Month: May 2014

Sunday Purrs: Be Kind to Yourself

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Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. ~The Dalai Lama

Kindness is defined as “the quality of being friendly, generous and compassionate.” It’s a quality that I look for in almost every person I form any kind of relationship with – it matters that much to me. Kindness to cats, and all animals, is the most important to me, but kindness to other human beings is a close second. One of my pet peeves: people who are unkind to waiters or other service personnel.

Research suggests that positive emotions help contribute to better physical and emotional health. And kindness shouldn’t just extend to others, it should also be directed at yourself. Continue Reading

Sunday Purrs: Special Birthday Edition

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Hi everyone, it’s Allegra and Ruby! Don’t tell on us – we snuck on the computer while Mom was asleep. And it’s a good thing we did, because we noticed she didn’t have her usual Sunday Purrs post written for today. That’s just as well, because we were going to delete it and post this instead – because today is Mom’s birthday!

Ruby: Do you think Mom will be happy when she sees this, Allegra?Continue Reading

Allegra’s World: Crazy for Cat Crazies

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Hi everyone, it’s Allegra! I want to tell you about my super cool new toys! They’re called Cat Crazies, and they really do drive me crazy – but in a really good way. I like it when Mom tosses one out for me. I go bounding after it, and then I pick it up with my mouth and carry it around.

Mom keeps trying to get me to bring it back to her, but what fun would that be? It’s much more fun to watch her try to get it out after I’ve kicked it under furniture. I try to be very helpful by getting down right next to her when she’s crawling around on the floor.Continue Reading