Guidelines for healthy living I’ve learned from the cats in my life.
• Routine is good, especially for meal times. It does a body good. But don’t rule out the occasional feast or treat.
• Routine is good for sleep cycles, too.
• Don’t force your routines on others who have different needs.
• Daily meditations fuel the spirit. Find a comfy, favorite perch and clear the mind. In the midst of nature is even better.
• Maintain connections. Lapsitting is mutually beneficial.
• Find new laps, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.
• Incorporate play into daily schedules. Lots of dollars are not necessary. Playing with paperwads and boxes is just as much fun.
• Share. There are enough laps, perches and boxes to go around. Kindness intensifies bonds.
• Zipping around is sometimes necessary, but onstant activity has its downside.
• Let others know when you are happy.
• Don’t be bashful about asking for help.
Not quite a native Ripley Countian — she attended only her last year of high school in Doniphan though she taught in the R-I system for 32 years — Teresa (Pearson) Lee delights in surprising readers and herself with anecdotal observations of life in general.