Pet Stories Blog

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline

More on the journey. It takes a turn!
Tip 2: An unexpected happening can often turn into a sea of joy.

Welcome!

An unexpected happening has recently occurred in my life and, because of its importance and wonder, I am going to shift gears away from my personal transformative journey due to my Regal adventure, which I started in my first blog entry, and begin to write about the recent arrival and transformative journey of Tux. Tux is a 13 ½ year old calico cat, a ‘pistol’, and the surprise of the summer.

You might wonder why the arrival of a new feline into my home would be so unexpected, my being a cat lover and all. But, let me tell you, Tux’s arrival has been the surprise of a lifetime to all of us who have known her over the years. The transformation that has also occurred both within her and within our relationship since her entrance into my home—which, I might add, is now our home—has also been amazing and filled with delight. Let me set the foundation for this story and the magnificence of it all will be revealed in subsequent blogs as I tell you the story of Tux.

Tux and her sister, Millie, were originally adopted from the Tacoma Humane Society when they were six months old by Margie, a feline lover to be sure. Margie enjoyed these two cats immensely over the years and each evolved manifesting different personalities. Millie tended to be laid back, always welcomed love and touches, and remained present when company (that’s us, Margie’s multitude of friends) came to visit. While I don’t remember very much about Tux in her early years, I have heard that she, too, was warm, welcomed touches, and sat on laps.

Over the course of their lives, Millie remained generally as she was throughout her life— easy to be with, friendly, and always ready for loves. Tux, on the other hand, began to change and became known as a ‘pistol’. Her popularity diminished with time.

Next entry: Tip 3 and Tux, the ‘pistol’.

With blessings, Linda

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline

Welcome and Purpose

Welcome,

As I have been writing Regal, my cat’s heartwarming and wonderful biography, I have moved from a place of grief with her passing into an expansive state of love. This evolution of experience has been going on for over a period of two years and has been quite an unexpected happening in my life. Not only has a beautiful book about a magnificent cat, her feelings, and her spiritual nature come into being but, also, I have experienced an expanded state of learning, healing, and personal transformation.

I had no intention of ever writing a book and I had no concept of what could come out of such an adventure. Never having spoken in depth with anyone who had written a book, I had no knowledge as to the possibilities of what could come out of such an experience. To say the least, it has been fascinating for me to watch the evolution, the unfolding of my experience, and to see the areas of my life that have been touched and transformed.

As I contemplate the various facets of my process and with the book now published, I thought it would be good to continue writing about what I have gained and share the wonder of it with anyone who cares to read about it. Besides, I want to continue improving my writing skills, stimulating my brain’s synapses, and having the fun of writing and remembering.

Please feel free to join in every ten days or so and my intention is to share something that will be interesting, useful, or fun for you. And, for me too!

Next entry: Tip 2 and more on the journey.

With blessings, Linda