{"id":15967,"date":"2016-01-01T00:10:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T05:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=15967"},"modified":"2016-01-17T09:39:29","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T14:39:29","slug":"ringing-in-a-positive-happy-and-healthy-new-year-with-a-little-help-from-my-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/ringing-in-a-positive-happy-and-healthy-new-year-with-a-little-help-from-my-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Ringing in a Positive, Happy, and Healthy New Year with a Little Help from My Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NewYear1\"<\/a>For the past couple of years I\u2019ve started New Year\u2019s off by sharing some quotes that feel particularly relevant to where I am at my life and where I\u2019d like to be moving forward. They\u2019re not meant to be resolutions per se, but rather a roadmap to help guide my inner self down a road of personal growth, peace, and happiness (please click any of the images to enlarge). This year is no different and I found the overwhelming theme to what I want is to rid myself of as much as possible is negativity.<\/p>\n

Whether it’s from people around me or the world at large as I see it on the television or social venues, negative energy can hit you with rapid fire succession on a daily basis and unless you can diffuse it, it can be toxic to the soul and counterproductive to a happy and fulfilling life.<\/p>\n

\"NewYear3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m certainly practical enough to know that an inspirational quote or two (or nine as in the case of today’s post) is not the magic button to making it all go away, and I\u2019m also practical enough to know that you just can\u2019t eliminate certain people or the world out of your life if they bring you down. But negativity\u00a0can be managed. Walk away. Change the channel. Shut it off and remain true to the good that is in yourself. Set the bar for\u00a0optimism\u00a0– you’d be surprised just how contagious the power of positive energy is to those around you.<\/p>\n

\"NewYear8\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As always, these are the lessons I\u2019ve learned through the example of my wise cats. If something adversely bothers them, they typically react in two possible ways: One – a quick fight that is resolved nearly seconds later as witnessed in a shared catnap. In other words, don\u2019t harbor the negative energy \u2013 redirect it to something positive and move on.<\/p>\n

\"NewYear4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"NewYear10\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Or two \u2013 by deciding if it’s worth exerting the energy for a battle or if it\u2019s just better to let it go and seek high ground rather than get involved in a negative altercation that will only serve to bring you down. If it’s worth the battle, their claws will come out full force to defend what they feel is unjust. <\/p>\n

\"NewYear7\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I think this past year more so than ever, just like a mother cat protecting her babies, I have gone to battle for what I believe in. And moving forward, I will continue protecting what I believe in rather than letting circumstances dictate me like I might have years ago. The other stuff – very rarely do I let it get to me. Life is just too short to carry grudges, anger, or resentments that do nothing to enhance the quality of my life.<\/p>\n

\"NewYear9\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Perspective. That’s always the key. Looking at life half-full, rather than half-empty. Looking for solutions to problems, rather than complaining about\u00a0what is wrong. If it\u2019s broke, go ahead and try to fix it. So that’s my goal for this year \u2013 to just try and be a stronger and mentally happier person. I have a few good things in store that I will share in the weeks to come and as always, I have you, my friends and family, my beautiful cats, and the freedom to be the very best me I chose to be.<\/p>\n

\"NewYear2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy New Year to you all \u2013 if nothing else be kind. Be kind to yourself and be kind to others. That simple mindset alone can change the world. Have a great day everyone and if you feel like sharing, let me know in the comments what kinds of dreams, goals, resolutions, or visions you have for 2016.<\/p>\n

\"NewYear6\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the past couple of years I\u2019ve started New Year\u2019s off by sharing some quotes that feel particularly relevant to where I am at my life and where I\u2019d like to be moving forward. They\u2019re not meant to be resolutions per se, but rather a roadmap to help guide my inner self down a road […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[229,14,3],"tags":[1084,1265,249,1085,1036,84,1086],"class_list":["post-15967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feline-quotable-photo-series","category-general-blogging-writing","category-inspiration-healing","tag-1084","tag-cats","tag-feline-human-bond","tag-happy-new-year","tag-health","tag-inspiration-2","tag-motivation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NewYear1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15967"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15984,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15967\/revisions\/15984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}