Cat Tales with Laura and Inspirations with Laura

Separate The Shaft From The Grain

Farmers buy seeds that have been sifted to remove weed seeds. If you leave the weed seeds in, they will take nutrients away from the good seeds, and your field will be overrun with weeds, which does not help anyone except those who sell weed-killing chemicals. Weed-free crops make for a bountiful and fruitful harvest that will feed many. We always separate the shaft from the corn seeds, and you can see the shaft flying through the air and landing on the ground around the grain cleaner. When we plant soybeans, the volunteer corn that comes up is considered a weed that needs to be killed to have excellent, clean soybeans that will bring top prices at the elevator.

Hanging Around With The Wrong Crowd

If you hang around with people up to no good, you will tend to follow them, leading you down a downward spiral of destruction. Do not do something that you know is wrong just to fit in with the crowd. Do not become someone you cannot look at in the mirror when you wake up to a new day. Never let someone make you into someone you no longer like or cannot recognize anymore.

Your Actions Will Catch Up With You Eventually

You will eventually have to face up to the consequences of your actions. If you have been bad and have not repented, you will be held accountable for your actions on judgment day. The shaft will be separated from the grain. If you have done worse than good deeds, you may be lost to all eternity forever.

You Do Not Study

If you do not study in school, you waste your time and your teacher’s time. It pays to study and be prepared for tests and get good grades. It has been proven that the more education you have, the higher your pay will be in life, and you will have a job you enjoy. If you do not apply yourself in school, you will not apply yourself at your job or in other areas of your life. Your education or lack of education follows you around your entire life. Beauty fades, but your education lasts forever.

Tend Your Garden And Prune Your Trees

A garden not weeded or fertilized does not produce much of anything. A soul that is not attended to is lost and will not grow. If you do not remove the dead branches on a tree, it will weaken the strong branches, diseases will enter the tree, and it will wither and die. A man that does not pray and does not nourish his soul withers and dies. Fruit trees that are not trimmed keep producing smaller and smaller fruit until there is no need to pick the fruit as there is little nourishment now. Prune out the people in your life who add no nourishment to your soul and try to take you down to a dark place that you wish not to enter. Once you enter, it is very hard to get back on the solid rock you once were on. Stay on the path God has made for you, for without God, you are nothing.

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Two Little Kittens

It Started With An Ad I Saw For Free Kittens

I ate in a restaurant in Wisconsin and saw an ad on their bulletin board that said kittens were available for adoption. I called the number, and a lady answered the phone. She said three out of the four kittens were still available for adoption. My friend and I drove to her home, and two little kittens ran toward my car with their tails straight up. I asked her about the kittens, and she said their Mother was homeless and she had her kittens at her home. She said they had been eating a lot of hot dogs that a restaurant had given them in town for her cat family to eat. They were so adorable that I adopted both of them.

Simon And Garfunkel

I was trying to think of a name for my two little kittens, and I decided on the music group Simon and Garfunkel. They had outstanding personalities and were well-mannered little kittens. For a while, Simon was an outdoor cat, and Garfunkel was always a housecat. They were playful and loving and got along well with my other cats. When I adopted him, Simon was a tiny cat who never grew much. He and Garfunkel would wrestle with each other and play with toy mice, balls, birds, and more. By age two, Simon kept losing weight, and my Vet said he was anemic. I gave him medicine, but it did not help, and I had him put to sleep. Garfunkel and I missed him terribly. Simon and Garfunkel lived in the house next door with my other cats. When one of my older housecats died, Garfunkel moved into my home with my two housecats.

Garfunkel And My Two Housecats

Garfunkel cleans and grooms Conrad’s face. Conrad touches Garfunkel very gently with his paw on his cheek. Cali and Garfunkel usually go to bed when I do and lie close to me at night. Garfunkel is a very photogenic cat. Once in a blue moon, Conrad sleeps by my feet at night but usually sleeps in one of the cat beds. Garfunkel is always next to me if I do not feel well or if I cry. My cats are one year apart in age in my home, and they all get along like peas in a pod.

