{"id":4993,"date":"2021-05-31T03:50:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4993"},"modified":"2021-05-31T03:50:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:50:52","slug":"mindful-monday-the-way-of-the-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4993","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 The Way of the Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/catintree1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/catintree1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/catintree1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/catintree1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/catintree1.jpg 1425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We love our cats, admire them, baby them, become frustrated with them, and sometimes don\u2019t understand them at all. But if we pay attention, there\u2019s actually a lot we can learn from our cats. Even the things they do that we perceive as naughty or destructive or downright exasperating, are often simply the way of the cat\u2014things that make the cat so interesting and endearing. Mimic some of the cats\u2019 natural abilities and activities, and who knows how far you could soar in your career or craft or just in the way you live life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can you imagine having the focus and patience of a cat when you\u2019re facing a <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catanniecactus-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catanniecactus-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catanniecactus-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catanniecactus-rotated.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>challenging project?<\/li>\n<li>The world could be yours if you could adopt the cats\u2019 way of persuasion.<\/li>\n<li>And when it comes to taking care of oneself, the cat is king (or queen). On those days when you need<em> me<\/em> time, just follow the cats\u2019 lead. Find the perfect place to hide until you\u2019re ready to be found and respond to no one and nothing.<\/li>\n<li>When you want to win an argument or simply get your way, borrow some of the cat\u2019s charming ploys, and you could certainly become a winner. Cats show us how to claim what\u2019s not theirs and get away with it\u2014not by force, but by their coy and cunning ploys.<\/li>\n<li>When you\u2019ve come to the end of the road on a project or a challenge, think of the way your cat would handle things\u2014yeah, she wouldn\u2019t quit. She\u2019d examine the situation from angles you might not even think of and find a way to success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just imagine the person you could be if you followed the cat\u2019s way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love our cats, admire them, baby them, become frustrated with them, and sometimes don\u2019t understand them at all. 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