Part 2: What Has Your Pet Taught You? by da-AL

Close Up Of Washing Five Puppy Dog

Deciding... My husband and I agreed to adopt a dog. This was followed by months of discussion. What type of dog would harmonize best with our two cats? We settled on these dog requirements: It should be a puppy, so that it would learn early on to respect cats. It shouldn’t mature to larger than… Continue reading Part 2: What Has Your Pet Taught You? by da-AL

Ignorance by Chuy: Reblog

Photo of Chuy dog

Photo of Chuy dog

It took me a long time to learn this. Paz’ dog Chuy taught it to him…

Pazlo's avatarChow Dog Zen

Road to The Wonder Woods

Just because you 

Don’t Know

You are 

Beautiful,

Perfect,

And Precious to this

Great Cosmos

Doesn’t mean

It isn’t So.

  • Chuy

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3 Partner Dances Couples Should Learn by Leon Turetsky

Leon Turetsky partner dances

Dancing with my honey, my pals, on my own, and watching others dance -- I love all dancing! When ballroom dance instructor Leon Turetsky offered this guest blog post, I was delighted... Partner dancing, known as ballroom dancing, is one of the most rewarding activities couples can do together. You can learn how to dance… Continue reading 3 Partner Dances Couples Should Learn by Leon Turetsky

How Pets Help Raise Kids by Emily Parker

Emily Parker and Gus

Blogger Emily Parker describes herself as, “A proud cat parent of two black cats, Gus and Louis (even though Gus only has one eye!). I help cat parents love their cats better by providing helpful articles on my website.” Click here for her “How Pets Help Raise Kids” infographic. Have pets helped raise kids you… Continue reading How Pets Help Raise Kids by Emily Parker

Guest Blog Post: “Empathy – with Mindfulness: Part 1,” in Pete J. Probe’s exact words

photo of cat curled up on a bench

Cats as mindfulness and thereby empathy teachers? Yes! says fellow blogger Pete J. Probe…

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What is empathy

Empathy has something to do with feelings. It is the ability to understand or recreate what others just think or feel. Simply put: feel yourself in something, experience something, feel yourself sco. into another person. For example, traditionally at funerals, it is common for the mourners to express our sympathy.

Short excursion into neurobiology

-Feelings and emotions

We all have experienced a lot of feelings in our lives, and this perception is already in the prenatal stage. We have forgotten our emotional world for the most part, but it is still present in a memory that remains closed to our conscious experience. And when we make a decision – of whatever kind – our ‘ stored ´ emotions ‘ play the decisive role´, without realizing that. They are almost part of a second of our thinking upstream, without being consciously perceived. This means that all our decision-making…

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