Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week #FlashbackFriday

Happy Feline Friday!

For #HumanAnimalRelationshipAwarenessWeek we thought we'd do a quick Flashback Friday post featuring selfies of me with my mum.

For those who are visiting for the first time, this rescue cat met her human mum back in 2011 at Wood Green, The Animal Charity and we knew we were meant for each other. It WAS love at first sight 💕


I jumped into Mum's arms and that was that. From the very first day that I arrived in my forever home I leaped out of my carrier and filled my small belly with the kitten food Mum provided for me. I looked around my new surroundings but to me they didn't feel new or scary at all. 

I let Mum pick me up and cuddle me from the very start and as soon as she sat down I jumped onto her lap and started purring. 

Even though I was socialised by my carers at Wood Green before I was put up for adoption at 10 weeks old it wasn't the only reason I felt at ease with my new family and home. I'd known Mum before in a past life. For those who don't believe, well, that's up to you. But there is a deep soul-connection with me and my Mum!

And as Mum would put it: Meow Love is the Best Love 💓

You may or not have seen this photo before but here it is and Mum made three different versions because she likes to play around with effects and filters!

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Mum played around with some effects because she just loves doing that

This is cool

We could use the above 

for tomorrow's Caturday Art Blog Hop but Mum has created another masterpiece for that (masterpiece because I'm the model as usual).

And here's a special treat for new fans -a flashback video from our YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr0yXR93euE

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1. I have been _________ for _________.

2. Have you _________?

3. I always _________ this time of year.

4. The world could use more _________.

MARIE

1. I have been hoping for earnings to come my way from my books and designs for years and years and I'm fed up and tired that it comes easy to others and not for me. I'm not a young woman anymore and I feel that time is running out. I am writing this in my morning mood and it's always negative but sometimes negative is being realistic. Sometimes thinking positive just doesn't work. 

2. Have you ever felt you don't belong here? I do. I've always felt different and that I don't belong in this world. 

3. I always love this time of year but it also makes me feel sad that another year has gone by so quickly. Quicker and quicker as I get older it seems. 

4. The world could use more compassion, peace, and understanding.

ATHENA

1. I have been waiting for that treat for ages. Hey, Mum, get off the computer!

2. Have you ever wished your human would just stop staring at screens all day?

3. I always feel cold at this time of year and want to snuggle up with Mum all day.

4. The world could use more feline leaders! Larry for Prime Minister! I could be a leader too of course, but I don't do politics. I'm more happy being a meowdel and Internet star and being a voice for homeless pets all over the world. 

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 Cats In Need of Rehoming Nine Lives Greece

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My Valentine is My Pet and Here is Why #sundayselfie

Mum and I are close. Very close.

But you all know that.

So here is Mum to tell you that it doesn't matter if you are single and don't have a Valentine this year.

Why?

Well, love isn't just romantic love, is it?

You can love your parents, grandparents, children, friends and of course, your darling PETS!

In fact, the love between pets and humans can be very strong indeed. Some might say it's the strongest.


HERE IS MUM TO TELL YOU WHY.

"My darling Athena is my Valentine because I feel complete when I'm with her. And I can't say that I've ever truly felt like that with anyone else (human).

Ever since the day we rescued each other in July 2011 we have taken care of each other. 

When I'm down, she knows it and tries to make it all better. She sticks by me, purrs and makes biscuits on me. How soothing for the soul is that! I don't think anything else can compare.

We kiss and cuddle all the time throughout the day, and neither one of us feels smothered. If Athena doesn't like it I can sense it and back off for a while. But most of the time she loves her mummy's kisses and cuddles 💕

Cats are great for someone like me. A human with depression and anxiety. Athena really helps to reduce the stress I feel most days. When my mind is gripped by yet another beastly negative thought - usually that I am a loser and don't have a future - I've learned to bring my thoughts back to the present and focus on the moment. Just like a cat.

Yes, cats are experts in 'mindfulness' aren't they?

Athena has the loudest purr and I love to put my ear close to her so I can feel that magical vibration and hear the sweet music of the soul that seems to heal every bone in my body and every panicky thought in my unquiet mind.

