A very Merry Christmas to you. May your holiday be filled with loving family and friends. May you experience the day without stress or frustrations. May peace be with you . . . always.

New Year's Resolutions

I reviewed my list of New Year's resolutions . . . written January 1, 2005. There were 7 of them and I have done none of them. I am very depressed.

That said, it's time to think about the past year and the future year. Having spent many a morning in Socretes club, I've realized that perhaps my goals were selfish and therefore unattainable for that reason. So I shall rethink HOW I prepare my goals and I shall rethink HOW I measure the goals.

Goal #1:
I will spend time each week planning and evaluating my baby steps towards my goals. This will keep me on track and not allow a year to pass before I look at my goals and say . . . oh . . . THAT's where I wanted to go.

Goal #2:
I will love myself. I will stop yelling at myself and criticising myself and hassling myself for not doing everything. I am not a supercat. I don't have super powers. In fact I am an aging cat. If I don't start to love myself now . . . I may never get the chance to enjoy who I am.

Goal #3:
I will love others. I will remember that all of us are lovable. Even Dougal who chases me and bites my butt. Even Tiger who eats all my cat food before I can get to it. In a way . . .these things are sweet and predictable. They are aspects of my cat brothers that make them individuals. If Dougal DIDn't chase me, I'd think he didn't love me. And if Tiger DIDn't eat my cat food, I'd worry he was sick.

Goal #4:
I will put happiness into my life. Things that make me unhappy will be removed from my life. Things that make me happy will be moved forward in my mind, my thoughts and my experiences. True happiness is always here, waiting for me to invite it into my life. I've let my mind be filled with worries and frustrations and happiness has had to wait in line. Times up. Worries and frustrations--you have to go now. I am an old cat, and if I will experience day to day happiness here on Earth, I need to invite it into my life now. Better late than never.

Begin with Penguins

The worst part of life is waiting.
The best part of life is having someone worth waiting for.
--Jessica Brumley

I watched March of the Penguins last night. Oh my. I cannot believe what penguins do for love. I feel guilty having a warm comfy home, all the food I can eat and comfortable sleeping places all over the place. I have cat toys, TV, time to Blog . . .

I just cannot imagine being a penguin.

Now Dougal . . . he likes Penguins. And he's trying to tell us at Socrates Club this morning that that movie is just ACTING and that it really isn't true, it's just a dramatic enactment of a Penguin story . . . in reality Penguins take cruises and drink fruity rum drinks and make long distance phone calls.

Dougal doesn't deal in facts much.