Cat boys practicing reflection

Feeling somewhat random inside, I knew what I needed was focus, reflection. We went to the modest backyard of our condo, looked about.

I told the cat boys that we needed to practice to reflect.

Augustus immediately sat in silence and showed me a few postures that could induce reflection.

Here's one:
Here's another:
Ollie got the giggles! So much for focus and reflections!

We read this later:

"The source of crafts, sciences and arts is the power of reflection. Make ye every effort that out of this ideal mine there may gleam forth such pearls of wisdom and utterance as will promote the well-being and harmony of all the kindreds of the earth..."

The cat boys had no problems focussing on making kisses, and so they did and they blew them in the air for you, for today, tomorrow and the weekend too! Wishing all a lovely Valentine's day!

Ciao!

Yesterday afternoon...

This is yesterday afternoon. I spent a good bit of time observing and reading signals. They spent a good bit of time being and making signals.
Ollie in ambush but Gussy is no fool!
Here comes mischief in puffy pants.
Tip tip toe...
I call Ollie's name, plot ruined, 'what does she want' he is thinking.
I said, "come over and make some kisses".
Look at him make kissy lips!

Two naughty cat brothers now plotting against me? Perhaps? Yes? No?
Nope. They were ready for reading and reflection.
I did not have much to read yesterday but I gave them some ideas to toss around in their advanced feline heads, some ideas about progress-

how to cultivate an atmosphere that encouraged the individuals "to be methodical but not rigid, creative but not haphazard, decisive but not hasty, careful but not controlling, recognizing that in the final analysis, it is not the technique but unity of thought, consistent action, and dedication to learning which will bring about progress." (UHJ2011)

They promised to think as hard as they could and they made the usual pawfuls of juicy kisses, which they blew in the air for you.

Ciao everyone!

Running to that secret cat school

where they teach cat tricks and dominion...I followed these doodles one morning or afternoon! Ollie pretending to be on a squirrel inspection...

Augustus checking around the corners to see if the coast is clear...

Look at them go, they think no one is watching.

They are going to that famous cat school where they learn dominion!

Once they see me they freeze and pretend like nothing. I did remind them yet again that I was not born yesterday!

We read this together

O SON OF MAN!

Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest find Me in the realm of glory.

and then I let them go to school and so they did only after filling their little paws with kisses, blowing them in the air and dancing away.

Wishing you a lovely week....Ciao everyone!

Those cat eyes...

The boys meditated on this today:

"Thine eye is My trust, suffer not the dust of vain desires to becloud its luster. Thine ear is a sign of My bounty, let not the tumult of unseemly motives turn it away from My Word that encompasseth all creation. Thine heart is My treasury, allow not the treacherous hand of self to rob thee of the pearls which I have treasured therein. Thine hand is a symbol of My loving-kindness, hinder it not from holding fast unto My guarded and hidden Tablets…. Unasked, I have showered upon thee My grace. Unpetitioned, I have fulfilled thy wish. In spite of thy undeserving, I have singled thee out for My richest, My incalculable favors…. O My servants! Be as resigned and submissive as the earth, that from the soil of your being there may blossom the fragrant, the holy and multicolored hyacinths of My knowledge. Be ablaze as the fire, that ye may burn away the veils of heedlessness and set aglow, through the quickening energies of the love of God, the chilled and wayward heart. Be light and untrammeled as the breeze, that ye may obtain admittance into the precincts of My court, My inviolable Sanctuary."(Gleanings)

Augustus was immersed in deep reflection and so asked Ollie to collect his kisses and blow them in the air.

Ollie came indoors, laid upside down in my lap and blew air kisses...

We wish you all lovely cat kisses and a grand middle of the week!

Ciao everyone!

Outside our home and inside our home!

While the outside looked like this...


indoors the cat boys were accessorizing!

Augustus
Ollie



I really did not know what to think of this and so I grabbed a book that was laying around and read this paragraph to the cat boys.

"The incomparable Friend saith: The path to freedom hath been outstretched; hasten ye thereunto. The wellspring of wisdom is overflowing; quaff ye therefrom. Say: O well-beloved ones! The tabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not one another as strangers. Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Verily I say, whatsoever leadeth to the decline of ignorance and the increase of knowledge hath been, and will ever remain, approved in the sight of the Lord of creation. Say: O people! Walk ye neath the shadow of justice and truthfulness and seek ye shelter within the tabernacle of unity." Tabernacle of Unity

The dudes filled their paws with kisses and blew them in the air...Tomorrow is February 1st!

Ciao!

Harmony, love and mutual trust...

At yesterday's outing Ollie was filled with admiration for his long-legged brother.

Gus was showing him how to jump up on a narrow patio wall...
Aim...

Scale...

Balance...

Look
Ollie showed his athleticism by squeezing through the rails, which is actually not easy, requires courage and suppleness.
To this act Augustus smiled with approval. He thought it was cute.
When Ollie squeezed back out I asked him if he would be the one to make kisses for delivery.
He obliged immediately, jumped on the ground and started filling his big paws with kisses to blow away for you!
Later at night, two tired cats, decided to read, so they assumed the posture of reading and reflecting and

read the following:

"The Lord of all mankind hath fashioned this human realm to be a Garden of Eden, an earthly paradise. If, as it must, it findeth the way to harmony and peace, to love and mutual trust, it will become a true abode of bliss, a place of manifold blessings and unending delights. Therein shall be revealed the excellence of humankind, therein shall the rays of the Sun of Truth shine forth on every hand.

Remember how Adam and the others once dwelt together in Eden. No sooner, however, did a quarrel break out between Adam and Satan than they were, one and all, banished from the Garden, and this was meant as a warning to the human race, a means of telling humankind that dissension -- even with the Devil -- is the way to bitter loss. This is why, in our illumined age, God teacheth that conflicts and disputes are not allowable, not even with Satan himself." Selections AbdulBaha

Well, it was a pleasant evening and cat boys went to bed with feelings of love for you, and they already sent the necessary kisses too!

Ciao everyone!

while they were sleeping I read to them

Sometimes we all too tired, tired from playing, from working, running, watching, sniffing. When I found the cat dudes like this rather early last night I knew that their days were full and that they could not read.


I decided to read to them anyhow so these words would enter their subconscious minds.

"Be an ornament to the countenance of truth, a crown to the brow of fidelity, a pillar of the temple of righteousness, a breath of life to the body of mankind, an ensign of the hosts of justice, a luminary above the horizon of virtue, a dew to the soil of the human heart, an ark on the ocean of knowledge, a sun in the heaven of bounty, a gem on the diadem of wisdom, a shining light in the firmament of thy generation, a fruit upon the tree of humility..." Gleanings

Right before they fell asleep the tired boys filled their paws with kisses and blew them in the air for your new week!

Ciao everyone!