Showing posts with label Cats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cats. Show all posts

Saturday, April 20, 2013

[Column] Feline Wisdom: Listen to Your Body


Feline Wisdom: Listen to Your Body

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I find I often make choices based on my schedule or to-do list instead of listening to my body's wisdom. I'm pretty certain I'm not alone in this one. Sometimes choices based on schedules and lists are necessary - I'd certainly never blow off a job interview because I felt like I needed a nap; however, within the times of the day that really are flexible (despite what my planner pad says), I can certainly adjust my activities. A cat is a master at listening to what his body needs and promptly … [Read more...]

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Column: Feline Wisdom | Rest


Feline Wisdom: Rest

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No one has to remind a cat to get plenty of rest. When kitty feels tired, she drops what she is doing, curls up and relaxes or dozes until her body feels ready to resume activity. Felines are masters at listening to subtle mental and physical cues. In a world where more is better, most humans still have a difficult time jumping off life's treadmill and getting the rest their bodies require. Rest doesn't always mean sleep (although sleep is very important); rest means taking both mental and … [Read more...]

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Purrfect Presence


Purrfect Presence

The new year is often a time when many of us create intentions for the coming months. For many years, I sat down on each New Year’s Eve and assembled my own list of ambitions and desires and then posted it somewhere visible; I hoped it would serve as a constant reminder. Although I savored the ritual of dreaming and designing the list, most of the year I did nothing more than walk past it on the way to the bathroom.
After a few years of this, I learned I could create and change my intentions in each fresh moment. I wasn’t relegated to the affirmations scrawled on Hello Kitty stationary each December 31st. I found freedom in this discovery and now regularly revisit my intentions in my morning meditation and journaling, as well as throughout the day.
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Read the full article, and others like it at: http://edgemagazine.net/2012/01/purrfect-presence/