Purrs 4 Peace - Year Two - Month 5: Peace and Health are INTERTWINED

"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties." 
-- Henri-Frederic Amiel

Mummy is busy running around trying to find me, make certain I’m feeling okay, make sure I’m resting, and checking my litter box….just a few of her activities in caring for me while I’m not feeling quite myself…. Certainly, mummy has not felt peaceful for the last 12 days (since my recurrence of UTI). Therefore, we are reprising a Purrs 4 Peace posting from last year:

HEALTH and PEACE are intertwined...inseparable. We know this on an individual scale because each of us knows that when we are injured or ill, calm and inner peace are virtually impossible. When we feel fit and well, we at least have the ability to choose a peaceful existence. Similarly, I believe health issues effect peace and are effected by peace on a global scale. Many physicians have posited that health issues are both a consequence and a CAUSE of war. In fact the World Health Organization has a program which seeks to promote peace by providing health care. And not just war. We have seen with the earthquake in Haiti, that bringing health care to the sick and injured after a natural disaster is vital to restoring calm where there is chaos.

Therefore, this week we purr for health and healing for minds, for bodies, and for spirits. There can be no Peace without Health.

2:59 p.m. Get ready to Purrrrrrrr.

SET.

3:00 p.m.

Confucius Cat say: GO!

Feel your purrs as white light of love, compassion. A great healing energy within you. #purrs4peace

Purrrrr...See that healing energy expand to envelope you and then spread into the world. #purrs4peace

Purrrrrrrrrrrrr.... See that light extending outside you, touching others. See it healing minds, healing bodies, healing spirits as it spreads. #purrs4peace

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....... Imagine the powerful white light of your purrs touching areas of strife and chaos. #purrs4peace

Imagine bringing comfort, love, compassion, and healing to each human and animal. #purrs4peace

Purrrr...Imagine despair replaced by hope; sickness replaced with health; injury replaced by vitality. #purrs4peace

Peace * Paix * Frieden * Vrede * Pace * Fred* Paz * Shalom * Salaam * Om Shanti * Heddwch * Síochán * 和平 #purrs4peace

Purrs of Love bringing PEACE to the world. #purrs4peace

3:03 p.m. You can stop purring now. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!

Purrs 4 Peace Week 46: I Will Only Accept Total and Complete Health!

"I know God would never give me something that I could not handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much." -

Mother Theresa

This week’s purr is specifically about healing from FLUTD (Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease)...and generally for healing as to any sickness, disease or injury. But I wanted to focus on FLUTD because it is obviously very much a concern for me and mummy as this is apparently what caused me to have a health crisis this week and become blocked. FLUTD is serious and if untreated can result in death. It is very common particularly in male cats. Please be aware of the signs to look for in your cat babies:

* Prolonged squatting or straining in or out of the litter box and not producing urine or only a small amount

* Frequent urination or straining
* Pain while urinating.

* Blood in the urine

* Urinating outside of the litter box

* Frequent licking of the genital area

* Vomiting

• Depression

In my case the babysitter noticed I was a little tender in the hindquarters and seemed reluctant to jump. She thought I hurt a leg or that it was some old stiffness from when I was injured as kitten before rescue. But turns out it was soreness and tenderness in kidneys and bladder.

Anyway.....I am never going to have this problem again. I am healed and healthy and looking forward to at least twenty more wonderful years (JUST HAD MY 5TH BIRTHDAY).

Let’s make some powerful PURRRRRRRRRS for everyone who had to deal with FLUTD. And lets make some powerful PURRRRRRRRRRRS for everyone in need of healing this week.

2: 59 p.m. Get ready to Purrrrrrrr.

SET.

3:00 p.m.

Confucius Cat say: GO!

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, Feel your purrs as a warm, healing glow within you. #purrs4peace

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr... Purrrrrrrrrrrrr.... See that glow increase to a purifying fire, burning away any sickness, disease, injury or imperfection in your body. #purrs4peace

Purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purr

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Imagine the healing power of your purrs spreading first to one body then to another; #purrs4peace.

For all those ill or injured...They are comforted as compassion flows over them, they are soothed as caring surrounds them, they are at peace as love envelops them. #purrspeace

Purrrrr Imagine the healing fire spreading through all cats struggling with Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, healing them. #purrs4peace.

