You know, I sometimes sit around (well, okay, okay, lie around) thinking about what to write about that might REALLY interest anthros and kitties out there, and sometimes I simply draw a blank. Whatever that means. Because if I were to start drawing a blank with a pen or pencil, then what would be on the paper? A BLANK, duh.
So I guess that’s what happens in my little pea brain when I go over the state of the world, the state of the States, the state of the EU, the state of our health system in the US, the state of other health systems in the EU, the state of our daily consumption of too much fat, too much junk food, use of too much booze and cigarettes and all those things that kitties really don’t pay a lot of attention to because they simply do not do or consume those things and so are out of the loop when it comes to worrying about them.
I think instead that most kitties (and this includes my doggie friends, too, like the ones at the Funny Farm) really have better things to do than sweat over the world going to hell in a hand basket, whatever THAT means, and so they put their brains to work on really important subjects like the meaning of life (kibble, tuna, a little fresh meat every now and then), the essence of love and affection (carresses, scratching of tummies, rubbing of ears and jaws, etc.) and the source of loud noises or the dropping of large items too close to the sleeping area (crushing plastic water bottles for the recycle bin, violent action of opening of plastic garbage bags for the poubelle, accidental bumps of furniture with the vaccum cleaner, etc.) and they come up with all sorts of solutions to those daily interruptions of their otherwise tranquil lives, when heads of state don’t seem to be able to come up with permanent solutions to anthros’ world problems.
I read today in T magazine that meditation and buddhist teachings are becoming ever more prevalent as helping aids to anthros in their rattled lives—large companies start their employees’ days off with a soothing sound of bells, for example, and Google offers a 7-week course in meditation and handling one’s workplace difficulties.
Hey, we kitties have known this since we wandered out of Egyptian palaces and populated the planet!!!
In fact, I am offering meditation sessions to anyone who wishes to learn this easy and simple way of life. To start you off, just follow the instructions in the following how-to photographs:
FIRST: RELAX
NEXT: YAWN, a big one!
STRETCH ONE PAW AND THEN THE OTHER TO ELONGATE YOUR LIMBS.
NEXT: PUT YOUR PAWS UP ON SOMETHING TO REVERSE YOUR CIRCULATION FOR BETTER RELAXATION.
You have now reached a state of complete nirvana and will remain so as long as you like…
See how easy?
Gee, Jan says she wishes she had read this earlier so she could have used those relaxation poses to calm her computer-frazzled nerves lately. 🙂
Hey, they work after the fact, too. I can send you some more if you need them, Jan. One is to find a vessel and with the right hand or left hand, slowly grasp a wine bottle and pour into the vessel, breathing deeply. Then sit somewhere very relaxed and sip whilst stroking one of your loving animals. Works every time.
Loulou, you are so wise and elegant. We’d all be better off if we followed your example
Luff Mungo
It’s just that my concentration when I meditate gets a bit off-kilter when those birdies squawk outside..
Excellent lesson, Loulou! Yes, everyone should learn this. There might be world peace?? It’s a hope.
Yes, I have found that when I calm my mind, mama’s mind is calmer, too. Sometimes….