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Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.  í Albert Einstein

These are the animals that have come into my home and touched my life.  All my pets have somehow found me -- they have all been strays.  -- Linda.

Enjoyment

Sleek sky of cobalt blue;

Water like nectar satisfies deeply.

Air sweeter than the best perfume.

Sunlight warms a grateful cat.

Look at a cat as she stretches out contentedly in the sun.  There is no thought of the next moment, only the sheer enjoyment of the present.  Rest assured that she will still be able to clean herself, still be able to catch mice, and still be able to do all the things that a cat must do.  But she is without anxieties and so she is purely and totally who she should be.  She acts as if she were nature's favorite.  And, who is to say otherwise?

From 365 Tao Daily Meditations by Deng Ming-Dao

Remembering Murphy.

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