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@oodiebom

This is so beautiful. I hope you don’t mind if I share this. 🌹

OODIEBOM

Best Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is here, so our minds have turned
To what time has taught us, to what we’ve learned:
We often focus all our thought
On shiny things we’ve shopped and bought.
We take our pleasure in material things,
Forgetting the pleasure that friendship brings.
If a lot of our stuff just vanished today,
We’d see the foundation of each happy day
Is special relationships, constant and true,
And that’s when our thoughts go directly to you.
We wish you a Thanksgiving you’ll never forget,
Full of love and joy—your best one yet!

By Joanna Fuchs

@sheba2011

Hi Sheba. Another trivia game has come and gone. As always your gifs were a dazzler. Think I will now close and sign off. Tomorrow is another day.

Peace Out Peeps! Enjoy your evening and have a safe weekend.

@shoelady60,

I have to say that is a lot of money for a wedding that did not happen and I am so sorry.
I hate Covid and all that goes with it.

You and hubby enjoy your evening.

Club Sheba

@sheba2011

Another beautiful day in the ‘burgh. Helped hubby put some outdoor Christmas decorations up since it was sunny and warm. Will be getting cooler and a lot of showers during the next week so took advantage of today.☔ A lot of people in our area already have their houses decorated and lit. I think people are looking for something to make them happy.🎄🎋

Nothing planned this weekend because of the covid increases. Was supposed to be at a very elaborate, expensive wedding tomorrow. Dad was spending $75,000. It was canceled but they are still getting married with only parents and grandparents attending. They did send a link to watch the ceremony virtually. 👰🤵

Less Thinking and More Feeling

When we begin to listen with our hearts rather than our heads, our whole world changes and becomes softer.

Most of us were born and raised in cultures that value the head over the heart and, as a result, we place our own hearts below our heads in a sort of inner hierarchy of which we may not be conscious. What this means is that we tend to listen and respond from the neck up, often leaving the rest of our bodies with little or no say in most matters. This is a physical habit, which sometimes feels as ingrained as the way we breathe or walk. However, with effort and awareness, we can shift the energy into our hearts, listening and responding from this much deeper, more resonant place.

The brain has a masterful way of imposing structure and order on the world, creating divisions and categories, devising plans and strategies. In many ways, we have our brains to thank for our survival on this planet. However, as is so clear at this time, we also need the wisdom of our hearts if we wish to continue surviving in a viable way. When we listen from our heart, the logical grid of the brain tends to soften and melt, which enables us to perceive the interconnectedness beneath the divisions and categories we use to organize the world. We begin to understand that just as the heart underlies the brain, this interconnectedness underlies everything.

Many agree that this is the most important work we can do at this time in history, and there are many practices at our disposal. For a simple start, try sitting with a friend and asking him to tell you about his life at this moment. For 10 minutes or more, try to listen without responding verbally, offering suggestions, or brainstorming solutions. Instead, breathe into your heart and your belly, listening and feeling instead of thinking. When you do this, you may find that it’s much more difficult to offer advice and much easier to identify with the feelings your friend is sharing. You may also find that your friend opens up more, goes deeper, and feels he has really been heard. If you also feel great warmth and compassion, almost as if you are seeing your friend for the first time, then you will know that you have begun to tap the power of listening with your heart.