Things are not what they seem;
Nor are they otherwise.

- Lankavatara Sutra

But I still feel lonely.

I didn´t say goodbye to Elmo.

Nobody did.

 

Max.



EVOLVE

 

While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed.

Mattie Stepanek



So many gods
So many creeds
That wind and wind,
While just the art
Of being kind
Is all the sad world needs.

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

 

 

Zen does not confuse spirituality

with thinking about God
while one is peeling the potatoes.  

Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes

- Allan Watts



 

to those who struggle

 

Max

I have a lot of empty time now. I´m an only cat with two humans trying to cope with our loss and our silent house. Nobody says "noooooooooh" now Elmo´s gone, nobody gets into trouble climbing the kitchen cabinets. I see to go through the day sort of sleeping, smelling the tiny orange tree my she-human keeps, and thinking about my mate. Today I´m reading the news with the orange tree caretaker and we´ve come across this piece of news. Ryan McInosh is an Army veteran with a prosthesis below his right knee. He´s one of the ball people at the US Open and he has the best of our admiration. Good job, Ryan!

Ryan McIntosh at the US Open

that´s all I can say right now

Max

Third day without Elmo ready to start. I think he might come back home at any moment. I don´t know what happened. I don´t know why he isn´t here with us. Noone sleeps. I guess I don´t let my humans sleep, but I can only meow and meow. Perhaps this way I don´t feel so lonely. My humans are about to go to that place they call work. Both of them, today, and I´ll be home alone with the fish in the tank. But the fish don´t look at me and invite me to play, the fish don´t bother my nap. I miss those bothered naps, and then the game, and then the fodder, and then the nap. Nothing´s the same. Why should I be the same.
I miss my friend.
I´m not hungry nor happy.
I can only meow.
Max.

 

Elmo has gone. I have been living five years with him and now our humans won´t take pictures like the one above. It might have no sense to go on with the blog.

I´m sad,

 

Max.

Summer Days, by Bob Dylan

The Olympics are over and when Rio de Janeiro holds the next ones be really senior cats... Still our spirit of feline adventure and furry comfort will prevail, still those Olympic values will do as well...

Olympic animals

We´re watching the basketball match... 

Precious Killers... :-)

History of a kitty...

Dreams of a kitty...

Whatever we go for, we go for peace of mind.

Max is older and sort of more mature than Elmo... he does admire  Oscar Pistorius

Elmo´s hero is Usain Bolt!

The mind map for today...

long days,

longer indulging moments...

one of our humans is going to work in a while, just one more post by now...

Let´s be calm, let´s be this way, preciously wild.

Hello Gaia, it´s time to recommend a link...

Project Noah

The Olympics are almost over...

... or interested in cats at it!

It´s a hot summer, but there´s sweetness around...

everything is android nowadays...

and now a duet of chats by Rossini...

CROMWELL SAID "HE WHO STOPS BEING BETTER STOPS BEING GOOD", AND IT PERFECTLY MATCHES THE KAIZEN
WE´RE ALL THE SAME, ALL CONNECTED, ALL SIBLINGS