What Do Cats Have To Teach Us About Change?
A lot of people are experiencing change in their lives these days. I was thinking about this post today and what I wanted to share with you, and I realized that cats really have a lot to teach us about change in our life.
For those of you who don’t know, I have four of the most unconditionally loving cats I have ever seen. Like us, cats are initially resistant to change, however they seem to adapt and move on quite rapidly.
Instead of using their energy to question “Why is this change is taking place?”, and “Why can’t things be the way they were?”, they investigate the change fully. They come to know and understand the change by allowing themselves to fully experience it.
Ultimately while it may not be comfortable at first, they accept the change and go on with their lives, not giving it another thought.
When I first met my wife, she had two cats (Angel & Mika). Over the past five years we have added two additional cats to our family (Rocia & Sebastian). With the addition of each new cat to the family, the cats that were already there expressed their upset and discomfort, and suspicion about the new cat.
Within a week though after fully investigating and communicating with the new cat, the older cats readily accepted the new cat into the family. They were soon playing and taking naps together as if they had been doing it all their lives.
As humans, we need to acknowledge our discomfort and resistance to change, and at the same time embrace the change and accept it as a natural part of our journey. If we are to grow Spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically, then change is an essential part of the process.
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