Living With Cats

For years, I had a small wall piece hung on the wall a couple of inches above the floor. It had the caption 'Dogs have owners, cats have staff' on it. and it was hung so low because it was my cats' decor item. Not mine. After all - I have been their mere servant, their staff, their BITCH, just as that wall piece told it. BUT this staff member wouldn't have it any other way. Living with cats is a whole lot of wonderful - and the recent pandemic year made me grateful for my feline friends so much more. I mean, sure - I am not a fan of the litter business nor do I love when they yap and yap asking for food minutes after I already serve them, but the cuddling, the love, the feeling of another breathing aliveness next to you when no one else is... it's priceless. Connecting to animals connects us to ourselves, to our nature, to our humanity, to our mortality. And of course, having to care for someone else - is an exercise in generosity, responsibility and unconditional love.
~Seems to me that those traits are lacking in our world...~

So go adopt a dog!
Or visit a farm!
Or practice goat yoga!
Or do some bird watching!
Or swim with sharks!
​Or live with cats, like me.