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...
by Ivana Filip | Sep 13, 2021 | Animals, Compassion, Eco, Everyday, Home, Motivation, Nonhumans, Stamina, Storytelling
“My art is the way I reestablish the bonds that tie me to the universe.” – Ana Mendieta All cameras and mobile phones were focusing on him. He was watching back. He stretched his wings and turned, flipping them through the air. He is going to fly for the first...
by Ivana Filip | Aug 30, 2021 | Animals, Dogs, Home, Nonhumans, Performance, Works
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.― Amelia Earhart How...
by Ivana Filip | Jun 7, 2021 | Animals, Cats, Compassion, Creative Exercise, Creativity, Eco, Everyday, Home, Nonhumans, Performance
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think. – Rumi Recently I read the book Urban Animals: Crowding in Zoocities by Tora Holmberg about the close coexistence of humans and animals in urban communities. She selects...
