I
Learned All I Need
to Know from My Cat
(author
unknown)
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It's
ok to wear the same things everyday.
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Sleeping
is very underrated ... as is stretching.
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Never
crack your knuckles.
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Grooming
requires a serious time commitment.
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Remember
to wash behind your ears, in between your toes and under your arms.
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Keep
your nails trimmed and hair clean.
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Pee
without getting any on your feet.
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Eat when you're
hungry; when you're not hungry, play with your food.
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If you don't
see it,
ask for it.
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Counters are
the
best place to sit in a kitchen.
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Show
some discretion.
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Don't
burp in public.
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Have
no qualms about sharing a plate
of food, or eating leftovers.
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Drink
milk.
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Try
not to obsess about cholesterol.
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Be
hard to leave.
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Notice
squirrels, investigate
shadows, and chase butterflies.
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Make
your own hours.
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Shred
all documents.
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Money
is only paper.
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Be
curious.
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Get
to know people in high places,
somehow.
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Don't
be afraid to take chances.
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Take
a moment to recover your
dignity, but don't dwell on the past too much.
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Don't
always come when you are
called.
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Try
new things.
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Take
time to eat some flowers.
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Stare
unabashedly.
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Test
limits.
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Be
tolerant, but not overly
accommodating.
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Get
mad when you are stepped on.
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Forget
that you were stepped on.
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Know
all the sunny places.
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Sometimes
you can't explain yourself.
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Sometimes
you can't explain your
actions.
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Have
a sneeze that is the envy of
others.
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Make
yourself vulnerable, but don't
be afraid to bite the hand that feeds you.
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Challenge
yourself.
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Share
your victories.
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Recycle.
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Exercise
daily.
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Go
barefoot.
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Obey
your instincts.
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Claim
your own chair.
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Flaunt
your hair loss.
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Vary
your hangouts.
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Make
the world your playground.
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Recognize
the toy in everything.
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Make
the most of unstructured time.
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There
is always time for a nap.
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Be
easy to come home to.
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Show
affection and contentment.
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Everyone
is entitled to an
occasional mood swing.
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The
faster you run upstairs, the
more likely you are to forget why you went up there in the first place.
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There
is nothing wrong with changing
your mind.
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Love
unconditionally.
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Avoid
company you do not like.
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Accept
that all company may not like
you.
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Depend
on others without losing your
independence.
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Enjoy
your own company.
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Be
a good listener.
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Invite
yourself to dinner.
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Don't
drool.
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Scratch
when and where it itches.
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Get
used to silences.
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Be
entertaining, strike poses,
wiggle your ears.
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Jump
right into the middle of things.
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Just
because you're home, you don't
have to answer the phone.
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Ask
for attention.
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Feel
no guilt.
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Use
negative attention getting
tactics only as a last resort.
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Ignore
television.
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Yawn
like you really mean it.
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Find
a good lap to curl up in.
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Be
soft.
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Be
cool.
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Be
mysterious.
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Be
able to make someone feel better
just by being there.
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Make
people wonder what you do at
night.
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Be
good at finding things in the
dark.
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Have
a warm bed.
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Be
loved.
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Dream.
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