I Am #AliveAndThriving Today! || #IAmAliveChallenge || Daily Off-Grid Jungle Journal Entry: Day #518 - Good Bye, Dear Kitty Friend - GaiaYoga Gardens, Lower Puna, Far East Big Island, Hawai'i - Wednesday, December 27, 2023

I live barefooted and naked, very close to Earth and Nature, in an 18-acre, off-grid, clothing-optional, food-forest intentional community (GaiaYoga Gardens), way out in the jungles of Lower Puna, far East Big Island, Hawai'i. I love my life, and I'm immensely grateful to live where and how I do, on my own terms! I would not want to live any other way! 😁🙏💚⚡💥🔥✴️✳️❇️👣🌱✨🤙

Warm greetings all! 😁🙏💚✨🤙

This post will be shorter than usual because I didn't get much sleep last night, and because my heart hurts over the loss of my dear, sweet kitty friend, that I've mentioned (and shared photos of) in my posts, who died early this morning (the post date is from yesterday, Wednesday the 27th, while today is Thursday the 28th). I had the joy of sharing a few short months with this beautiful little being, having come to me by way of Iolanthe (Ano and Melekai's 11-year-old daughter), who got her at a local farmers market from someone who's cat had kittens, and was giving them away. The problem was, and that I didn't know at the time, she was taken away from her mother too early, so she was was not able to nurse for long enough period of time, which for all mammals, humans included, is essential. This has extremely deleterious affects on the development of her growing body and her health.

Because this gorgeous little kitten was not able to nurse for suffient amount of time, her body could not develop correctly. She was healthy, happy, and playful, running and jumping all over the place for the first few weeks of her time with me, then in within a period of only a day or two, she became unable to use her back legs well, to the point where she basically pulled herself along with her front legs, with her back legs being dragged behind her. She could move her back legs, she just couldn't use them. Soon her spine began to contort, until the days before she died where, because of the intense spinal contortions, her ribs began to compress her organs and lungs. It broke my heart so much to see her like this. I did my absolute best every day to give her love and affection, to try to bring a little happiness to her difficult life.

I did everything I could to attempt to compensate in terms of food and nutrition, to turn things around, but she was very picky about what she would eat, and in the end nothing I tried had any real effect. For a fairly long period, most of the time that she was with me, not much changed. She didn't get worse, but she also didn't improve. It was only three days ago, when she stopped eating, that she began to decline quickly.

I had a strong feeling that last night was going to be my last time with her, and that feeling turned out to be accurate. I did my best to help her feel comfortable, and to let her know how much I loved her. In the morning I knew that she was dead even before I checked on her. That was around 7AM. I buried her small body next to a young coconut palm, near the Flow House, where she spent most of her short life. I'm wondering when my broken heart will heal after all the loss I've experienced over the past year or two. I don't know. I'm still alive, and I'll keep doing my best. That's all I can say at the moment.

All photos were taken with my Motorola G Power Android Phone

Thank you all so much who have helped me get to where I am today, and allowing me to share more of the beauty and magic from my life and my world with you, and for your continuous appreciation and support! I am truly deeply grateful! 😁🙏💚✨🤙

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