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Last night, I had a dream where I was on a retreat and everyone brought their cats. I brought my two cats and also had two small kittens with dark grey, long fur. For some reason, the area where they were keeping the cats was sectioned off with couch cushions so all of the cats got out and were now wandering the entire building.
It was a big building with many floors, so I was trying to go room to room, find my cats and the kittens, and then carry them (wiggling) to my personal bedroom several floors up.
I woke up and realized, āThat dream was literally about herding cats.ā Which, if you know my life these days, is quite a metaphor.
Mar 1, 2025
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My cat is always running off from me in my dreams and making me chase her itās so stressful
Mar 1, 2025
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Little buddies just sleeping, looking out the window, grooming themselves (self care).
I just visited family with no cats (we have 2) and i caught myself looking for little creatures silently coming in and out of rooms. It sounds creepy but 10/10 fully recommend
Apr 23, 2024
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srsly my cats have the best life. Eat, sleep, run around and play, then sleep some more. Itās the dream.
Jun 1, 2024
Lazy bastards. Cats. All they do is sprawl out in shafts of sunlight like they own the worldābecause, in some unspeakable, infuriating way, they do. Itās not envy, not exactly. More like reluctant reverence. I watch them with their slow blinks and casual disregard for everything that demands urgency in a human life, and I think: God, let me be that next time.
If thereās an afterlifeāif this universe owes us any justice at allāI want out of this skin. Reincarnate me. Strip me of ambition and anxiety, of the gnawing hunger to matter. Make me a cat in someoneās backyard, basking in dandelions and overgrown grass, twitching my tail at passing dragonflies like Iāve got all the time in the world. Let me roll on warm concrete, belly exposed in the ultimate act of trust, purring not out of contentment but as a declaration of territory.
Not even the grandest visions of heaven could tempt me otherwise. Give me this one small, feral freedom. Thereās a kind of holiness in the way cats moveāaloof and unimpressed by gods or mortalsāthat makes me wonder if theyāre the only creatures who got life right. And maybe, deep down, I donāt want eternal peace or salvation. Maybe I just want to nap in a sunbeam without anyone needing anything from me.
Let the next life be small. Let it be simple. Let it be feline.
May 29, 2025
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Iām not a parent and do not plan to be. Kids can wear me out fast with their high energy and noise level; it leaves me very over-stimulated. But itās pretty extreme when people say they āhate kidsā and I often feel itās a reflection of their childhood and beliefs around how kids āshould be.ā That they were expected to be quiet, obedient, and out of the way by their parents when they were little.
Itās fucking hard to be a kid. Youāre dealing with a rapidly-changing body and underdeveloped brain, managed by flawed adults who are enforcing boundaries that you do not understand. Itās confusing and hard to manage your feelings and honestly just a lot.
People are impatient with kids when theyāre brand new to the world and figuring it all out, and this is a time kids need a friend the most. Children can also be teachers to adults with how they are less habituated to the world. They teach us how to be free and open-hearted and silly and imaginative.
A good practice is to be kinder and gentler with kids. If that feels difficult, start with gentleness toward your inner child. Maybe thatās the child in your life that needs your attention and kindness most.
Apr 16, 2025
May 6, 2025
I meant to post this yesterday. Absolutely beautiful morning for walk.
This morning is also beautiful but in a spring rain kind of way.
Mar 23, 2025