuring-furry-companions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/mike-messeroff-releases-illustrated-mindfulness-book-featuring-furry-companions\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Messeroff releases illustrated mindfulness book featuring furry companions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Author and life coach Mike Messeroff gives his dog, Rocky, a cuddle in downtown Breckenridge on Feb. 26.<\/strong>
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BRECKENRIDGE \u2014 It was a surprise for entrepreneur Mike Messeroff<\/a><\/i> to learn that he had a creative childhood. When his mom was cleaning, she discovered small books he wrote in school when he was about 7 or 8 \u2014 books he doesn\u2019t recall writing. Last year, he tapped into that apparent lifelong dream and starting writing a mindfulness book from the perspective of his 11-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Rocky.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil this, I never even knew I had this creative side,\u201d Messeroff said. \u201cI\u2019m convinced everyone has a creative spark, whether that\u2019s writing or drawing or photography or anything. Even if that\u2019s not something they want to pursue as a career and make money from, I think it\u2019s worth digging deep and figuring out what that is. We\u2019re all here to be creators and create stuff and share.\u201d<\/p>\n

Called \u201cDogs Get It: Advice I learned from my best friend,\u201d<\/a><\/i> Messeroff\u2019s coffee-table book is a series of short poems paired with illustrations by Hannah Chavez. For example, opposite a page saying \u201cSpread joy\u201d is a poem that reads, \u201cIf all you give today is a nod or a smile, you\u2019ll make someone\u2019s day, and you\u2019ll do it with style,\u201d alongside a picture of Rocky strolling down a street with smiling passers-by.<\/p>\n

Messeroff said the book is supposed to act as entry-level mindfulness material for dog-lovers, those who aren\u2019t immediately drawn to headier books by Wayne Dyer or Deepak Chopra. He found it rather easy to keep the writing accessible by using his fluffy companion as a guide when the poems naturally grew out of his regular journaling practice.<\/p>\n

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