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Force of personality
Last night, just before bed, I think i accidently made myself a cup of
caffeinated coffee rather than the usual decaf one, because I had trouble getting to sleep, I woke up 'bright and shiney' at 3:30am, didn't get back to sleep until 4:45 and I woke up 'for good' at 6:15am. And I get bizarre and strange thoughts in the dead of night, while the house is dark & quiet ( a rarity) and I can let my mind wander pleasantly without interruption (another rare luxury). Whilst I was pondering the ceiling, Pickle came to check on me. Pickle is an *excellent* guard & nurse cat. If one of us is not well, he sticks by our side, but if we're all generally OK, he generally likes to check on us, give a small 'mi' greeting, and go about his inspection duties, inside and out. Clealry the two-foot beign awake whilst the house was dark and quiet was unsual in the Pickle brain, and needed more than just a quick 'check in', he came up on the bed and even allowed himself to be petted aroudn hte cheeks for a few minutes. Pickle isn't usually a pettins sort of cat, and will just leave once he's had enough, but instead he remove dhimself far enough away from my hand so that scritchings were not going to happen (unless I moved) and watched over me for sometime, staring intently. We had a bit of a mental conversation about whether I was actually OK or not. Once he was satisfied that I was indeed OK, just wired on caffeine, he left to go and shed some more white fur on the clean laundry pile, as he usually does before completing his nightly rounds (wouldn't be our clothes if htey weren't smothered - and I mean smothered - in white cat fur) My mind wandered a bit more back to cats, to Suki, and to Shmogg and to why I always get the impression that Suki is none to bright, whereas I thought Shmogg was a genius and Pickle not far behind. Now this is going to sound all metaphysical and woo-woo, but its got something to do with the 'force' of their personalities, or their presence, or their aura or something like that. I could 'push' my will at Shmogg, and he would push right back, sometimes even harder than me (hence the BCTs). Pickle is not as strong, but there is something pushing back at me, there is something going on in those eyes when they look at me, studying, thinking, enquiring. But Suki lacks this presence, this 'aura' altogether. When I look into her eyes, I get nothing back, no connection, no personality, no spirit, no mischeif, no 'sparkle', nothing. I know she's a lovebug and lapfungus, but its almost like she's a sophistically animated fur toy rather than an intelligent life form. I cannot 'feel' her presence (or absence) in the room, and it does't feel like I have companionship even if she's on my lap, purring and drooling like a fiend (which she does more frequently than I would voluntarily choose). I know this a strange way of judging 'intelligence' in a cat, but last night the reasons why I have never thought of Suki and having much of a brain is that she doesn't 'project' at all, and thats the measure I have always used. Told you I had strange and bizarre thoughts in the dead of night. *Yawn* Yowie -- If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones. |
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Yowie wrote:
Last night, just before bed, I think i accidently made myself a cup of caffeinated coffee rather than the usual decaf one, because I had trouble getting to sleep, I woke up 'bright and shiney' at 3:30am, didn't get back to sleep until 4:45 and I woke up 'for good' at 6:15am. And I get bizarre and strange thoughts in the dead of night, while the house is dark & quiet ( a rarity) and I can let my mind wander pleasantly without interruption (another rare luxury). Whilst I was pondering the ceiling, Pickle came to check on me. Pickle is an *excellent* guard & nurse cat. If one of us is not well, he sticks by our side, but if we're all generally OK, he generally likes to check on us, give a small 'mi' greeting, and go about his inspection duties, inside and out. Clealry the two-foot beign awake whilst the house was dark and quiet was unsual in the Pickle brain, and needed more than just a quick 'check in', he came up on the bed and even allowed himself to be petted aroudn hte cheeks for a few minutes. Pickle isn't usually a pettins sort of cat, and will just leave once he's had enough, but instead he remove dhimself far enough away from my hand so that scritchings were not going to happen (unless I moved) and watched over me for sometime, staring intently. We had a bit of a mental conversation about whether I was actually OK or not. Once he was satisfied that I was indeed OK, just wired