She makes me feel loved and needed. For example, I know that I can't stay in bed in the morning because my little one needs feeding. And as every cat parent knows, you don't need an alarm when you have a cat! 

I trust her. I don't need her to tell me anything. Her thoughts and actions speak loudly to me. It's like we exist in our own little world, or on the same spiritual plane, so far removed from the insanity of human life, with its materialistic shallowness, greed and desire to destroy everything on this planet. All this stuff simply overwhelms me and I regularly need an escape. 

And what better way than to escape into the world of cat.

Where I find nothing but pure true love.

And I wouldn't have it any other way because you can never be lonely if you have a pet. 

So go on, adopt your furry soulmate today and experience the true meaning of love!" 

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Wordless Wednesday: All You Need is the Love of a Great Cat

This week's quote comes from my own mum. For her the most important love in her life is the one she shares with me. It's real soul to soul love she says. Humans always let her down, and she's not really a people person, but a cat person. And I wouldn't really have it any other way (as long as I'm the only cat in her life.)

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More Wisdom Wednesday Than Wordless

Hi everyone,

Please read on because Mum has a question for you pet parents.

You see, she often gets angry when people tell her she only loves me because she has no kids. How stupid is that? 

What we wanna know is, how many of our friends in the blogosphere are parents to both fur children and human children? We are sure you love your fur babies just the same, right? And how many of you are only parents or guardians to fur children?

Mum is also not married, so she gets the crazy cat lady thing thrown at her too. I mean come on, I don't see hundreds of cats around here. She only has me. And that's the way I like it! 

The truth is Mum never wanted human babies and she is at that certain age now when she is never likely to be a mum to a tiny human. But she's fine about it. She only ever feels maternal towards pets, especially cats. And you know what? I'm glad because she is the best cat mother any rescue cat could hope for. That's why I chose her!

Remember, Animals are Family!

And sometimes the love between human and animal is simply the best. it's unconditional love all the way. 

Melt Your Heart Monday

Happy Monday!

If you missed yesterday's post where I shared the new video mum made for UK Mother's Day then here it is again!

I was a cutie, wasn't I?

 

Melt Your Heart Monday

Happy Monday!

We hope your Monday is stress free but even if you have a lot of stress in your life, or suffer from depression like my mum, I'm sure your pet helps you enormously. We don't need any scientific facts to prove what animal lovers have known all along, do we?

Animals, especially those you choose to share your home with, are great relievers of stress and can help people with mental health issues like depression and anxiety cope better.

Here is a short clip of me helping Mum with her stress and anxiety issues the other day. 

Watch on YouTube if you can't view it here.

 

 How do your companion animals help improve your health?

Sunday Selfie with Black and White Sunday

HAPPY SUNDAY!

Mum made this black and white collage of us both. We are entering it in two blog hops today. Sunday Selfies and Black and White Sunday. 

Want to participate? Click on the links below :)

Mummy-love selfie

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Wordless Wednesday

Today, as it's Wordless, we thought we'd celebrate the beauty of silence. Mum and I (and I'm sure all my furry pals) think this world is far too loud, and it's humans and all their inventions that make it so. Sometimes it can be really overwhelming for sensitive types like us cats and my mum. 

This morning she was ranting on about how she is fed up with being told she is far too quiet and shy when in actual fact the truth of the matter is she likes to think before engaging her mouth, which means she doesn't ramble on unnecessarily. 

This is mostly because she worries about saying the wrong thing or upsetting someone. But she also suffers from social anxiety, and maybe it's her starsign too. She's a Cancerian, likes to test the waters a bit before learning whom to trust. But I think it's because she is so much like a cat, and feline friends, are we not like that too? 

And like a cat, Mum does most of her communication by thoughts and telepathy. That's why she gets on so well with the animal kingdom, especially cats. In fact, if Mum ate meat and liked to hunt she'd make a great cat! But she's a vegan and doesn't believe in hurting living things. 

How is your human more like a cat or dog?

Sunday Selfie

Happy Sunday! 

I look like I'm laughing in this selfie, but in actual fact I was yawning. Mum helped me make it black and white because she thought it would look nicer as there were too many colours going on in the flowery cushion Granny made for me to sleep on. The chair is all mine and Granny and Mum call it my throne. And they are right! As this selfie is in black and white I am also joining Sugar and Nola for the Black and White Sunday Hop.