Garfunkel Is A Senior Citizen Now, Just Like Me

Things get more challenging to do as we age. It is harder for Garfunkel to maneuver around now. He puts his paw out to judge the distance he has to jump to get onto the object of his choice. Garfunkel still loves to play with cat toys and eat treats for his wet cat food. He loves it when you hold him and scratch him under his chin. Garfunkel takes longer catnaps now and keeps close tabs on my whereabouts. Love your old cat just as you did when he was a little kitten, for we all age and grow old. Live all of your nine lives, sweet cats.

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Enlightening Experiences

Think About Enlightening Experiences In Your Life

I am sure you can think of many if you set your mind to it. Maybe something you learned changed your life for the better in some positive way. You could have had a spiritual reawakening after a near-death experience. Anything you learn enriches your knowledge of life in specific ways that can help you or others. Sometimes, enlightening moments can change your life and the lives of many. Perhaps you were a scientist working on something, and you found a cure for cancer after many trials and errors in formulations for a drug that put an end to cancer. Enlightening moments make you a better person who can make more of a difference.

Spiritual Enlightening

A near-death experience changes you forever. Your relationship with God grows to a new level. God impacts your life in many positive ways every day that you take for granted most of the time. Life is a gift from God, and when you need him and pray for him to help you in your darkest moment, he will be there to help you get through it. God’s spiritual awakening in you is a true gift from God that should not be taken lightly and put to good use every day to teach others about the power of prayer and the grace of God to those who truly believe and know that God is with them 24/7.

Knowledge Is Enlightening

If we did not care to learn new things, our life on earth would be a waste of time. Learning something new every day helps you and others in many positive ways. All walks of life are needed in our world, and no job is more important than another person’s job. We need a chain of people to get things done because if we lose a link, the work does not get done as it should, and the chain grows farther and farther apart until everything reaches a complete standstill. All the people God put on earth are here for a specific reason and purpose that we may not understand, but God. Never hide your knowledge and freely share it with others. Never take your expertise to your grave, as it does no one any good unless you share your knowledge and enlighten people’s minds while you can.

Enlightening Experiences Can Change The Way You Interact With Others

I used to be very shy before I had a spiritual awakening. I had let a person control how I acted around people for most of my life. I was very sick in kindergarten, and I almost died. That person was a kindergarten teacher, and I took her unkind words to heart. She and the other kids in my class would make fun of me for no reason, so I thought I could escape that if I did not say anything to others. God gave me back my voice while I was recovering years later in a hospital room. Never let someone or people take away your voice or the inner you, as you have much to tell the world.

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Life On The Road

Eating Out

Do not eat fast food while you are traveling on the road. Fast food has many more calories than a good meal from a restaurant. The fast will likely cost more than a good meal from the restaurant. Eating something good for you is worth a bit of wait time. I would rather have a salmon meal with vegetables, soup, or baked potato. Fast foods are very fattening; if you order a hamburger and fries, you hardly get any vegetables except one lettuce leaf and one tomato slice, and they generally throw in a large soda loaded with calories. Eat healthy, wiser, and better foods for a better and healthier life. I knew a person who ate fast food all of the time while on the road, and she could hardly move, and it led to an early death.

Give Yourself Time

If you tire of driving, take a coffee and take a break. Find an attraction in the area and check it out; you will most likely be glad you did. Give yourself at least two hours’ leeway, as there may be road construction and detours to your destination. Never show up late, as that says a lot about you. It tells the other person your time is important, but their time is not.

Finding Lodging

Always try to make reservations. Driving all night to find a place to rest will wear you out even more than driving in heavy traffic. Always plan, and then you will eliminate many problems. If you find your lodging unacceptable, tell them and find a better place to stay the night. I had excellent lodging at this cabin-like house.

Snacks While Driving

If you want chips, eat a healthy energy bar, almonds, walnuts, or baked potato chips. Avoid sugary foods and fried foods if you can. You might want to drink a healthy energy drink as many new ones do not have sugar except natural juice. I like natural juice drinks, vegetable drinks, and water.

Go For A Walk For A Break From Driving

I like to find a park to walk in or walk while looking at the stores in a town. After driving for three hours or more, walking relaxes the muscles in your legs and helps your back. Talk to other people walking, and they may tell you about a must-see attraction in their town.

Driving Everyday On Busy Roads

Always watch out for the other guy on the road. The other guy may do the unexpected. I had a lady do a U-turn at a one-way intersection. I honked at her, and she finally realized she was going the wrong way when another car and she met face to face. At least no one got killed or injured since they did not collide.

