Love Letter to a Cat (A BonBon)

I love the gentle way you insist upon being at the center of my desk as I attempt to work around you—making it plain what’s really important here.

I love the way you can turn anything into an object for play, and then explore its endless possibilities.

I love the way you refuse to notice my call, and then come in stealthily as soon as you think it is your idea.

I love the attentive and rapt way you watch the tiniest details, ready to engage or pounce in a flash.

I love the way you gaze down from high places, the regal sovereign of all you survey.

I love the way you make yourself vulnerable to me—displaying how totally you trust me, rely on me, and want me to care about nothing but you.

I love the way you seek out visitors (selected by some criteria that only you can detect) for special attention—instant and total devotion—and then, as arbitrarily, dismiss them.

I love the way you shift so abruptly from languid inertia to dynamic speed, and then as abruptly go back to laziness again.

I love the way you embody gracefulness in every movement—as you extend out a paw, yawn with all of your being, and sink into a mound of fur.

In these and in many other ways you remind me:

• That my business obligations are not that important
• That life is fun, dynamic and ever-fresh
• That curiosity is well rewarded with marvelous discoveries
• That devotion is a precious gift
• That it is possible to meet events on my own terms
• That play is always an available choice
• That it is wise to be alert for unexpected pleasures
• That simple is enough.

This is a BonBon by Lynella Grant, from BonBons to   Sweeten Your Daily Life  Or it’s fresh from the kitchen.   Read some more.

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