Sunday, September 16, 2007

New Blog, New Challenge

I've started a new blog for my journaling, so for those of you who just have to keep up, click on this link below to view new pages: http://mezzokatzjournal.blogspot.com/
The new theme from Green Pepper Press Street Team has been posted for September. My interpretation of the theme is "Living Passionately." I try to do everything with passion, be it washing the dishes or singing, because I’m convinced that everything one does makes the world a better or worse place.

Singing would have to be at the top of my list of passions. For the story on that, see the August 22 entry in this blog.
Next has to be cats. They've been in my life since my birth, and I can't imagine not having one to greet me when I come back from an excursion. The following poem I wrote in 1990 is an indication of my feelings for cats.

Royalty

A cat with a question
Came to my door,
I understood, I speak Siamese.
A window ledge among some plants,
Someone to come when she calls,
Won’t interfere with her nap.
I invited her in
And gave her the bowl
I reserve for potentates.
She likes my tuna
And my mohair,
Doesn’t mind
If I sit in her chair.
The wonder is--
Out of all the neighborhood,
She chose me!


These are my current companions: Fripon, the alert one, and the more relaxed Rascal. "Fripon" is the French for "rascal". They're littermates, half Persian, half Abyssinian. Fripon has all the characteristics, including body and eye shape, of the aloof Persian, and Rascal has the energetic nature and body/eye conformity of the Abyssinian.
On to Passion #3: Optimism! Not the kind of optimism which refuses to see the evil in the world, but the kind which believes that good is stronger than evil, love overcomes hate. Good and love don’t win every battle, but they will win the war.
The journal page on “music”, below, explains why I believe this, why I remain optimistic midst all the turmoil in todays world.
Some people say that if there is a God, he must not love us, or he wouldn’t let natural disasters destroy lives, or people to carry out evil plans. These people forget about the free will with which God has endowed us. He will not force us to do his will, but always brings some good from the evil we do. The stories of heroism which came out of the horrible tragedy of September 11, 2001, and the acts of love and caring after the destruction of the 2004 tsunami are some examples of good from evil.
I could talk about some of my other passions; friends, knitting, stamping, reading, for instance, but you’d probably fall asleep, if you haven’t already, so these three will suffice.





5 comments:

Anonymous said...

kathleen, thanks for joining the Crush Crusade. Great choices! (I have a black kitty too!) I remember reading an article following 9/11 and one person asked "where was God that day?" and one answer was: keeping many people from getting to work on time. There are so many accounts of "circumstances" that prevented potential victims from arriving to work on time, therefore not being in the building. It's all about how you choose to look at it, don't you think? Thanks for playing.

Jodi Peary said...

Lovely sentiments and a poem that will always stand the test of time. I wonder how much your first passion, singing, helps your third passion, optimism, flourish? Thanks for sharing.
Jodi
wildvines.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Great post, I really enjoyed reading it. How beautfiul are those cattypusses? :-)

I've never yet got as far as beautiful Quebec - one day!!. I look at pictures all the time though and my favourite goaltender is from Montreal.

Thank you for your lovely comment.

Anonymous said...

Hi Kathleen!

All good choices, but "Optimism"....
Beautiful.
By the way, I hope that you elaborate on the rest of those crushes....put us to sleep? How about "inspire us??!!"

Great Post.
Lisa Hoffman

Anonymous said...

I love you point of view. I truly believe thinking possitively, putting that good energy out there is so important to our daily lives as well as the sanity of the world.

lovely post!

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