You Have Arrived At Your Destination

I hope you have a good and successful business trip and that your vacation is everything you want it to be. Ask people what you should see and find the top ten attractions by asking Alexa or Google. Read what travel bloggers have said about things to do and see where you are. Safe driving and safe travels.

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Blindness In Cats

It Is Very Sad When your Cat Goes Blind

You may not notice it until your cat does not land right when he jumps down from the back of your recliner. He may scratch you by accident when he lands wrong. Help your cat by helping him find leftover nibbles of food on his plate. Do not rearrange furniture in your home, as he knows where everything is. If you have to move something in your house temporarily, set it next to the edge of the other furniture. Never leave something in the middle of the room that he could stumble on and hurt by it. Tell your cat that he is close to the edge of a chair or hold him back so he will not fall to the ground and break a bone, perhaps. You will notice that your cat puts out one of his paws, which helps him know if he will land on your furniture or fall to the floor. Be patient with your cat and think, how would I get around if I went blind suddenly?

What Causes Blindness In Cats

Your cat could have high blood pressure, glaucoma, or maybe he had a stroke that left him blind. They might have damage to their optic nerve. A bad case of cataracts could cause blindness. Blindness in older cats is common after the age of six. Take your cat to your vet to see if they can correct the condition, as there are eye drops for glaucoma in cats.

When We Had Outdoor Cats, We Had Two That Went Blind

They were both black Tom cats. One had short hair, and one had longhair. I had the short-haired one for many years, and he was very wild, so I could not catch him. He got cataracts in his old age, and he went blind. He hunted the ditches for many years and would bring home the mice he had killed in our ditches by the house. He died of natural causes up by our house. I gave him lots of canned food, and I would call him, and he found the food every single time. He lived to be twenty years old. The longhaired tom also lived a long life.

The Other Senses In Your Cat Grow Stronger

Their hearing gets more keen, and their sense of perception increases. Your cat will rely on his memory of where things are and some things you must bring into your home now and then because they have worn out. I have noticed that blind cats use their whiskers to tell them how close they are to something. They know something or someone is in their way if they touch their whiskers when maneuvering around.

Other Cats And Your Blind Cat

Hopefully, your other cats will be kind and helpful to your blind cat. I have noticed other cats touch their foot very gently on the blind cat’s face. If you have cats that pick on your blind cat, separate them immediately, as your blind cat has enough worries and concerns without another cat picking on him when he has a disability. Be patient, kind, and loving to the feline companion and soul mate that you have had in your life for many years. Your cat has always been there for you on difficult days. Help your cat as he has helped you on sad and difficult days. I hope you and your cat live together in harmony for many years.

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Do Not Put Off Things For Another Day

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date April 1, 2024
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Do Not Procrastinate

Get things done right away, especially if you dread doing it. If you wait and wait, the dread will get worse, and you will be very stressed by doing it at the last minute. If you do not want to talk to someone about a business deal, speak to them anyway, and it may go much better than you ever dreamed of. Then, it will be out of your mind and crossed off your to-do list. If you keep procrastinating, the time will come when you can no longer function to accomplish what you wanted to get done in your lifetime. Some people do not want to plan their funeral or write their will. If you do not, someone will do it for you, which will most likely not be exactly how you wanted it to be. Tell people you love them, for the day will come when they are gone, and you wish you had told them how you feel and appreciated them being part of your life. Life waits for no man, and it continues, so make the most out of your life, live it to its fullest, and do not procrastinate.

Reach For Your Dreams As No One Can Do It For You

If you want to travel, do it and stop talking about it. You will never regret any of your travels, as they are a great learning experience and one of the joys in life. If you have your heart set on a particular career, put your heart and soul into it, along with college and late-night studying, and you will achieve your goals. Nothing in life is handed to you; you must work for it. A strong work ethic is what will get you far in life. You will not get far living on handouts, and you will not feel a great sense of satisfaction or self-worth. If one is unable to work because of health or a disability, you are entitled to handouts. If you do not reach for your dreams, you will have an unfulfilled feeling that will remain with you forever.

Have All Of Bussiness Papers Filled Away

Put your important papers in a file or lockbox. If they are filed and organized neatly, papers are easy to find. No one wants to search for important documents at the last minute. Ensure you can immediately find your birth certificate, social security information, work forms, insurance policies, and abstracts. Keep all necessary papers for at least seven years if you are audited.

