I wanted to share a guest Daily Focus today, written by life coach Judy Corkle in Chicago, whom I am dating. It offers great wisdom on the simplicity of life as seen through eyes of pure wonder. Oh, and often I imagine that she was a feline in a former life! Here it is:

Wouldn’t life be so simple if it was lived through the eyes of a cat.

I have two cats living with me now, who bring absolute delight and enchantment to every day. As I observe them, interact with them, and appreciate them, I am reminded of how pure life is and how it continually provides everything we can possibly need to be in a state of enjoyment.

These two buddies are opposites of one another, and are a perfect match. First there is Sammy. He is an amazing being! I think that he must be Buddha reincarnated, because he is as Zen as any living being can be. He is tolerant, which seems so unusual. He is sweet and cuddly; and he is also independent and self-sufficient. He never, ever, complains about anything. I have never heard him growl, not once. And, he is polite!

It’s as though he came to this Earth having been through a Miss Manners course! Of course, he is physically handsome: muscular, mostly black with a little white mustache, and a little white beard. He is definitely a guy’s guy,  but with a calm, peaceful nature. Oh yeah, and he’s a really good hunter and tree climber. He goes outside and disappears for hours, sometimes overnight.

Then there is Benny. He too is an amazing being! He is orange and white, with really soft fur and light frame. He is so social, he wants to hang around whatever people are in his home. All you have to do is look at him and he starts purring, literally. Naturally, he loves to be petted, and petted, and petted some more. For him, every single thing that he encounters is a toy. Doesn’t matter what it actually is; for Benny, it’s a toy. He loves to play, and Sammy is often the object of his attention. Jumping on Sammy, which Sammy is magnificent at tolerating, licking Sammy, following Sammy everywhere he goes…yes,

Sammy is the center of Benny’s world. Benny will seek attention from anyone, and everyone is his friend – including the neighbor’s dog and cats. He is open to everyone and everything. He can’t climb trees very well and can barely get down when he does; he doesn’t like to be outside for too long before he wants to come back in to get some attention; and he relies on Sammy to show him what to do next. But he is magnificent at chasing leaves, or finding a bug in the dirt, or rediscovering some plaything he has seen before as though it’s brand new to him. He is innocent and open and brand new, every single day. And he too is polite.

I marvel at their differences and how well those differences work with each other. I also marvel at how rich their lives are, even in the simplicity that they experience. They are such wonderful teachers about the magnificence of simplicity. They love the air, and the sun, and the grass. Lifeforms all around them fascinate them. They are continually interested in everything; they follow their impulse to go investigate anything that catches their attention. They just want to have fun, and they do.

When I see the world through their eyes I feel peaceful. I feel so much appreciation for life and it’s infinite variety; I feel so much inspiration to live life with a sense of fun, simplicity and adventure. And I feel a desire to live each day the way Benny does – as though everything is brand new; and the way Sammy does – as though everything is perfect the way it is.

They are wonderful roles models for me; I am so grateful that they came into my life. Oh, and I am madly in love with them, just because they are who they are.