by Ivana Filip | velj 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 | pro 29, 2021 | Animals, Compassion, Everyday, Home, Identity, Inspiration, Storytelling
Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. – Shunryu Suzuki “The Tale of a Meditator and Her Animals” is a Zen story that I would like to share with you at the end of this so-called 2021. It is a beautiful story to...
by Ivana Filip | pro 21, 2021 | Cats, Everyday, Home, Inspiration
“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favourite day,” said Pooh. – A. A Milne If you would ask me what happens daily in this town I live and work in at the moment, I would say – not much. On the other hand, there is always something...
by Ivana Filip | pro 14, 2021 | Animals, Cats, Compassion, Creative Exercise, Eco, Home, Inspiration, Multispecies Collaboration, Nonhumans
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France Who is your Octopus Teacher? Maybe you have watched it and if you haven’t yet, please have a little treat and adventure into the beautiful story about interspecies...
by Ivana Filip | stu 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...