This is our New Year card. We are hoping for lots of purrs, peace and love in the world and for all the innocent animals and decent humans. It is about time we took care of our beautiful garden (the world) and each other. We are here to share this planet, it does not just belong to one species (the humans who think themselves so superior to other earthlings.)

Don't forget to enter our Pet Tarot Reading Giveaway! 

Sunday Selfie Fun

Happy Sunday! 

We have a fun Sunday Selfie for you today. From time to time I like to leap onto my Mum's back when she's least suspecting. I haven't done it for a while, but yesterday I couldn't resist. I was hiding from her you see (I like to play hide n seek), and so she came into the room calling my name. I stayed hid for a while and when she bent over to look under the table, I took my chance and leapt from behind the sofa onto her back. I haven't done it for a while, but it made her laugh a lot, even though I'm quite a heavy cat now. I'm glad it made her laugh because she does get sad a lot.

Sorry for the blurry photos, but Mum had to quickly snap these on her iPhone before I leapt off again.

What do you do to make your human laugh?

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Melt Your Heart Monday

Beat those Monday morning blues with this cute video compilation of cats waking up their humans. It certainly made Mum smile, and she is even more grumpier than Grumpy Cat in the morning, believe me.

Of course, just one look at my cute face and she soon melts. You see, I have her well trained. She may be zombie-like as she makes her way down the stairs, but the first thing she does is go into the kitchen, wash my bowl and then feed me. OK, maybe it's not the first thing. The first thing she does do is switch on the kettle for that cup of coffee she is so addicted to, then  while she waits for it to boil she feeds me and pours some fresh water for me to drink in my mug.

How do you wake your humans up? My mum is a light sleeper so it's not too difficult to wake her. Normally all I have to do is sit on the bed and stare at her and she awakes. As we sleep together on that bed all night I don't need to wake her by scratching at the door to be let into the room.

Happy Monday!

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Melt Your Heart Monday

Happy Monday! 

Hope you enjoy this video compilation of cats welcoming their humans home. Sceptics might say these cats are only thinking one thing here "Feed me now!" but we know different, don't we?

 

Do You Sleep With Your Humans?

I'm a kitty who loves sleeping with my mum. There is nothing better, and Mum agrees. We both look forward to our naps together.

I sleep all curled up against her legs or on top of her. When she feels sad I purr away her fears and show her how much she is loved. And she always shows me how much she loves me back. Always petting me and cuddling me close. She gives me lots of kisses too, especially on my little cute forehead.

We are not looking forward to summer and those humid hot nights because we have to sleep apart. I either sleep at the foot of the bed or on the floor. The heat is unbearable in London. 

We don't have air conditioning but we do have an air fan. But sometimes it's just too noisy to sleep with it on all night

There should be a photo of us snuggling up together, but sadly we don't have one of any decent quality. But that's OK. It's me you all want to see anyway. Don't worry. Mum isn't upset. She agrees that there is no other thing on this earth more beautiful than a cat. As the great artist Leonardo Da Vinci once said "The smallest feline is a masterpiece".

Nice to know that someone appreciated us felines in the Middle Ages :)

How do you kitties and other furry friends like to sleep? With your humans? On the bed? On the floor? 

Melt Your Heart Monday

Look at the love going on between these two. How sweet! Have a great week everyone :)

Wordless Wednesday Wisdom

OK, well Mum and I were having a talk about this blog the other day and we realised that even though I am a wise cat, I haven't been sharing much wisdom with my readers, which is a bit embarrassing to say the least. So having come to that conclusion, we will now start giving you some weekly wisdom. We were going to call this post Wednesday Wisdom as it has a nice ring to it due to the alliteration thing going on. Unfortunately, it clashed with the Wordless Wednesday hop, so in the end we decided to add the Wisdom to Wordless Wednesday (which sounds good too!)

This week's kitty wisdom:

Worried about never finding your soulmate? Well, have you looked into your fur baby's eyes? Perhaps in this life your soulmate just happens to have paws.

A soulmate connection doesn't necessarily have to be a romantic one. It could be a friend, parent, son, daughter.... or your little furry four-legged friend.

The purest love there is