Pinkie - I read (and reread) two Tolle books last spring, and I especially enjoyed listening to a multi-part podcast series with Eckhart and Oprah.
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My ego tells me LOTS of stories about myself! And I'm not normally a big milk drinker (as you know, I am a yogurt-gal), but for some reason this just seemed like the right move as I tried to adjust away from certain foods that I can't seem to moderate.
Linda - that is really cute about you and the senior citizens when you were a little girl! And I love the idea of you volunteering in a retirement home! Sadly, the ones here are locked up very tightly. The residents are not allowed to ever leave their rooms; no visitors allowed. Meals delivered to them in their rooms. Since last March.... I'm having difficulty even arranging a drop-off time for my cards because the front doors are locked and there is no one at the front desk to answer when I call. I keep waiting to hear back, but I found the entire situation was just giving me more "COVID frustration", and the whole point of my cards was to try and focus on positive things, not dwell on the negative! I so agree with you about the news skewing things. I was listening to a podcast where they explained that most people, when asked about the state of the world, think it's quite bad. Then they are asked about their country, and they think it's bad, but not as bad as the whole world. Then they are asked about their state, and it's bad, but not as bad as the country. Then they are asked about their city or neighborhood, and it's not so bad at all!
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It goes back to my constant refrain that humans are not designed to handle tragedy from every corner, 24/7. We are a resilient species, but I think we can only handle "neighborhood-sized tragedy". Ha! And as far as following everything, I am trying to be at peace with being informed "enough" - meaning I should learn about issues before I vote, but I don't need to stay totally involved the rest of the time. So let's go help out in our neighborhoods, shall we?
Thank you, Soprano, for telling me I am encouraging and positive.
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Oh, and I didn't weigh this morning! We got SNOW!!!! 5 inches and it's STILL coming down! So at 6:30am Creator had us all awake and he and Sexy and I (not Challenger - the 15 year old could not be convinced to leave the warmth of his bed!) took the dogs to the nearby elementary school and let them run so much! They both loved it, but Flowerpup is like a snow dog! HappyHerder gets those little snowballs all over his leg fur, which annoys him to no end.
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It was a great start to our morning!
Saturday, February 13
Eating
B: coffee w/cream
L: yogurt w/berries
D: last of the beef stew with sardines added, 1 glass of milk
2 more big glasses of milk
Moving
Morning walk completed, evening walk planned