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Our neighborhood has an “alley cat”. First, I will tell you what an alley is for those of you who don't know. Years ago, when houses were built garages were made separate from the house. The actual garages were built about sixty feet behind the house.
The front of your house was on the street, but an alley or gravel road was built beside the car garage which was of course about sixty feet away from the house. So when you drove into your garage it had to be accessed by driving onto a gravel road behind the garages.
Garbage cans were kept by the garages. Stray cats got their name from finding their food source here and eating remaining food items in or around these garbage cans. These cats may have had very lenient homes where they could wander out from their home many hours of the day. Some cats did not have homes and were labeled strays. They could have been abandoned by their family or were bred out in the neighborhood.
Our neighborhood has an “alley cat”. We do no know exactly where she lives. Neighbors have reported on our website the sightings of this cat from day to day. She has been sited drinking water on our front porch at the dog bowl, running in our back yards, on decks of certain houses, and surprisingly has been seen carrying her baby in her mouth as she crosses the street.
Have you ever found yourself living like an “alley cat”? You are trying hard just to survive with your daily life? Whatever the circumstances are that you are facing in your daily routine, it is not easy. You could be struggling with an addiction, finance, an abusive mate, raising a family alone, loss of a loved one, or loneliness.
Whatever your struggle is, I hear you. Life is not fair nor easy for many. You are definitely not alone. County programs and financial assistance are available if you qualify. No matter your situation, there is likely a helpful resource available to you. Still, people find themselves scrambling to survive with responsibilities that are overwhelming on a day to day basis. Have you ever heard the phrase, “Whatever won't kill you will make you stronger?” I like to keep that one in the middle section of my heavy laden purse.
The alley cat does not want to be caught. When a homeowner witnessed the cat eating scraps of bread left for the squirrels on the deck and attempted to pet her, the cat hissed and showed her teeth in rebuttal. You see the alley cat is independent and on a mission to live in her own fashion without anyone intervening. When life gets tough, think like this cat and of course remember that “Whatever won't kill you WILL make you stronger”.