by Ivana Filip | Feb 2, 2022 | Animals, Home, Text
Let us remember that animals are not mere resources for human consumption. They are splendid beings in their own right, who have evolved alongside us as co-inheritors of all the beauty and abundance of life on this planet. – Marc Bekoff Recently I wrote a...
by Ivana Filip | Dec 6, 2021 | Animals, Compassion, Creative Exercise, Home, Inspiration, Nonhumans
Patience is the virtue of the donkeys. – French Proverb Today, on the 6th of December Catholics celebrates Saint Nicholas, the protector of children and sailors. Once I was a kid and once a sailor too, but today, I am choosing him not because of my...
by Ivana Filip | Nov 29, 2021 | Animals, Art, Cats, Compassion, Creativity, Everyday, Home, Nonhumans
The smallest feline is a masterpiece. – Leonardo da Vinci I wrote my last blog post almost one month ago. I had a COVID infection and it took a while until my head became clear and the words started to flow more naturally. I must take this opportunity to say...
by Ivana Filip | Nov 1, 2021 | Animals, Cats, Compassion, Home, Inspiration, Nonhumans
“We stand for our rights and we roooooooooar!” — From the Manifesto of Catopia, by Ivana Filip and Catpeople Free roaming cats are cats who were once pets, but were lost or left outside and cats born outside, with no or very little contact with humans. Authors...
by Ivana Filip | Oct 18, 2021 | Animals, Cats, Compassion, Everyday, Home, Inspiration, Nonhumans, Poetry
“Great teachers often come to us in humble packaging.” — Linda Bender A poem to Ixxo is a poem dedicated to my cat. Usually, I write my blog posts on Sunday afternoon, but several weeks ago it started to feel annoying. Sunday is my computer-free day, but two...