Cat Wisdom: 60 great lessons you can learn from a cat
Neil Somerville
Many a domestic cat leads a good life. Pampered, well-fed and often the centre of much attention, the cat is skilful in getting its own way.In this fascinating and fun book, you can discover many of the cats’ secrets, which you too can use to great effect.Discover how to…make the most of chancescreate a good impressionbe more persuasivemake better use of strengthsas well as get more pleasure out of your day…and life.6o entries with bite-sized explanations accompanied by simple yet evocative line illustration makes this the ideal gift.
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Dedication (#ulink_8cc56c80-ea18-5338-9c21-9456ede8e25c)
This book is dedicated to cats.
To Roly, Smartie, Lily and Harry, andto your cat or a cat you may know.
Contents
Cover (#u01cc44d8-e34f-505d-9e8d-5b6c87ca31b2)
Title Page (#u801812ef-e0fc-5920-9fa0-78577058fa75)
Copyright (#ulink_d2bab31f-2727-5065-b9ce-3448842ef266)
Dedication (#ulink_4a8024c3-a73a-56e5-99c0-b62f9a150e9b)
Introduction (#ulink_e0906e41-f8fa-530f-8a4a-5814423a263e)
Persistence (#ulink_48bc141c-7760-5aed-ace7-6833abfd1cd1)
Gratitude (#ulink_5a42aa15-13c5-5000-a0c6-275e6589a8fb)
At Ease (#ulink_3fb42a1b-e627-5704-90d3-0eb8f9a2da71)
Quiet Observation
Special Greetings
The Importance of Giving
Discover
Taking Care
Keeping Your Head Down
Letting Off Steam
Sleep
Buying Time
Stretching
Reward
Looking Good
Courage
Making Do
Language of the Eyes
Surroundings
Awareness
Reflecting
Downtime
Scent
Decision Time
Adapt
Responsibility
Tell-tail Signs
Worth the Wait
Taking Stock
Friendship
Value the Now
Nine Lives
Favourite Places
Venture Hopefully
Exercise
Listening Out
Seize the Moment
Sweet Dreams
Stress
Private Moments
Going for Best
Being Attentive
Beware the Stare
You Never Know
Sensing
Moving On
Routine
Enthusiasm
On Making It Clear
Standing Up
Win–win
Poised to Do Well
Self-sufficiency
Knowing Where
Look Before You Leap
Getting to Know You
Contentment
Make Your Mark
Never Too Late
Body Clock
Final Thoughts
List of Lessons in Alphabetical Order
About the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Publisher
Introduction (#ulink_ab40cd1e-166d-5b51-b130-14eaa35e3cc5)
For so many of us, cats have a special place in our lives. With their affection, grace, companionship and personality, cats can give us great joy and, in so many ways, they can also teach us – and remind us – of helpful truths. Whether through their traits, the way they so effectively set about things or through our observing and spending time with them, cats demonstrate that they have great wisdom.
In the pages that follow are sixty lessons inspired by the cat.
Enjoy them, think about them, and I very much hope that they may inspire and enrich you in some way.
Persistence (#ulink_1f9d554f-024a-5505-895f-eccca3a632a5)
‘Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.’
JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH
When a cat wants feeding it will leave you in no doubt about what it wants. Whether it’s meowing loudly, standing in your way or looking pleadingly at the food cupboard, it is virtually impossible to ignore a determined cat. And the cat will keep on at you until you give in.
The cat is well aware of the importance of persisting, and persistence often pays. If there is something you want, don’t keep it to yourself and risk disappointment; be like the cat. Be forthcoming and ask. And ask again if necessary. It is through asking that you are more likely to receive.
Gratitude (#ulink_0ee197af-cf6c-59cf-acc2-3d160b051832)
‘To please himself only the cat purrs.’
IRISH PROVERB
The cat, the master of the good life, enjoys being pampered. And whether this is by being stroked or given attention, the cat indicates its pleasure with a deep and rhythmic purr. It is a cat’s way of saying ‘Thank you’ and, because we know it is grateful, we tend to carry on with the pampering even longer.
By showing appreciation of what others do, it will please those concerned, as well as make them more likely to respond positively to you again.
Be like the cat: appreciate and acknowledge the favours and kindnesses given to you.
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