Imagine all who are sick or injured, human and animal, are miraculously healed as the power of your purrs touches them. #purrs4peace

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr,...... Imagine the healing fire spreading through the world, burning away sickness, disease, injury, imperfection. #purrs4peace

Peace * Paix * Frieden * Vrede * Pace * Fred* Paz * Shalom * Salaam * Om Shanti * Heddwch * Síochán * 和平 #purrs4peace

Purrs 4 Peace Week 40: The time is now for HEALING

“Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing - peace is the measure.” - George Melton

Again, this week I was reminded of how transient life is when one my sweetest and most beloved friends, Jody Nelson, collapsed. Jody suffered a cardiac arrest and although resuscitated, she has been removed from life support due to brain damage and is not expected to survive. Jody just celebrated her 51st birthday.

All though small in stature, Jody has always had one of the biggest hearts around. As long as I have known her Jody has had a full family of furry babies in her home, dogs and cats. She often fosters homeless pets...and usually ends up adopting the baby permanently. Presently Jody has two dogs and three cats: Zoey, Tangie, Laney, P.C. andTennessee. Her beloved dogs Bresa and Sabra have passed over the rainbow bridge. She is a big supporter of animal rescue and animal meals on wheels.

Jody came into our lives when she became pet sitter for my canine siblings Zoe and Zelda 15 years ago. She even christened Zelda with the nickname Zelly Belly. She was an invaluable support and help when mummy’s mother was battling cancer and when she passed. But then...that’s Jody. Always there for her friends.

Although Jody...like other friends and family members...may pass from our sight, she will never be out of our hearts. We love you Jody.

*I learned after this post that in fact Jody had passed away on March 17, 2010.

And so we purr for health for the sick, healing for the injured, and comfort to those of us who love them. There is no PEACE without health.

Week 40 of Purrs 4 Peace details are as follows:

• Week forty’s appointed time is Sunday, March 21, 2010.
• Participants should purr for three minutes commencing at 3 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) which is 7:00 p.m. (19:00 hrs.) in the U.K.
• The cat’s human staff should assist their cats with the project by stroking and nuzzling the cat at the appointed time.
• Please post your cat name and the country you purr in at www.confuciuscat.blogspot.com as a COMMENT if you are participating in this historic project. (posting a link to your own website-if you have one-is encouraged.) Or let me know by message on twitter or facebook.
• Posting purrs on facebook ( Acolytes of Confucius Cat or as friend to Alley Mason) and twitter (@ConfuciusCat) is encouraged, since it inspires purring in others, but not required. On twitter please use #purrs4peace in your tweets.

Peace * Paix * Frieden * Vrede * Pace * Paz * Shalom * Fred * Salaam * Om Shanti * Heddwch * Siochan

PUrrs 4 Peace Week 33: HEALING means PEACE

"Inner silence promotes clarity of mind; It make us value the inner world; It trains us to go inside To the source of peace and inspiration When we are faced with problems and challenges." - Deepak Chopra

HEALTH and PEACE are intertwined...inseparable. We know this on an individual scale because each of us knows that when we are injured or ill, calm and inner peace are virtually impossible. When we feel fit and well, we at least have the ability to choose a peaceful existence. Similarly, I believe health issues effect peace and are effected by peace on a global scale. Many physicians have posited that health issues are both a consequence and a CAUSE of war. In fact the World Health Organization has a program which seeks to promote peace by providing health care. And not just war. We have seen with the earthquake in Haiti, that bringing health care to the sick and injured after a natural disaster is vital to restoring calm where there is chaos.

Therefore, this week we purr for health and healing for minds, for bodies, and for spirits. There can be no Peace without Health.

2:59 p.m. Get ready to Purrrrrrrr.

SET.

3:00 p.m.

Confucius Cat say: GO!

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, Feel your purrs as white light of love, understanding and compassion. A great healing energy within you.

Purrrrr...See that healing energy expand to envelope you and then spread into the world.

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr... Purrrrrrrrrrrrr.... See that light extending outside you, touching others. See it healing minds, healing bodies, healing spirits as it spreads.

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....... Imagine the powerful white light of your purrs touching Haiti and other areas of strife and chaos. Imagine it bringing comfort, love, compassion, and healing to each human and animal.

Purrrr...Imagine, sickness replaced with health; injury replaced by vitality, despair replaced by hope,

Purrrrrrrrr.....Imagine hunger replaced by abundance, hate replaced with compassion, chaos replaced with calm, ambivalence replaced with love.

Peace * Paix * Frieden * Vrede * Fred * Pace * Paz * Shalom * Salaam * Om Shanti * Heddwch * Síochán

3:03 p.m. You can stop purring now. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!

Purrs 4 Peace Week 33 Announcement: Love Heals

"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties." -- Henri-Frederic Amiel

This week I considered a number of topics. But as I was preparing to announce another topic, I continued to feel pulled to purr for HEALING. So many of us, our friends and our family are struggling and in need of healing…healing in body, mind or even spirit.

