I realized the other day that my cat’s claws wouldn’t scratch me if I pushed my hand into them instead of trying to rip my hand away from them.

and then I realized there were many such cases in life where we find ourselves caught and tangled in something that, when we struggle, tears into our skin.

if instead we worked in a calm and collected manner, we could slowly and articulately free ourselves from these tangles.

something to think about, I guess.