To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it! Charlie Chaplin Miss Mattie says…. I did something silly the other day. Well, it was actually more embarrassing then silly. I tried to hop in my box with cat paw grace but instead I ended up doing a belly flop […]
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Earth Day and Cats
Happy Earth Day Everyone! Be kind to the Earth, there are over 7 billion people upon it…and counting Be kind to the cats…they are just as precious with over 600 million padding around…and counting. If we lost all the cats in the world, we would have less grain, more disease from rodents and the emotional […]
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Image of a Zen Cat
Mr. Bailey is sitting high up on his cushion of contentment staring at us with his blue eyes half open. As I look to his left nearby, there is a Buddha statue, a bamboo-water bowl and if you sniff the air, you will get a gentle breeze from the incense on the table. I even […]
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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 […]
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Embracing a sassy attitude!
I am a sassy cat, I am a confident cat. I am an awesome cat and I have attitude or better said…”cattitude!” I own my sassy ass and I will shake it with the world. Are you ready to share your sassy ways? Here is a little jingle for you to own your sassy […]
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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 […]
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Happy Birthday Cat Box Zen
Cat Box Zen is one year old today! Happy Birthday to us!! Woo! Woo! Me and the cats had a party to celebrate. Well, it was sort of a party. The cats showed up for about 10 minutes. I got a cupcake since I was the only one eating it. I also got ribbons and […]
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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 […]
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Do not hug the cat
The cat looked at me with big blue eyes and said “Please don’t pick me up and hug me today.” He went on to say… I don’t want to be held like a baby, a child or a kitten. Today I just want to be a cat. I know you love me and want to […]
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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 […]
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Zen Cat of the Week- Pete
Introducing a very insightful Zen Cat of the Week! This cat has a big story to tell and I am honored to share it with you all! Drum-roll as I introduce you to… Pete, the blind cat Name: Full Name: Sneaky Pete. When I first came to live here I had a habit of appearing […]
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SpringTime
Winters are long here in New England, especially this one. We have cocooned like cats do and we are in need of some openness, not only in our home, but in our soul. Then out of no where here comes springtime. On the first day that we can open the windows, we notice […]
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Meditate with a kitten
Would you like to meditate with this cute little kitten? How about meditating with your own kitty? Here are a few simple relaxation exercises that you and your own kitty can do…together. Hopefully you will have a better time sitting still then the cat. This is an exercise in gentle concentration using your minds-eye. Visualize […]
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yin-yang cats
Yin-Yang Cat ways… I was sitting on my couch watching Mr Bailey and Miss Mattie play. They got their paws and tails all wrapped up in a ball of fluff. I couldn’t figure out who was who, despite the big contrast in dark and light colors. In this way, they became the yin/yang cats. Yin […]
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The power of cat purrs
I purr, therefore I am. -KT Cat Paws We have learned so much about cats and purrs. Now we can learn about the effects it has on our well-being. Purring connects us to our own Inner Purr and Zen essence. It is within that purring power that we connect to our cats too. It is […]