Also, I still feel tremendous sorrowful energy Haiti and its millions who are still dealing with the horrendous aftermath of earthquake there. Haiti’s people and animals…their very society needs healing.

“Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” ~ Dr.Karl Menninger

Therefore, this week we purrrrrrrrrrrrr for healings of minds from hatefilled, fearfull or anxious thoughts. We purrrrrrrrrrr for the healing of bodies from disease or injury. We purrrrrrrrrrrrr for the healing of spirits from hopelessness and despair.

Week 33 of Purrs 4 Peace details are as follows:• Week thirty-three’s appointed time is Sunday, January 24, 2010.• Participants should purr for three minutes commencing at 3 p.m. EST (U.S.) which is 8:00 p.m. (20:00 hrs.) BST in the U.K.• The cat’s human staff should assist their cats with the project by stroking and nuzzling the cat at the appointed time.• Please post your cat name and the country you purr in at http://www.confuciuscat.blogspot.com/ as a COMMENT if you are participating in this historic project. (posting a link to your own website-if you have one-is encouraged.) Or let me know by message on twitter or facebook.• Posting purrs on facebook ( Acolytes of Confucius Cat or as friend to Alley Mason) and twitter (@ConfuciusCat) is encouraged, since it inspires purring in others, but not required. On twitter please use #purrs4peace in your tweets.

Peace * Paix * Frieden * Vrede * Pace * Paz * Shalom * Fred * Salaam * Om Shanti * Heddwch * Síochán * 和平

Purrs 4 Peace Week 19: Mind...and purrs...over matter

Today we dedicate our purrs to our beloved friends Buzz Edens and Kitty ACat. These sweet furry kids will be missed by their families and by their friends. While we cannot see them with our physical eyes or touch them with our physical bodies, we can see and feel them with our spirits. They are there...just over the bridge. We thank them for the time we had with them.

I would also like to make special note and send extra purrs to our friend Kant Deboisleduc (gorgeously handsome on the right) who is challenged with chronic kidney disease. This kind of illness and the need for palliative care can sometimes suck away positive energy. Kant and his family however, have been and remain loving and compassionate friends infusing Facebook with tremendous positivity.

The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around.... Throughout history, "tender loving care" has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing.
~ Larry Dossey

More and more the power of the ability of the mind to affect “matter” is being recognized. In the last few years with all the publicity about “The Secret” and “The Law of Attraction” our ability to affect our own health with what we think and feel has been increasingly of interest. Science has confirmed the “placebo effect”. The idea that if a patient believes that a pill will heal him/her, then the pill does heal even if it’s just sugar and has no inherently healing properties. The mind does matter.

Now Noetic Science is studying the ability for the thoughts of many to affect the matter around them. According to Casandra Vieten, Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences in an article for the Huffington Post:

“...our research focuses on the fundamental nature of consciousness, its interaction with the physical world, and how the human experience of consciousness can dramatically transform. We conduct basic science and laboratory research on mind-matter interactions, social science investigations of transformational experiences and practices and their impact on individual and collective wellness, and clinical and applied studies testing the real-world effectiveness of consciousness-based interventions.”

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cassandra-vieten/what-is-noetic-science_b_287779.html

Our purrs can heal ourselves. Our purrs can heal our friends and family members. Our purrs can heal the world.

11:59 a.m. Get ready to Purrrrrrrr.

SET.

12:00 p.m.

Confucius Cat say: GO!

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, Feel your purrs as a warm, healing glow within you.

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr... Purrrrrrrrrrrrr.... See that glow increase to a purifying fire, burning away any sickness, disease, any imperfection in your body.

Purrrrrrrrrinnnnnnggggg

Purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purr

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Imagine the healing power of your purrs spreading first to one body then to another; All who are sick, human and animal, are miraculously healed as the power of your purrs touches them.

Purrrr.... Imagine the fire of your healing purrs spreading to your friends and family members. As health is infused into each body they feel young, vital, flexible, energetic.

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr,...... Imagine the healing fire spreading and burning through the world, burning away sickness, burning away disease, burning away imperfection.

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....... Scientists, doctors, healers...all inspired to breakthroughs in the treatment and cure of disease. New cures are discovered. Holistic and nontraditional treatments and cures are recognized as valid.

Purrrrrrrrrrrrr......Those who are grieving for the loss of their friends or family members - They are comforted as compassion flows over them, they are soothed as caring surrounds them, they are at peace as love envelops them.

Peace * Paix * Frieden * Vrede * Pace * Paz * Shalom * Salaam * Om Shanti