Thoughts from KT Cat Paws Archives

posted on February 14, 2016 by KT CAT Paws

Three ways to find love

Yes, there are three ways to find love, but you only need one. Look in the mirror. If you remember back there was a very popular song from Whitney Houston called “the greatest love of all”. This song was about self-love and finding love within. With valentines coming up, we need to look to this […]

posted on January 21, 2016 by KT CAT Paws

Blue Eyed Zen Cats

A post about our blue eyed “zen” cats Thursday Cat Thoughts By KT Cat Paws This week we seem to have a blue eyed cat theme. It didn’t happen on purpose; it just ended up that way. So on this post for Thursday Cat Thoughts…. I am going to talk about blue eyed cats. Yes, […]

posted on December 29, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

The Cushion of Zen

[subscribe2] The Cushion of Zen If you have read any of this blog or followed Mr. Bailey and Miss Mattie, then you KNOW about the famous Cushion of Contentment. I have heard some of our twitter friends think that this cushion is not real, but instead an enlighten place from where Mr. Bailey gives his […]

posted on November 17, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

The cat belly lesson in life

The cat belly lessons are not for the cat (Be warned, this is cat belly cuteness overload of reality) The cat belly is the one thing most of us cat people want to touch. We get all gooey when we see the cat roll over and expose this grand area of fur. In proportion to […]

posted on July 28, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

Lazy days

Lady days are really important. Our perceception regarding these days is just as important. We tend to think of lazy as getting nothing done. That is wrong. We need these days to reflection, refine and re-infuse our purpose and mindset. So, without regret, take some time out to be lazy…. KT Cat Paws

posted on June 18, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

7 reasons to quiet the cat muse

The creative mind is an open space; it has no boundaries unless we allow our mind to create them. -KT Cat Paws I sometimes think my cat muse needs a little duct tape to keep her quiet…for a while. The Muses are a personification of inspiration. Some believe the muses are like the traditional 9 Greek […]

posted on June 12, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

The Sacred Pen & Zen

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. Benjamin Franklin The pen that you use everyday may be significance to you, or not. We all have so many pens we don’t give them much thought. Writing started around 4000 BCE with just scratches on tablets. Around the 6th century BCE, they introduced the […]

posted on May 31, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

A Cat Cafe is coming to Rhode Island!

I am so excited about this wonderful news!! Little Rhode Island may be getting it’s first Cat Cafe’! It will be located in Providence RI and the name is… “The Purrfect Cup Cafe and Cat Room” This will be lovely. The owners have spent time researching this process, visiting many cat cafes overseas. They’re also […]

posted on May 27, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

The wisdom of the nautilus shell

Nautilus and Kitten… so much wisdom, yet so different. I saw this adorable picture of this orange kitten, and the same day I saw a similar picture of a nautilus shell. So, I put them together just to compare. The kitten may be fuzzy, adorable and full of Zen wisdom. The Nautilus may not be […]

posted on May 14, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

The Mindful Shoe

The comfort of our shoe in direct correlation to the comfort of our mind. -KT Cat Paws One walks a mile in a shoe… providing it has a decent heel and had an insert to keep our feet comfy. Shoes are a billion dollar business and except for fashion and practical reasons, they are […]

posted on May 2, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

How to find gratitude, the easy way

I was talking to a friend a while back about a project we were working on and we got on the subject of being grateful. The word that came out of my mouth was “grace-filled.” It was one of those universal slip-of the tongue that opened up a whole new realm of thinking for me. […]

posted on April 14, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

20 Lessons from my first year blogging

Last week I had a party celebrating our first birthday at Cat Box Zen. The green mouse is still glaring at me, but anyhoo…. Cat Box Zen started as the Art of Awakening. No one knew what exactly what we were ‘awakening’ so I ditched the name and ended up with Cat Box Zen which […]

posted on April 10, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

Sucking life through a straw

I was driving down the road doing enjoying a yummy milkshake. It was delicious, yet really thick and hard to suck through a straw. ( no, that picture is not the milkshake, but I would drink that up too!) I sucked and sucked (be nice, this is PG-13) but to no avail, I could only […]

posted on April 3, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

Learning to listen

Listening deeply is not easy for me, especially when I need to really pay attention. I am a social butterfly when I am around other people, but I also a mild hermit when I am in my Zen. I am at my happiest when I am home cuddled up on the couch with a cup […]

posted on March 26, 2015 by KT CAT Paws

Releasing cat crap and clutter

Simplicity is the way of Zen It is time to release the cat crap and clutter in my home. The older I get, either in cat or human year, the less stuff I need or want. Collecting and acquiring has become part of the mainstream way of thinking. We collect videos, cars, nick-knacks and even […]