Conversation – 16

Big Girls Don’t Cry
Song by Fergie

Da da da da
The smell of your skin lingers on me now
You’re probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection, baby
To be with myself and center
Clarity, peace, serenity
… I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It’s personal, myself and I
We’ve got some straightenin’ out to do
And I’m gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I’ve got to get a move on with my life
It’s time to be a big girl now
And big girls don’t cry
… Don’t cry
Don’t cry
Don’t cry
… The path that I’m walking
I must go alone
I must take the baby steps till I’m full grown, full grown
Fairy tales don’t always have a happy ending, do they?
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
… I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It’s personal, myself and I
We’ve got some straightenin’ out to do
And I’m gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I’ve got to get a move on with my life
It’s time to be a big girl now
And big girls don’t cry
… Like the little school mate in the school yard
We’ll play jacks and Uno cards
I’ll be your best friend, and you’ll be mine
Valentine
Yes, you can hold my hand if you want to
‘Cause I want to hold yours too
We’ll be playmates and lovers, and share our secret worlds
But it’s time for me to go home
It’s getting late and dark outside
I need to be with myself and center
Clarity, peace, serenity
… I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It’s personal, myself and I
We’ve got some straightenin’ out to do
And I’m gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I’ve got to get a move on with my life
It’s time to be a big girl now
And big girls don’t cry
… Don’t cry
Don’t cry
Don’t cry
… La da da da da da

@shoelady60,

Thank you for being a sweetheart and keeping in your prayers. So nice for you to take
the time to post. I am busy too like everyone else but I use the time I post as a little
break from things I cannot control.

The reason is I can take my mind and hand anywhere I want to go. ✨😘I can do this
even for a mere few hours.

Have fun tonight and get some rest you are a great daughter. 😘✨✨

Club Sheba

@sheba2011

Hi Sheba, take the day slow, fast or however you want it to be. I have been thinking of you, your husband and James for the last 24 hours. Bless you all!

Tough day today on the body with mom, all manual labor. Stopped at the grocery store on my way up for “heavy” things for her. She washed her sheets so I made her three foot off the ground bed for her. My mom has arthritis pretty bad in her hands so she can’t lift much or unscrew things. Tried to get a two gallon jug of laundry detergent into a smaller bottle she can hold. My sister must have got that for her but why? I told her to get the pods and toss in the washer. But at 91, I don’t think she actually trusts the pods to clean well. Then I had to do the same with the fabric softener. While she was at the hair salon, I ran to another grocery store with more bags to unload. Plus all that in and out of the car has put me down for the count. Hubs just ran to Subway because I refuse to stand and cook. I will enjoy your plate and wine while I relax this evening. Love you back!💖💗💖

Getting Ourselves Worked Up

Often, we get anxiety for no reason, as we’re stronger and more capable than we believe ourselves to be.

Our capacity to cope successfully with life’s challenges far outstrips our capacity to feel nervousness. Yet in the weeks, days, and hours leading up to an event that we believe will test our limits, we can become nervous. While we may have previously regarded ourselves as equal to the trials that lie ahead, we reach a point at which they near and our anxiety begins to mount. We then become increasingly worked up, until the moment of truth arrives and we discover that our worry was all for nothing. We are almost always stronger and more capable than we believe ourselves to be. But anxiety is not rational in nature, which means that in most cases we cannot work through it using logic as our only tool. Reason can help us recognize the relative futility of unwarranted worry but, more often than not, we will find more comfort in patterns of thought and activity that redirect our attention to practical or engaging matters.

Most of us find it remarkably difficult to focus on two distinct thoughts or emotions at once, and we can use this natural human limitation to our advantage when trying to stay centered in the period leading up to a potentially tricky experience. When we concentrate on something unrelated to our worry — such as deep breathing, visualizations of success, pleasurable pursuits, or exercise — anxiety dissipates naturally. Meditation is also a useful coping mechanism as it provides us with a means to ground ourselves in the moment. Our guides can aid us by providing us with a focal point wholly outside of our own sphere.

The intense emotional flare-up you experience just before you are set to challenge yourself is often a mixture of both excitement and fear. When you take steps to eliminate the fear, you can more fully enjoy the excitement. Though you may find it difficult to avoid getting worked up, your awareness of the forces acting on your feelings will help you return to your center and accept that few hurdles you will face will be as high as they at first appear. ✨

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California sending positive prayers and vibes to you and your family.

Take good care of the kitties. ✨

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh may this day be a great Mom Friday. ✨😜😎Enjoy yourself
and thank you for all your prayers for me and my family.

I want you to have a great day things are going a little slow today but that’s alright. 😘

@71flowerchild,

Howdy good friend in Texas. Thank you for your post and prayers during this time.
I miss my BIL so much my husband is strong but I can see the pain in his face. We will
be fine just need some time our children have been very supportive and they are
concerned about us because so much has been happening in the family. ✨

Wishing you and your family a great weekend. Take it easy.

Give Jewell and Little D a nice pet from OZ. 😜

Welcome back home to Texas.✨

@taci,

Good morning in S. California I want to thank you again for all your prayers and kind
thoughts about my BIL. ✨I am doing things one day at a time. I still believe god never
gives you more than you take. We will get through this as best we can.

Enjoy your hike today and stay safe. ✨😘

Happy Trails. 😎

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast may you and hubby be well today. ✨ I am doing alright
one day at a time thank you for all your prayers and kind thoughts.

I will be in Trivia today you may need to get your beauty sleep. 💕😎

Oodie looks like someone is trying to get your attention. 😜😘

@xango,

Good day in sunny Florida. I will be in Trivia tonight my husband by my side. 💕✨

I am working on several threads today so with the Tsunami that I am in I am not going
fast.

I do hope you have a great weekend with your husband and party one with his birthday
which was this week. ✨

4 Mr. Xango and many happy and healthy returns. ✨