God And Church

Praise God daily for the blessings he has given you, not just when tragedy knocks on your door. No one wants a rainy-day friend. Put God at the top of your priority list, and never procrastinate on your relationship with Him, or you will be lost. We are nothing without God in our life. Go to church or listen on Facebook as church brings you and others closer to God. Get things done ASAP.

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Easter Memories

We would go to church on Easter Sunday and generally go to the sunrise service. We would eat breakfast with our church family. After breakfast, we would attend our church service. Our minister would always give an excellent sermon about Easter. I would have on a new dress and an Easter bonnet. My Mother would have a new dress on, and my Father would wear his Sunday suit.

Christ and Easter

Christ died for our sins on the cross. No one can have a greater love for one than to lay down their life for one. At Easter, let us reflect on how God has blessed us and the many prayers he has answered for us. Christ is the reason we can know that our spirit or soul will be in heaven someday. Christ is risen. He has risen indeed. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Easter Gatherings

For lunch on Easter, we would generally eat with our relatives. We would have a ham dinner, potatoes, vegetables, sweet potatoes, and dessert. While the adults would visit, the kids would play board games. The youngest children would eat at the card table, while the main table was reserved for the adults.

Easter and Children

Easter eggs would be hidden in the house for us youngsters to find. We would eat the candy inside of the plastic eggs. My mother helped me decorate Easter eggs with various colors and designs. I had an Easter basket that my grandmother had given me for years. I recently gave it to my young cousin’s children. I hope they will enjoy it as much as I did during childhood. I had a stuffed Easter bunny and baby chick toys.

Easter is a Time of Renewal

I now eat out with friends or relatives after Easter Sunday worship. Easter is a time of renewal and new beginnings. I enjoy tulips, Easter lilies, and nature’s beauty every day. I hope you and your family will make many memorable and Happy Easter memories. God Bless you and yours.

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Cat Come Home

My New Cat Sneaked Out

You can be diligent, and your cat can still sneak past you and be out of your door. Cats are very determined creatures, and they aim to get their way one way or the other. If your cat sneaks out, do not panic. Your cat may not come back right away. Keep calling him. Sometimes, it may take up to three hours before he wishes to return to the comfort of his home. I had one cat that was gone for one week before she returned home. She had managed to get a large hole in the screen door and got out that way. To my surprise, I left the hole in the screen, and she was in the house one day after exploring her new area. I was elated to have her back home and safe again. The Siamese cat that I had years ago loved to go out and explore. It was going to rain one day while she was out, and I called and called, but she would not let me pick her up or would she enter the house. When I came home, she was wet, but it was 80 out, and she ran in the door the minute we opened it. My cat, Red, liked to go out and explore, and he would not let you catch him once he was out. One day, my three unneutered Toms saw him, and they tried to beat him up, but he hid in between bales of straw. After that ordeal, he was happy to let me put him back in the house. Put canned tuna in water in a trap, and you should be able to catch your missing cat if all else fails. I had a cat familiar with the sound of the lawn mower, so I drove it back and forth along the edge of the field. She came from the cornfield, and I returned her to the house.

Tom Cats And Female Cats

I have had many Tom cats take off for months during mating season. I always worried about them. Most of the time, they returned home with a few scratches. In the country, some people will shoot your Tom Cats if they set foot on their farm. Tom cats should not be shot unless they are brutal and mean to the female cats. We had a hunter years ago that killed our beautiful female cat right in front of my Father. She had kittens, but we gave them to another female cat with sickly and dying kittens. Her mother raised her healthy kittens. Some of my cats went to live with the neighbors after I had doctored them up. I guess they thought my Doctoring methods were torture even though I saved their lives with shots and pills. I had one cat that was gone for eight years before she returned home. She returned home to die as she only lived two months after her return. I hope your cat returns home safely and unharmed.

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Always Try To Be Compassionate And Understanding

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date March 22, 2024
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Put Yourself In The Other Person’s Place

How would you feel if you did not feel well and someone was mean and uncaring of your situation? I would feel worse than I did, to begin with, and most of us would. Try to help someone who is not well. Call them and reach out to see if you could help them get groceries or take them to an appointment. Buy a book for them to read or candy or flowers for them to look at. Talk to them on the phone as another person’s voice can be calming and healing. Never tell someone I know how you feel because you have no idea how they feel until you have been in their situation.

