I was a cat in a previous life. I am certain of it. I think that the essence of former lives can be carried over into another life and tangibly or metaphorically driven into our view. I have many other feelings about who I might have been before this life time as well, but they’ll lay in the banks of my mind for now.

                                                                                Why a cat?

I am quiet, but always thinking.

I am loyal yet conscientious.

I lay low, and pounce when I need to.

I take mental notes, and I consider upon them later.

I care not for what other’s may think of me, yet I listen still and cast aside the unnecessary commentary that does nothing for the speaker nor myself. 

I have no problem staring down a culprit and pinning them with a knowing look.

I know that when truth is sought, it will become free, and there is little that I need to concern myself with in the interim. 

I can curl up and nap anywhere.

I like to cuddle and snuggle up under a blanket of warm clothes.

I make piles  to organize myself.

I drag around bags of items to and fro with teaching, to exercise, to home. 

I leave my friends and family little presents of my time or trinkets to bring them joy. 

I am content and happy to sit upon a spot  and read, just simply be, write, or what have you, for hours on end. 

I fear not when I am left in the lurch because I know that my skills will see me through. 

I speak up when it is imperative, and yet I choose what I say and do wisely.

I am an introvert. 

My claws come out when necessary, but only when I feel that the life situation has left little else to draw upon. 

I believe in karma and cats have 9 lives.

I see the truth in other’s eyes and continue watching.

I believe my spirit animal is a panther. 

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I try to believe the best in people, always.  I have a friend who taught me this phrase. I did not have the right words for a long time to express that particular notion. But there it is now, and there it shall remain. However, I will always seek the truth in the humanity around me.

In my daily life, I have found that, as of late I can be bombarded with so many signals, messages, gestures, information, and pieces of communication that have very little to do with who I am, deep inside my heart of hearts.

I think it is essential to stop, quiet my mind, and really consider without all of the noise, “What am I seeking at this current moment in time? Am I believing the best of myself and those around me?”

Sometimes it is easier to busy ourselves with another person’s story. Another person’s trials and tribulations. Another person’s words. Another person’s vision. Another person’s thoughts. Another person’s actions. Another person’s feelings for this… or that… Tit for tat.

Anything but our own mind, our own story, our own hardships, our own fears, our own feelings, our own grief. I stop and ask myself though, “What have you done to be honest with yourself, as of late?  Do you face your fears head on?

Are you honest with yourself about how you feel, about yourself, about what reflections you leave with the actions you take?

These are the questions I stop and reflect upon when I feel the tendencies as a human to slip into habits that are easier to manipulate than forcing my brain muscle into what I need and want, versus what is easy.

Life is made up of little moments. Small choices, like pebbles we leave behind.

What are the shades of your pebbles you leave on this pathway in life? Are they a reflection of your aura or are they misconceptions of what your scattered visions are with interrupting signals from afar?

So right now, in this current moment, I am choosing to be like my cat. I am going to quiet my mind, remain loyal, and continue to seek truths of all kinds for myself in my cat -human state.