On Cats

Hello Friends,

Some days we have to ask for what we want or need. This is a lesson from a cat.

Yes, it’s another Caturday, and yesterday on my walk, a sprightly black creature raced down from their stoop, through a small garden, and onto the sidewalk to greet me.

And demand pets and scratches. I gladly gave them. Then walked. The cat asked for more. I complied. The cat chased after me for awhile, once I had set the clear boundary that I was getting on with my walk and could not scratch its head all day.

That’s the other good thing about asking for what we want and need: people can say yes and they can also set boundaries. Sometimes that boundary is a solid no, and other times, a compromise is reached.

It’s one reason I like animals. If they’ve been well treated, they know how to ask for what they want and need. A lot of humans have trouble with this because of fears, or conditioning, or past abuse.

But we can all take a breath and learn, can’t we? We can find ways to soothe our animal selves and say “Hey, can I ask…?”

wishing you well — Thorn

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