{"id":1580,"date":"2016-10-24T03:22:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T11:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2016-10-24T03:22:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T11:22:09","slug":"mindful-monday-cats-can-provide-relief-from-a-stressful-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1580","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 Cats Can Provide Relief From a Stressful Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lilysophie-030-2\"<\/strong>Do you remember being told how much easier life would be in the amazing age of technology? Oh yes, Technology would make life easier\u2014give us more personal time. Yeah, right! (I say sarcastically.)<\/p>\n

Now we have hundreds of channels on TV to choose from; the Internet constantly bombards us with information; we can\u2019t get away from messages, texts, cell phone calls. We are more connected, more well-informed, and probably more stressed than ever before. Surely bad things happened to people before, but they weren\u2019t so blatantly in your face as they are today. And what about the tension we feel when hearing about or watching the current election campaigning? I think many of us seek ways to escape the stress of this election nastiness. And some of us are turning to their pets.<\/p>\n

Just look at how popular the concept of the service animal has become\u2014many of these<\/p>\n

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pets are supposedly required for stress. I know that Lily and Sophie can sure be a comfort to me.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my recommendation:<\/p>\n