THE CAT AND THE MOMENT

Why are cats so unflappable? In this episode we unpack how feline calm is part biology and survival—a solitary ambush hunter built for bursts of action and long stretches of rest—and how that quiet presence becomes a surprising model for human attention. We read a playful poem where a cat teaches “there is no later on” and trace echoes of that lesson through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, Stoic thought, and critiques of modern life’s security-driven anxiety. Tune in to explore why worry steals life, how spiritual traditions point back to the present, and what it might look like to stop postponing living and practice presence today.