Dear Human 💕,

I can see you’re about to get the zoomies.

Here’s a quick exercise that works for me to calm me down when I am about to loose it.

First, take a deep breath.

Then focus on your senses. We will look for things you can see, hear, touch, smell, and taste: 5-4-3-2-1.

👀 5 Things You See

• Me balled up between your legs,
• the blow-up lobster on the shelf (Pinchie!),
• one of the photos on the wall (the metal dinosaur is kind of scary, but that giant tree is calming),
• the hawk circling over the trees (again, scary!),
• the fan spinning,
• the yellow spring I like to chase and you keep stepping on,
• that fake cat with tissues coming out of its butt.

👂 4 Things You Hear

• Birds chirping on the balcony,
• the humming of the fridge,
• rain hitting the window,
• the wind in the trees,
• me purring or snore squeaking

🖐️ 3 Things You Touch or Feel

• The warm coffee mug,
• the fleece blanket,
• the glasses on nose,
• cuddle with me,
• grab a toy,
• or squeeze of your squishy cubes

👃 2 Things You Smell

• Your coffee,
• my fur,
• essential oils,
• a scented candle

👅 1 Thing You Taste

• Sip your coffee,
• a chewing gum or
• some candy – the sour ones work the best!
• And I don’t think you can lick your butt…

Yours,
Cat 🐾

P.S. Yes, I can count. I just gave you more examples than the exercise asked for. 🧮