Be Slow To Anger

Yelling or upsetting someone is always uncalled for. Talk out the situation after you have thought about it for a while. Remember, maybe some of the blame lies on your shoulders. Never write a letter to anyone until you have cooled down and thought over the situation entirely. Stay calm, relaxed, and collected, and you will be glad you did when everything is said and done. A person who can talk things out is much wiser than one who lets his serpent tongue go. Never go to bed being angry at anyone. All of us make mistakes or grievous errors now and then.

If You Do Not Get Your Way, Do Not Have A Hissy Fit

You do not always have the ride away in traffic, and you have to wait your turn. Some people start yelling because of a traffic jam. The traffic jams will not clear up any sooner if you lose your temper. Remember, all good things come to those who wait patiently and silently. Children may have a temper tantrum, but adults should know much better. In front of your children, act like you want them to behave as adults. After all, they learn by example.

God Is Always Compassionate And Understanding With Us

God is slow to anger. He forgives us for our sins if we truly repent. He is very compassionate with us when we are sick and frail. God understands our thoughts and tries to lead us in the right direction in our lives that will serve him and others. God loves every single hair on our heads. God answers all of our prayers in his timeframe. He does not want any of his children to suffer. With God by your side, you will not suffer for long as he will care for you. God understands you better than anyone ever can and is more compassionate than anyone else.

Lift People Up And Have Joy When They Have Accomplishments In Their Life

If someone writes a book, congratulate them on their accomplishment. If a young person graduates from college, compliment them on a job well done. Honor people who go the extra mile to make someone’s life better and more pleasant through caring deeds. Be a go-to person for others and lift them to the highest mountain top so they can get a bird’s eye view of their accomplishments while on earth. Bring joy into people’s hearts.

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Having Cats In My Life

Cats Are Our Furry Friends

I was introduced to my first cat when I was two years old and have loved them deeply ever since. My Grandfather found Flossie, a very young kitten, meowing in a section of our field near the house. We made a bed for them in the barn, and she flourished and grew and had many kittens in her lifetime. She would follow me around the farm and lay on the ground when I was on my swingset. She and her kittens would wait for me when I stood outdoors waiting for a ride on the school bus. She had one calico kitten that I named Blacknose, and she would come up to our door with a dead garter snake in her mouth. She was the only cat I ever had that killed snakes. She had other kittens, and some of their names were Snitzel, Sprite, Hoover, Blackie, etc,

Dressing Up Snitzel

I loved to dress up Snitzel in large doll clothes. He was tolerant and would fall asleep in the shoebox with his attire on. When he woke up from his catnap, he would look at me with those amber eyes as if to say I cannot face the other outdoor cats with this on. I removed his doll dress, and he returned to being an outdoor cat. Snitzel was a wonderful and loving cat.

Adopting Cats

I have adopted many cats throughout the years. I adopted a cat named Honey, which is part Siamese, Persian, and domestic Shorhair. She was a beautiful Black and white cat with many beautiful kittens. She went to live at a neighbor’s house one day as they had a little girl who loved her and took Honey with them when they moved. I missed her but let her pick where she wanted to live. The neighbors left their purebred Tom cat with us, and he was a beautiful Himalayan cat. My relatives gave me a purebred Maine Coon cat years ago. My cats are a combination of these lovely cats that I had over the years and that I still have through their offspring. A friend gave me a beautiful gray and white tabby cat. I adopted some cats that needed a home while I was in Wisconsin. I adopted four cats from a woman whose Mother had died, and she needed a home for her cats. All my born-on-the-farm or adopted cats have been loved and cared for by me.

Cats Are Good For Your Overall Health

Having cats is known to lower your blood pressure and relax you. Hearing a cat purr is very comforting and relaxing. Cats are always by your side when you feel sick or sad. You can talk to your cats; they will listen and answer you with loving purrs or meows. Cats will always be my all-time favorite pets. I had a pet goat that I loved dearly, along with some dogs, gerbils, and a parakeet. Treat your pets with respect, love, kindness, and compassion, take care of them with regular vet visits, and keep their shots current. God bless you and your pet friends.

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