Conversation – 15

Heidi Daus for all the critter lovers and I have this set. ♥

Hello Heidi Daus ♥

National Jewelry Day

National Jewelry Day is celebrated on March 13th of each year. Jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.

With some exceptions, such as medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewellery normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to look appealing, but humans have been producing and wearing it for a long time – with 100,000-year-old beads made from Nassarius shells thought to be the oldest known jewelry.

Jewelry may be made from a wide range of materials, but gemstones, precious metals, beads, and shells have been widely used. Depending on the culture and times jewellery may be appreciated as a status symbol, for its material properties, its patterns, or for meaningful symbols. Jewellery has been made to adorn nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe rings.

The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicized from the Old French “jouel”, and beyond that, to the Latin word “jocale”, meaning plaything. In British English, the spelling can be written as jewelery or jewellery, while the spelling is jewelry in American English.

@loaf,

WE have to take care of family. Don’t forget your family is gold. ♥ Here lounge to this. 🙂 xo!

A-ha
“Take On Me”

Talking away
I don’t know what I’m to say
I’ll say it anyway
Today’s another day to find you
Shying away
I’ll be coming for your love, OK?

Take on me (take on me),
Take me on (take on me)
I’ll be gone
In a day or two

So needless to say
I’m odds and ends
But I’m me stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is OK.
Say after me,
“It’s no better to be safe than sorry.”

Take on me (take on me),
Take me on (take on me)
I’ll be gone
In a day or two

Oh, things that you say, yeah—
Is it life or just to play my worries away?
You’re all the things I’ve got to remember
You’re shying away
I’ll be coming for you anyway

Take on me (take on me),
Take me on (take on me)
I’ll be gone
In a day

Take on me (take on me),
Take me on (take on me)
I’ll be gone
In a day

THAT IS SO PRETTY . THANKYOU . I WAS UP AT 3 IN THE MORNING THIS MORNING DRINKING LEMONADE WITH LOTS OF ICE . I MAY HAVE HAD A LITTLE VIRUS . I WAS SO THIRSTY . MOM IN LAW JUST NEEDED A MINOR ADJUSTMENT ON HER LOWER TEETH . THEN WE BOUGHT HER SOME LUNCH AND TOOK HER HOME . ITS A COLD SNOWY DAY. HUBBY AND I ARE LOUNGING . WHEN YOU HAVE FAMILY YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM THEN WE COME LAST . I LOVE TO LOUNGE .YOU ARE SO APPRECIATED HERE. ALWAYS SOMETHING GREAT TO LOOK AT . LOVE AND HUGS TAKE CARE SHEBA .

Doing the Best You Can

Try not to expect perfection when starting out on a spiritual path or attaining inner peace.

It isn’t always easy to meet the expectations we hold ourselves to. We may find ourselves in a situation such as just finishing a relaxing yoga class or meditation retreat, a serene session of deep breathing, or listening to some calming, soul-stirring music, yet we have difficulty retaining our sense of peace. A long line at the store, slow-moving traffic, or another stressful situation can unnerve you and leave you wondering why the tranquility and spiritual equilibrium you cultivate is so quick to dissipate in the face of certain stressors. You may feel guilty and angry at yourself or even feel like a hypocrite for not being able to maintain control after practicing being centered. However, being patient with yourself will help you more in your soul’s journey than frustration at your perceived lack of progress. Doing the best you can in your quest for spiritual growth is vastly more important than striving for perfection.

Just because you are devoted to following a spiritual path, attaining inner peace, or living a specific ideology doesn’t mean you should expect to achieve perfection. When you approach your personal evolution mindfully, you can experience intense emotions such as anger without feeling that you have somehow failed. Simply by being aware of what you are experiencing and recognizing that your feelings are temporary, you have begun taking the necessary steps to regaining your internal balance. Accepting that difficult situations will arise from time to time and treating your reaction to them as if they are passing events rather than a part of who you are can help you move past them. Practicing this form of acceptance and paying attention to your reactions in order to learn from them will make it easier for you to return to your center more quickly in the future.

Since your experiences won’t be similar to others’ and your behavior will be shaped by those experiences, you may never stop reacting strongly to the challenging situations you encounter. Even if you are able to do nothing more than acknowledge what you are feeling and that there is little you can do to affect your current circumstances, in time you’ll alter your reaction to such circumstances. You can learn gradually to let negative thoughts come into your mind, recognize them, and then let them go. You may never reach a place of perfect peace, but you’ll find serenity in having done your best.
♥

@loaf,

Please drive safe with your MIL. ♥ Wishing you a happy spring. ♥

@mcpoopoo,

If it is in your budget get what you want. ♥ There is nothing like something new.

I know that feeling. 🙂 Did you finish the curtains? Maybe you are using the ones you
made last year. ♥ Here you can use this. Spring is on the way. This is from me. ♥

@loaf,

Get your smart phone out and start recording him without him knowing it. Your grandson
is hilarious. ♥