Thursday Cat thoughts I must destroy the box! By Miss Mattie In my ninja training I have moved on from the suspicious paper towel roles to the ultimate challenge-the cardboard box. Mr. Bailey tells me I actually need more training in litter box wisdom. What does he know, he has never destroyed a box or […]
20 Lessons from my first year blogging
Last week I had a party celebrating our first birthday at Cat Box Zen. The green mouse is still glaring at me, but anyhoo…. Cat Box Zen started as the Art of Awakening. No one knew what exactly what we were ‘awakening’ so I ditched the name and ended up with Cat Box Zen which […]
Cute Video of Cat Box Zen…
Funny Cat “in a Bag” Zen -Part 1
“To get the wisdom out of the cat, we first must get the Zen Cat out of the bag.” KT Cat Paws Written by Miss Mattie At a blog site being Cat Box Zen, you know we will talk about boxes, but not every cat likes a box or wants to be part of the […]
Awesome video painting of our Zen Cat
This is the video painting of the Cat in the box for Cat Box Zen. This painting is done by the lovely Rhiannon Smith. Amazing eye of detail. As you can see our kitty is holding on to the sacred catnip. What every cat needs to find purrs and zen. Please take a look, and […]
Hey, cat got zen?
You got something to meow about? Hey, Cat Got Zen you want to share? Silly cat wisdom or thoughts about life? Does your cat have cool insight? Words of wisdom? Is your cat a “zen cat” or a smart ass cat? A cool story or zen poem? You should write for us at Cat […]
The 13 lessons on how to play in the Cat Box!
Written by Miss Mattie (the kitten-box queen of paper towels.) All kittens and cats need to learn the art of playing in a box because it’s a rite of passage. Since I am an expert living here at cat-box-zen, it is my duty to pass this box wisdom along. Disclaimer- I am a kitten, listen to what […]
A wet cat has sprung a zen leak
When your spiritual boat has sprung a leak, please don’t get the cat wet! When you get soaked by an emotional wave that crashes your boat, well that can be a crisis too! Being on a spiritual path is akin to the navigating the waters of life. You gently float down the water on […]
Cat box wisdom from a cat
“Perspective can be based on views, not what you actually see.” KT Cat Paws Written by Miss Mattie Here is some Cat Box Wisdom from a cat. Since I am small I fit into many boxes. I am the princess of boxes too. Actually I am bound to the box. It allows me to be inquisitive […]
When Zen cats do bad things
How often are you maintaining your mindfulness; your zen. Daily? Weekly? Are you a perfect Zen human who makes no mistakes? Besides isn’t a mistake a zen lesson in the making? If all of our life experiences are considered to be living life lessons, then how can anything we do be un-zen? One of the […]
Just Breathe….
“Breathe into being, Breathe into knowing.” KT Cat Paws Just Breathe Cats breathe about 20-30 breaths a minute compared to our 12-20 or so. Cats breathing is often accompanied with a purr. Humans should purr. That way we won’t forget to breathe mindfully. Even though the breathing is automatic we need to slow it down, […]
Cat Procrastination! Padding the road to change.
Padding the road to change! You need to read this entire post now. Saying you will do it later will just prove my point. Do you want this Sassy Cat to be right? I didn’t think so. We talked about saying “NO” in a previous post. We even talked about the word “should” in a […]
Summer Time Zen
Take a moment or two. It is dusk, you’re at the beach, you smell the ocean breeze and feel the cool salty air caress your skin. The soft cool sand squishes below your paws as you get lulled into a relaxed state by the meditative sound of ocean waves. As a cat, you smell fish. […]
My cat buries everything!
“When we need them, the treasures we find will be revealed.” KT Cat Paws Mr Bailey the Zen Cat likes to bury things but tends to hide nothing. He tries to bury the cat food he doesn’t like with anything he can find; plastic bag, cat toys, other cat bowls. If he coughs […]
Cat-in-a-box; human get out of the box!
Get out of the box! YOU, not the cat. The cat should be in the box. As for us humans, there are only two reasons to be in a box. Your name is Jack. You are dead. This is a whole new meaning of cat “box” zen! Cats like boxes, humans like cats in boxes. […]