Yep. The squirrels are very easy to spook (my current favorite analogy). ;-) Have to watch the situation out of the corner of the eye, use all the senses, and be attuned to very subtle signals. Which, as we all know is exhausting!
Getting updates on the cat pretty regularly. Last time we went through this, our previous cat was the key to staying connected. I had a friend, who passed away shortly after we reconciled the last time, who was instrumental in helping me get through the depression. He was one of those people who seemed to have it all together with a perfect life, but who struggled with depression. He perceived what I was going through and convinced me to seek help for it. He also seemed to be a natural DBer. Even when I insisted the situation was dire, he encouraged me to take it slow, and said that maybe our cat would be the means to keep in touch and keep communication open. RIP, friend. :'(
Just drifting along, trying to keep going the same direction, if not closer, and hopefully not farther apart. (OK, now I've slipped back to my floating down a river analogy.)
