So shut your eyes while mother sings
of wonderful sights that be,
And you shall see the beautiful things
as you rock on the misty sea.
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three,
Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.
~Dutch Lullaby, Eugene Field

"The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing."
~B. Pascal

From "StuffOnMyCat.Com".

These are my kind of cats!

The days are getting longer.
But slowly.


Still, this is the part of winter that can drag on and on.

Are you tired of the dark and the cold?
Worn out?
Fed up?
Blah?

Come here...


Take your shoes off...


Sit down...


Close your mouth...
Breathe deeply...
Open your mind...

Oops! Not TOO open; don't want any leaks! (That's how the She-Clinton gets votes, you know!)


Now...

Slowly let go of all of today's worries...


Realize that you are more than a payer-of-bills, transporter-of-kids, or sweeper-upper-of-dried-garage-worms...

Know that you were created for better things than this world can offer...

Breathe...

Relax...

Let go...

Pay no attention to the giant chicken...


Who's running away with your shoes right now...


Just...

Breathe.