Cat Wisdom: 60 great lessons you can learn from a cat. Neil Somerville

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      When a cat wants feeding it will leave you in no doubt about what it wants. Whether it’s meowing loudly, standing in your way or looking pleadingly at the food cupboard, it is virtually impossible to ignore a determined cat. And the cat will keep on at you until you give in.

      The cat is well aware of the importance of persisting, and persistence often pays. If there is something you want, don’t keep it to yourself and risk disappointment; be like the cat. Be forthcoming and ask. And ask again if necessary. It is through asking that you are more likely to receive.

Gratitude

      ‘To please himself only the cat purrs.’

       IRISH PROVERB

      The cat, the master of the good life, enjoys being pampered. And whether this is by being stroked or given attention, the cat indicates its pleasure with a deep and rhythmic purr. It is a cat’s way of saying ‘Thank you’ and, because we know it is grateful, we tend to carry on with the pampering even longer.

      By showing appreciation of what others do, it will please those concerned, as well as make them more likely to respond positively to you again.

      Be like the cat: appreciate and acknowledge the favours and kindnesses given to you.

At Ease

      ‘No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.’

       CARRIE SNOW