Pawing at the Window

Mittens, AKA Black Widow, was in her usual morning spot, pawing at the window, just hoping to be noticed so someone would let her back in.  She prefers outside, except when it is too chilly for her liking.  Then, once the door is opened, it is either off to the food bowl or her favorite napping place.

But isn't that us also.  How many times are we on the outside, pawing, hoping someone will notice and let us in?  Let us into their group, their club, their conversation, their lives.  I think of the cruelness of junior high, letting someone in so that they may be the new humiliation target.  Of social media, being a part of the 1.2K followers...of people we falsely think make us a part of their inner group.  For those that lack the social skills to correctly read subtle cues and are thus left out or even shunned.  Those that want to be let in but for one reason or another are not.  

Obviously, I am not promoting joining just any group or allowing any and all to be a part of your close circle, Mom's advice still stands, "Choose your friends wisely for they will shape who you become."  But, I do encourage you today to be on the lookout for those that may be pawing at your window.  Lonely people who need a smile, a conversation, a simple acknowledgement that they even exist.