The Coyotes And The Stray Cat

The other night when I walked into the kitchen, I noticed something strange on the deck next to the glass patio door.

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It was one of the stray cats I feed.

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He was scratching at the door like he wanted to come in.

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We have 4 stray cats that I feed and give fresh milk to every morning. They rarely come onto the deck more than once a day. And they rarely get within 3 feet of me!

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I like to keep them around as they are our only method of controlling the rats and mice that inhabit farms. (We don’t use poisons)

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If I feed them, they tend to hang around our farm more which means they catch more vermin. ?It’s definitely a win for them and us…

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He’s never been in the house. And it’s only been the past couple of months that he’s come close enough to let me pet him a couple of times before moving away from me…

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So this was definitely odd.

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As I slid the patio door open, the yelping, howling, and barking a pack of coyotes filled the air. It was loud. And I could tell there were a lot of them. They were only a few yards away from the house on the other side of the trees.

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No wonder the cat was scared!

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I let him in, not knowing what to expect. He rubbed against my legs and let me pet him a minute or so. Then I gently pushed him across the room to another door that goes outside.

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This way he would be safe. And if a coyote did see him and decide to chase him, he’d have plenty of places to escape.

He stopped a moment on the driveway and looked back at me.

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I swear he had a look of appreciation on his face, thanking me for helping him.

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It sure warmed my heart to know that I played some role in keeping him safe and happy.

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There are times in our lives when we are like my stray cat…

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We are nervous, scared, or stuck in a place we aren’t comfortable but we don’t know what to do to get out of it.

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Sometimes we just need someone to show us the bridge between where we are and where we want to be.

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And that’s what I’d like to offer to you. I’d like to be your “bridge”, just like I was for my stray cat.

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Not to try and sell you anything. Not to tell you what to do. But to ask questions and help you discover the answers you already have inside of you.

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It’s my way of paying it forward… of showing gratitude and appreciation for all I’ve been blessed with… people, mentors, opportunities, and so much more.

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If you need to bridge some kind of gap in your life, reach out. It’s a 30-minute free virtual coffee. No sales pitch. No guilt. No judgment.

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Just a friend who might be able to help…

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Go HERE to set up a virtual coffee with me. You’ll be glad you did.