now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy

    That's my littlest friend. He'd been having a rough time that day, and needed some snuggling. He curled up next to me, but apparently "next to" was too far away. He kept nudging himself closer and closer, until finally he'd pushed my arm up and around, and then shoved his body into the crook of my elbow, and then dropped his head into the palm of my hand. The best part was when he tucked his top paw in next to his face. Finally content.
    If only it were always such a straight-forward thing, to get what we need.

[the title quotation is by Guillaume Apollinaire]