Can Cat Behavior Teach us to Live Fulfilling Lives?

Dogma of Cats - Deb Snyder

The Dogma of Cats: Feline Philosophies for a Fulfilling Life

by Deb Snyder, PhD

We often think the keys to happiness are hidden in distant places, the deep recesses and highest heights of our world, kept in close guard by a humble monk or dynamic guru. These bits of philosophical brilliance dispensed only after we demonstrate tremendous sacrifice of time, energy or money to get there. Bah! Who can get to a mountaintop these days?

Although I am one of the first to acknowledge nature is a powerful conduit to accessing our soul’s calling, the truth is…wisdom is all around us and we need only look to what surrounds us for the answers to the great questions in life. Can our best teachers come in the form of friends, the flowers in the front yard and even cats? Yes, I said it…cats.

Free Admission to Hawaiian Falls for 10-year-olds on June 10th

Hawaiian Falls 10 Year Celebration - The Rush

Hawaiian Falls Celebrates 10 years on June 10th

 

Hawaiian Falls will celebrate its 10th birthday at its original waterpark in Garland on Monday, June 10. As part of the celebration, the public is invited to help set a record of 10 hours of continuous sliding down The Rush, a dark tube slide with multi-sensory special effects such as lights, misters and music.

Avoiding The Melt Downs

Avoiding Melt Downs

How to Avoid Melt Downs

by Amy Egan

So often I hear complaints from parents about their children’s reactions to limits and consequences. Parents are hurt, surprised, outraged, incensed, annoyed, insulted and/or angered that their child throws a fit when given a perfectly appropriate limit.  Because the child’s or teen’s reaction causes discomfort to the parent, the parent, often unconsciously, avoids any situation in which they may have to experience a kid’s wrath.  What ends up happening is the parent tries to present a limit to their child with kid gloves on – hoping to make the limit palatable to the child/teen.  The mother knows she needs to hold the kid accountable but wants to avoid the charged emotions that usually follow. The father  does not want to be walked on by his kids but hates drama.