Fawlty Showers

Fawlty Showers

Ken Montrose Ken Montrose

Ken Montrose

Director of Training at Greenbriar Treatment Center

发布日期: 2021年5月4日
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Past That

I sent Semi-Colin a picture of M.A. ‘His name is Moondoggy Alpha but he prefers to be called M.A.’ I texted. Semi-Colin sent back three thumbs up emojis.

‘Send me a picture of the cat,’ he texted. I did. There was a long pause. ‘Does he have a parole officer?’

‘He’s a bit ragged, has a few battle scars, but he’s got a sweet disposition now.’ I looked at the deep gouges Cuddles had inflicted on me when I took him to the vet – mostly sweet disposition.

There was another long pause.  I texted, ‘He used to be a fighter. He was an alley cat, he had to be. He’s left that behind him. Now he’s a rehab cat who wants to be a house cat.’

An even longer pause. I texted, ‘We can all be grateful for things we’ve left in the past: bad relationships, addictions, miserable jobs, insane neighbors, etc.’  

‘LOL, not sure what that has to do with adopting a cat.’

I wasn’t sure either, but I made a gratitude list of things I’d left in the past, starting with drinking and my mullet.

 

Today I’ll be grateful for things I’ve left in the past.

 

Fawlty Showers is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

Other works by Ken Montrose are available at:

·        www.greenbriartraining.com 

·        https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B001K8MG0S

https://www.pinterest.com/kenmontrose/mt-rose/

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