The gentle footprints of kindness that you leave behind makes a lifetime of soft imprints in the hearts of others that will never wash away. No matter how badly someone might have treated you, give them love, kindness and forgiveness in return. ~Unknown

“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.” ~George Washington Carver

Hiding from snow – April 8, 2015.

When a cat cheek-rubs you, head-bumps your face, or pushes against you, he leaves his scented signature. These behaviors, termed bunting, are expressions of affection cats display to other cats, dogs-and their most favorite people. ~Amy Shojai

Cats Love with Playing. Kittens play out of pure enjoyment, and many never outgrow playtime. Some cats may actually control the interaction of petting by moving just out of reach—so YOU must go to THEM. Their most favorite playmate typically is a trusted, beloved companion. ~Amy Shojai

Promise me,
promise me this day,
promise me now,
while the sun is overhead
exactly at the zenith,
promise me:

Even as they
strike you down
with a mountain of hatred and violence;
even as they step on you and crush you
like a worm,
even as they dismember and disembowel you,
remember, brother,
remember:
man is not our enemy.

The only thing worthy of you is compassion –
invincible, limitless, unconditional.
Hatred will never let you face
the beast in man.

One day, when you face this beast alone,
with your courage intact, your eyes kind,
untroubled
(even as no one sees them),
out of your smile
will bloom a flower.
And those who love you
will behold you
across ten thousand worlds of birth and dying.

Alone again,
I will go on with bent head,
knowing that love has become eternal.
On the long, rough road,
the sun and the moon
will continue to shine.

Recommendation
by Thich Nhat Hanh

A real love letter is made of insight, understanding, and compassion.
Otherwise it’s not a love letter. A true love letter can produce
a transformation in the other person, and therefore in the world.
But before it produces a transformation in the other person,
it has to produce a transformation within us. Some letters
may take the whole of our lifetime to write.

~Thich Nhat Hạnh

1. The way I can just be myself
2. The way you make me smile
3. The way you smile
4. The way you look at me
5. How you tell me I am beautiful no matter what
6. Your gorgeous green eyes
7. The way you make my heart melt
8. How you still give me butterflies
9. How my hand fits perfectly in yours
10. How cute you are
11. How you write me poems
12. How much you show me you care
13. The fact that you live one street away from me
14. You allow me to be independent
15. You encourage me
16. You make me proud
17. You make me feel special
18. You make me feel confident
19. You make me laugh
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When rats are happy or playing, they let out a cheerful sound that is similar to laughter.
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