On my walk today I met a cat....

On my walk today I met a cat.
On the sidewalk.

I noticed him about a half block away, lounging, sunning himself, just hanging out.

As soon as he saw me he got up and approached me with his tail in the air.

We chatted for a bit as i rubbed the top of his head and neck with my knuckles.

And then I left,and he went back to lounging.

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I like cats for a lot of reasons, but one of them is that they are so honest.

They want something, they ask.

They want nothing, they leave.

They are perfectly capable of entertaining themselves, but are social all the same.

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This week there is a story in the news about a cat in a New England care home who visits with residents during the last hours of their lives. Staff have come to recognize his ability to predict death.

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And when you get up and leave a cat, unlike a human, they don't harbour resentments or even show sadness, or talk to their therapist about abandonment.

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There is a zen quality of mindfulness that they posses. They live in the moment.

We can learn from cats.

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Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys?

no

Cat Stevens?

probably

Cat Power?

definitely.

Cat Power: Lived in Bars

note to colleagues:

I wish all party videos were this tame.