lately i'm kinda considering myself the lewis and clark of cats. well, i guess that would really be lewis OR clark. either one. you see, i've got the bug to survey, investigate, even reconnoiter.
i'm of course surrounded by the familiar. nothing new -- no new pieces of furniture, no new inhabitants, no new toys. same old, same old. but not. not at all.
suddenly i find myself looking at things anew. with a different eye, i guess.
that coat rack, for example. up to now, it's served as good a thing as any to rub up against, maybe swat a toy under. but one day, i take a look at it - step back, see it completely differently. now it holds the unknown. it is a treasure trove. and i alert my friends of my newfound interest in what is at the top of the coat rack. i ask for their aid and their company on my quest to explore above. and - well, it takes some explaining and some creative feline wiles, but before i know it - there i am, atop the coat mountain! somewhere i've never been, and never even knew existed. and it was there all along.
bliss!
i sit up there, supported at first by the company (and head) of my friend. then once i feel comfortable, i nestle in with the help of some craftily placed boxer shorts (they make a nice hammock). i see new sights! i see everything from a new and exciting perspective. it is invigorating, enlightening. definitely purr-inducing.
and now i find i am contemplating everything anew. looking differently at the same old - it is familiar and at the same time completely unfamiliar!
seeing opportunity and possibility in what appears to be mundane. and then having the courage to investigate, explore, survey -- check it out!! what's up there or behind there or around that corner? sometimes it is mind-blowing -- full of unfathomable discoveries. sometimes it is just full of dust bunnies. whatever the case, it is a fresh experience.
try it yourself. step back from your limited and limiting vision. try seeing your stuff differently, experiencing it with new eyes. your surroundings, your routines, your relationships. there are hidden treasures there. we get used to seeing things as they present themselves at face value. dare to peek beyond that. it takes a sense of adventure, curiosity -- or even just a whisper of a wish. know that you are supported -- and if you're concerned and need assurance: breathe, you're in charge of the expedition and get to set the pace, and consider bringing along a pair of boxer shorts.
really. you'll see things you didn't realize were there all along. possibilities. new friends. a toy you thought long-gone. a spark of interest you thought had faded. opportunities. beauty in something that used to appear dull. new horizons.
go. explore. purr.
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