And Now I Long to See Your Smile

Spinach Mushroom Salad from Lean Crust Pizza

I found this unwritten post saved in my drafts and since I've been remembering sweet Mona the cat all week, I decided to honor that dear little girl with some thoughts of gratitude.  I had been writing all day in the winter and she lay with me in various states of relaxation.  Who could ever be sad seeing her little rabbit feet straight up in the air like that?!  She was such a joy, just watching her sleep gave the sense that everything was right in the world and now as I learn about staying in the present moment, I see that's exactly right.  Stopping thought and watching her peaceful sleep was my entrance to contentment.  I remember feeling so privileged to live with this gorgeous creature and now I recognize that her whole being was a pointer to the present.  A constant reminder that everything existed right then in that moment, the one we were in.  When she showered me with affection, I almost couldn't take it.  I felt so unworthy because an animal's attention is incredible and thick with all this communication we don't yet understand.  All cats have their unique presence and hers was a bright, innocent, childlike spirit.  I miss her so much but I do believe that spirit lives on somehow in the world, that only her body gave out.  Of course no one knows for sure,  but I maintain death frees the spirit up to enter a new vessel of it's choosing. 

I chose my belly to store these frozen tamales I found on Amazon.