Pat the Cat (=^‥^=) 

Quotes from Friends:

“If we ourselves are struggling, we may not feel we have ‘surplus’ to give to support another. I have found there is a paradoxical phenomena that when we give the support we can discover the hidden abundance and understand we are merely channels for loving energy.” Patience Impatiens (the fact that I consider my own self a friend is huge progress)

"I think if I go kayaking, I might consider carrying binoculars with me." Spiritriver

"109-Year-Old Woman says Secret to Long Life is Avoiding other people." Reputable News Source

“As it turned out, ‘light housekeeping’ would be as effective as sweeping smoke uphill with a broom.” Spiritriver

“My gumboots in the creek.” sentientape

"Little Pat." Howe Georgia 20

"Hello I'm Walker." Walker 7957

"But I'm not ready to give up yet." Walker 7957

"I am your friend 😊." Walker 7957

“Rule 8: Never underestimate our Patience.” Anne

”Here comes Patience ice skating into Sharing Circle.” Wooof

”I vant a baybbeee. I can mold them into spies.” Sinbad the Sailor

"Patience, you are a good and caring mom. And you are a good friend." Papaya

"Inter Milan, more like Intermediate Mama." Daughter

"Hi Pat the meow ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐈." Freedomauve

"Many people have said similar things to me over things I do for others, regardless of how said others have treated me. All I can say is I feel like you are doing the right thing, and like I tell people when they say things like 'Why would you help them, after how they have behaved towards you?', it's not the things that others do that define me, it's the things I do🤷🏻‍♂️." DRHerrington

"Like sands in a meditation garden, perhaps they've sifted away for the time being." Halcyon Salad

"Wish I got taller." Wooof

"Triple ditto to the growth thing, Wooof. I just always insist that I'm allowed to stand on a stepstool or applebox." Halcyon Salad

"I should be a lot fatter than I am really." Depressed Cinderella

"There's a quote by Kafka I think that goes, 'I used to walk around without a mask until I realized that everyone else had one and I was the fool.'" Sinbad the Sailor

"I'm always honest when people ask about my life. Although it normally kills the chat. But I choose to be happy the best I can." Tiny Whisper 11

"It's like when you're chatting with People and they ask if you're okay and you're not but you say you are 'coz you know they don't want a real answer 'coz then that kills the convo as they don't know what to say." Secret Maple 4471

"I only refer when it's not needed but this wasn't me." Sinbad the Sailor

"😁it's called 69 mating positions 😏 unfortunately it's about chess." Tiny Whisper 11

"Pat is having a day and someone named Your Mom comes in, it's a world of mystery." Sinbad the Sailor

"I need a host! I'm holding out for a host till the end of the night. Host gotta be strong and host gotta be fast and host gotta be fresh from the fight!" Wooof

"Pulls out my custom ninja star. Splat!" Wooof

"Tired of all your words going out to those for whom you intended to read them? Annoyed by communication? Then use the Word Chewing Vortex! For only six easy payments of $499.21, you can use the Vortex immediately!" Halcyon Salad

"You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit in the wind. You don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Wooof." Wooof

"I'm happy that I also feel the same way as some of y'all because I mostly wanted people to listen mainly and reassure me mainly cause I already found the solutions I could manage, I mean it depends on a problem of course but if is my anxious thoughts or such, that's where I leaned more on that though." Valley Ross

"Kia Ora from New Zealand." Laura102

"I should use that as a pick up line. 'dang I should throw you in a freezer cause you're way too hot.'" Bright Indigo

"It can be whatever you two make of it. A couple hours of polite forced conversation or healing." Cal Survivor

"My unicorn’s name is mayo. Mayo neighs." Tiny Whisper 11

"There are so many great people in the world. If you can’t find one. Be one." Parker 64 

"l.i.s.t.e.n.i.n.g," SinbadTheSailor108

"❤️ Find people you can create an endless loop of kindness with." Gradatim

"The math ain’t mathing on that for me, healthy. Mental health and security, improving yourself, and healing trauma, that is incredibly romantic, as that helps to have the healthiest version of you for your partner." kinder3ssen97

"The only thing one has to face due to societal norms is unsolicited opinions and advice! People will say the most random things anyway ......... one can't stop living!" navyAcai433

 "The most human, the best thing to do from one person to another is to let one go and heal on their own path." BrightIndigo

"They see me Rollin. They hatin', Trying to catch me sharing dirty. hehehe." Wooof

The Cat Came Back

Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own

He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave its home

He tried and he tried to give the cat away

He gave it to a man goin' far, far away

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But the cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away

Away, away

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Can you make a cat sound?

Meow, meow, meow

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So he gave it to a woman going up in a balloon

He told him for to take it to the man up in the moon

The balloon came down about 90 miles away

And where the woman is now, well, I cannot say

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But the cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, we thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away

Away, away

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Is that cat sound?

Meow, meow, meow, meow

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So he gave it to a man going way out West

He told him for to take it to the one he loved the best

First the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail

And nobody was left to tell the awful tale

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But the cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, we thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away

Away, away

--

The cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, we thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away

Away, away

--

Meow, meow, meow

“Most of us have been raised to believe that the road to a happy life is paved with pleasure, and that the pursuit of pleasure is the path to fulfillment. But as we grow up, we begin to realize that life is not always easy or pleasurable. In fact, much of it is difficult and painful. We all experience loss, disappointment, illness, aging, and eventually death. We encounter stress, anxiety, and fear. We suffer from the slings and arrows of everyday life.

And yet, we continue to cling to the idea that happiness is found in pleasure and the avoidance of pain. We try to avoid our painful experiences by numbing ourselves with drugs or alcohol, distracting ourselves with TV or social media, or obsessing over our work or our relationships. But the more we try to avoid the basic reality that all human life involves pain, the more we are likely to struggle with that pain when it arises, thereby creating even more suffering.

The truth is that happiness is not found in the avoidance of pain, but in the willingness to face and accept our pain. It is in the willingness to experience our painful thoughts and feelings, to acknowledge them without judgment, and to take action in line with our values and goals. It is in the willingness to be present in the moment, to connect with our senses and our environment, and to find joy and meaning in the simple things in life.”. ~Russ Harris

(Book: The Happiness Trap https://amzn.to/42JwiTc)

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.” William Hutchinson Murray

"When you wonder whether or not your life will ever be changed, if you will ever be changed into my image, remember this. Our Father is using in your life the same power that He used to raise Me from the dead. This resurrection power is what will allow the old you to die off and the new you to be reborn into my likeness. Trust Him to complete what He has begun." (Eph 1:19)

Mother Teresa's Anyway Poem

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God; It was never between you and them anyway.

[Reportedly inscribed on the wall of Mother Teresa's children's home in Calcutta, and attributed to her. However, an article in the New York Times has since reported (March 8, 2002) that the original version of this poem was written by Kent M. Keith.]