Grace goes outside when I go outside. There are options for other cats too.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2024/04/09/how-to-let-cat-outside-outdoor
Cats Keep It Real
Recently read a Washington Post article on cats made me think about Grace, the tabby, who I have worked for the last six years. She is at times cool, affectionate and demanding. Grace likes to chat and she makes sure her needs or displeasure are known. She purrs for those she is comfortable with that includes my family members other cities that she FaceTime’s regularly.
The Washington Post:
According to feline researchers, cats often get maligned as aloof and even spiteful, when many of them are quite social and eager to interact. — Read on www.washingtonpost.com/home/2024/03/12/cats-behavior-misunderstood/
Discipline
Recently spent time with a friend and marveled at her discipline. Just navigating life, she appears glamorous, but I believe her intense focus and daily rituals help her to expand and maintain her success.
Grace, the overweight tabby, has discipline and patience. She has spaces for her comfort and two play stations. She also has timetables and rituals in her daily life.
Get Well Soon
Many of us want a quick or inexpensive (cheap) fix for our problems. Sometimes, it is worth the investment of time or money (if we have it) to have an effective solution- whether it’s a broken pipe or a broken heart. Still, it is often more challenging to get to the point of wanting to make an investment. Some things take time to heal. Patience for many (including me) is not a virtue. Money sometimes does not help the problem go away. Time is the great healer.
A New Year
We are all working and striving for something better, but the rule is progress, not perfection.
A new year often represents a chance for a clean slate to start all over, but sometimes, we just need to keep going in the direction we have been going in – with a little self-encouragement and self-love.
Cats & All That ™ 