Diary of a Quarantined Cat: Day 35

I want to use this post to say thank you to everyone who's been reading along and/or sending me questions. As an indoor cat, my exposure to the outside world is limited. I only know what Nemo's told me, or what I've heard from the humans. Hearing from all of you has opened my mind to so many possibilities and different ways of thinking.

A couple months ago, I felt such an urge to be a free outdoor cat. I'd even had an escape plan, and a partner, Nemo. Well, as you know, that all fell apart right around the same time that the humans decided that they would be indoor humans. My whole life changed dramatically in such a short period of time... 

It's times like these that we learn the most about ourselves. I've learned that life isn't about "all or nothing." I've also learned that freedom is complicated. I used to take it very literally - to be free was to roam the hills of McLaren Park, uninhibited and unattached. I realize now that freedom is more of a state of mind than anything. It's knowing what you want, and having the courage to go after it. Figuring out what you want is the hardest part. The second hardest part is creating a foolproof escape plan behind the humans' backs.

I do want to go back to the coyote brush of my youth. Would I want to stay there forever? Maybe, but I won't know until I get there. All I know is that there's something there for me. That bush kitten wasn't a fairy tale - that was and still is me. Nothing will ever change that.