Catching Up

I've been on a mission all weekend long. I have a list that I stay concentrated on from the time I wake up until the moment that I go to bed. I only have a short amount of time to get everything done: Christmas decorating, something delicious for lunches next week, clean the house for the holidays, decorate outside, enjoy a christmas party, get the bills paid, etc. etc. etc. I am ever so busy and involved with my mission, but something happened that brought my thoughts to a screeching halt. As I was putting the window decorations up in the big window in the foyer, the cat freaked out! She ran into the kitchen as far away from the hall that she could and hid in the corner of the room. She acted as if there was some sort of monster in the house and it was going to eat her. I couldn't believe it! She was so scared that I actually thought there might be a critter in the house. So I checked all around to make sure something had not gotten in; nothing had.

I had to stop and try to show her that nothing was going to happen to her. She's deaf, so I can't use my tone of voice to calm her nerves. Her heart was beating fast, and all I could do was try to bring her to the hallway to show her there was nothing wrong. My second lesson this weekend was not to try to convince a deaf cat that she is safe from danger when she thinks she's going to die. She ran like Fred Flintstone driving away in his car. Remember when Fred was starting his car? His feet would go so fast they were blurry and then the car would finally start moving. Well that's what Maia did, I have the scratches to prove it.

The drama finally ended this afternoon. She some how came to terms with her fear and she's back to normal. So I'm busy again, focussing on my mission of accomplishments. My lesson: I understand that as normal as my world may be, there's always a possibility that someone or something may not see it the same way I do, and sometimes, I may have to stop and try to explain. Most of the time though, I will just have to wait until they make their own interpretation of what they see so they can move on.

Until next time: may your decorations be safe from wild cats.