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Max’s Lesson
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Cat
By Joanna Michaels If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surely vote for the purr.
~Barbara L. Diamond Several years ago, I lived with a curious orange cat named Max who taught me a very important life lesson. Max’s curiosity took him to many places — the bottom of my sewing basket, my clothes hamper, my dresser drawers, and under the kitchen sink. But Max wasn’t the only one who got into everything. I did, too. I was as unpredictable and flighty as Max. I’ve had lots of jobs — telephone operator, tin-can inspector, radio copywriter, secretary, receptionist, HR director, marketing director and dog groomer. I also owned a few businesses. When I went to college, I couldn’t stick with one major. I switched from Sociology to Business Management to Women’s Studies to Creative Writing. (Keep reading) | 