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5 things your cat can teach you about self-care
As well as being our beloved companions cats can teach us a lot about looking after ourselves. Read on to see how your kitty can help you.
Self-care is always so important. It’s something a lot of us neglect though. We’re too busy, too focussed on what others need from us, or feel taking time for ourselves is selfish. We make excuses. Tell ourselves that once we get through this busy patch we’ll make time for ourselves. The truth is life is going to keep happening and so we need to learn to carve out time for ourselves. It’s not selfish. It’s essential. If we neglect ourselves for too long we will start to break down.
Luckily help is at hand from our common household kitties. Anyone who spends any time with cats knows they are experts at looking after themselves. Our cats may love us but they will always love themselves more. This may seem awful to us but it’s how we should all behave. I’m not telling you to stop caring about others and turn into a self-obsessed ass. I’m saying we need to make ourselves a priority. If we look after ourselves first then we’re in the best place mentally, physically, and emotionally to be there for the people we care about.
Here’s what our cats can teach us about self-care:
- You need more sleep. Anyone who knows anything about cats knows they spend the…