on caffeine, he left to go and shed some more white fur on the clean laundry pile, as he usually does before completing his nightly rounds (wouldn't be our clothes if htey weren't smothered - and I mean smothered - in white cat fur) My mind wandered a bit more back to cats, to Suki, and to Shmogg and to why I always get the impression that Suki is none to bright, whereas I thought Shmogg was a genius and Pickle not far behind. Now this is going to sound all metaphysical and woo-woo, but its got something to do with the 'force' of their personalities, or their presence, or their aura or something like that. I could 'push' my will at Shmogg, and he would push right back, sometimes even harder than me (hence the BCTs). Pickle is not as strong, but there is something pushing back at me, there is something going on in those eyes when they look at me, studying, thinking, enquiring. But Suki lacks this presence, this 'aura' altogether. When I look into her eyes, I get nothing back, no connection, no personality, no spirit, no mischeif, no 'sparkle', nothing. I know she's a lovebug and lapfungus, but its almost like she's a sophistically animated fur toy rather than an intelligent life form. I cannot 'feel' her presence (or absence) in the room, and it does't feel like I have companionship even if she's on my lap, purring and drooling like a fiend (which she does more frequently than I would voluntarily choose). I know this a strange way of judging 'intelligence' in a cat, but last night the reasons why I have never thought of Suki and having much of a brain is that she doesn't 'project' at all, and thats the measure I have always used. Told you I had strange and bizarre thoughts in the dead of night. *Yawn* Yowie IMHO she probably is picking up your thoughts as cats are mind readers. Try thinking positive thoughts about her (sincere ones) and see how she acts over time.MLB |
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I know this a strange way of judging 'intelligence' in a cat, but last night the reasons why I have never thought of Suki and having much of a brain is that she doesn't 'project' at all, and thats the measure I have always used. Suki may also be more *receptive*. Try this--stop "looking" for the force of her projecting at you, and start "looking" for the gentle tug of her seeking input from you. It's like....imagine Pickle is a sun, giving off projections as light.... ....Suki may be a black hole, pulling them in. Suki will therefore not provide you with a strong, comforting presence....she is a receptacle seeking fulfillment, and hopefully you can find some companionship and affection in *you* being the strong one who fills that void for her. --Fil |
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Enfilade wrote:
Suki may also be more *receptive*. Try this--stop "looking" for the force of her projecting at you, and start "looking" for the gentle tug of her seeking input from you. It's like....imagine Pickle is a sun, giving off projections as light.... ...Suki may be a black hole, pulling them in. Suki will therefore not provide you with a strong, comforting presence....she is a receptacle seeking fulfillment, and hopefully you can find some companionship and affection in *you* being the strong one who fills that void for her. I also think that they're each different types of souls. Suki sounds like a very content and happy cat. |
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"Takayuki" wrote in message ... Enfilade wrote: Suki may also be more *receptive*. Try this--stop "looking" for the force of her projecting at you, and start "looking" for the gentle tug of her seeking input from you. It's like....imagine Pickle is a sun, giving off projections as light.... ...Suki may be a black hole, pulling them in. Suki will therefore not provide you with a strong, comforting presence....she is a receptacle seeking fulfillment, and hopefully you can find some companionship and affection in *you* being the strong one who fills that void for her. I also think that they're each different types of souls. Suki sounds like a very content and happy cat.\\ Out first poodle Willie was like that. Barely anybody home. She could lose her supper dish. I really think she didn't get enough oxygen at birth. It was just as well we had her. She was absolutely show perfect. Not a single flaw in her coat or conformation. But they do look for the spark in the eyes and she just didn't have it. Only produced one live pup over the years as well. The breeder had planned to keep her for show and then for breeding since she was such a good looking dog. Selling her to us was one of the smartest things she ever did. Jo |
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