Catty

Some souls come into our lives for a reason we may never understand. They stay for a while, quietly leave their footprints on our hearts, and then continue on their journey. Catty was one of those souls. Thank you for choosing to visit me.

She adopted an Enlightened Landlord. She accepted companionship but never granted touching privileges. She taught me that friendship does not require ownership. She sat outside my kitchen door, sometimes all day, simply waiting to say hello. She was a gift I never expected and never asked for. God bless you, Catty, wherever you are.

Every morning she jumped over the garden fence and made her way to my back door. She would wait there, sometimes all day, until she saw me. Then, satisfied that we'd met, she would quietly go home. I never understood why she chose me, and perhaps I never will. I only know that she came, and that her visits became one of the greatest gifts of my life.