Conversation – 16

Carly Simon
“That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be”

My father sits at night with no lights on
His cigarette glows in the dark.
The living room is still;
I walk by, no remark.
I tiptoe past the master bedroom where
My mother reads her magazines.
I hear her call sweet dreams,
But I forgot how to dream.

But you say it’s time we moved in together
And raised a family of our own, you and me –
Well, that’s the way I’ve always heard it should be:
You want to marry me, we’ll marry.

My friends from college they’re all married now;
They have their houses and their lawns.
They have their silent noons,
Tearful nights, angry dawns.
Their children hate them for the things they’re not;
They hate themselves for what they are-
And yet they drink, they laugh,
Close the wound, hide the scar.

But you say it’s time we moved in together
And raised a family of our own, you and me –
Well, that’s the way I’ve always heard it should be:
You want to marry me, we’ll marry.

You say we can keep our love alive
Babe – all I know is what I see –
The couples cling and claw
And drown in love’s debris.
You say we’ll soar like two birds through the clouds,
But soon you’ll cage me on your shelf –
I’ll never learn to be just me first
By myself.

Well O.K., it’s time we moved in together
And raised a family of our own, you and me –
Well, that’s the way I’ve always heard it should be,
You want to marry me, we’ll marry,
We’ll marry.

What’s Going On
Song by Marvin Gaye

Mother, mother
There’s too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There’s far too many of you dying
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today, yeah
Father, father
We don’t need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today
Picket lines and picket signs
Don’t punish me with brutality
Talk to me
So you can see
Oh, what’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
Right on, baby
Right on, baby
Right on
Mother, mother
Everybody thinks we’re wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply ’cause our hair is long
Oh, you know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today
Picket lines and picket signs
Don’t punish me with brutality
Come on talk to me
So you can see
What’s going on (What’s going on)
Yeah, what’s going on (What’s going on)
Tell me what’s going on (What’s going on)
I’ll tell you, what’s going on (What’s going on)

Wannabe
Song by Spice Girls

Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
If you want my future, forget my past
If you wanna get with me, better make it fast
Now don’t go wasting my precious time
Get your act together we could be just fine
I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
(Gotta get with my friends)
Make it last forever, friendship never ends
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
Taking is too easy, but that’s the way it is
Oh, what do you think about that
Now you know how I feel
Say, you can handle my love, are you for real
(Are you for real)
I won’t be hasty, I’ll give you a try
If you really bug me then I’ll say goodbye
Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
(Gotta get with my friends)
Make it last forever, friendship never ends
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
(You’ve got to give)
Taking is too easy, but that’s the way it is
So, here’s a story from A to Z
You wanna get with me, you gotta listen carefully
We got Em in the place who likes it in your face
You got G like MC who likes it on a
Easy V doesn’t come for free, she’s a real lady
And as for me, ha you’ll see
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
(Gotta get with my friends)
Make it last forever, friendship never ends
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
(You’ve got to give)
Taking is too easy, but that’s the way it is
If you wanna be my lover
You gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta
Slam, slam, slam, slam (make it last forever)
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and zigazig ah
If you wanna be my lover

Paradise
Sade

I’d wash the sand off the shore
Give you the world if it was mine
Blow you right to my door
Feels fine
Feels like
You’re mine
Feels right
So fine
I’m yours
You’re mine
Like paradise
I’d give you the world if it was mine
Feels fine
I’d wash the sand off the shore
Give you the world if it was mine
Blow you right to my door
Feels fine
Feels like
You’re mine
Feels right
So fine
I’m yours
You’re mine
Like paradise
Oooh what a life
Oooh what a life
Oooh what a life
Oooh what a life
I wanna share my life
Wanna share my life with you
Wanna share my life
Oooh what a life
Like paradise

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@loaf,

Good day in Ohio I hope this is a good time for you and family. I miss you so much. 😘✨
I hope your husband is doing well give the kids a nice OZ hug. 💕💕

Happy Holidays. ✨✨

@ddshoppy,

Good morning in S. Cali make it a good day for you and the grandkids. ✨

@defg,

Good day in Maryland I hope this is a good day for you and hubby. ✨✨

Tis the season. 😜

@xango,

Good afternoon in sunny Florida. ✨Are you cooking for Thanksgiving or will you be
traveling? I will be baking next week I found my sweet potatoes on sale for .49 a pound
yesterday they were 1.49 a pound I will bake my pies and then freeze them. 😎

I am making some pies for a couple of neighbors I know they will love it and I will wear
a mask as I cook.

Here is to a nice day for you. Oz is cloudy but alright. Those pesky leaves keep falling I like
the sun because you don’t want wet leaves in a lawn bag we are to have rain soon.

How about a little soup for lunch this is so good for you. 😘😎

@Sheba
Hello to you, hubby and Poppy in OZ. That soup looks delicious, I think that’s what I will have for dinner tonight. I don’t think we will be going anywhere this Thanksgiving, not flying that’s for sure. I am making my list for groceries and I will be cooking, right now not sure if anyone is coming over.
I sure I would love one of your pies, your neighbors are lucky. Not sure what I am making for dessert. I think I am over thinking this time, I need to take a step back and just think what to make this year.
I am glad you are feeling better.
Take care Sheba

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast. ✨😎I hope the contractors are busy doing your floors.

How are you and your husband today? I am cleaning and organizing things in this
house. I have a bags of goodies to go to charity. Oodie Wednesday already and tomorrow
is trash and recycle day so I am also getting that together.

Never a dull moment here in OZ. ✨Let’s face it we all have to get things together.

@taci,

Good morning in S. California. 😎✨There is a question I want to ask you how long does
it take for your endorphins to kick in once you start your hike? When I start my brisk walk
my endorphins kick in around 30 minutes I wonder if that is the norm.

I enjoy looking at nature because I live near the woods. Taci it was reported that a starving
Coyote was in the area and had a rabbit hanging out of it’s mouth. I am keeping Poppy
in is Coyote gear just in case. 😜 Be careful when you hike the getting dark early is making
me change my routine as long as I can see the moon I am good in the evening. The morning
is when I really kick start the day with a nice brisk walk. 😎

Happy Trails. 🎶🎶

Fresh out of the oven and I think your son will like them too. ✨✨

@71flowerchild,

Howdy in Texas or New Mexico missing you just have a good time. ✨✨
I hope you see the horses again they are beautiful. 💕

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the beautiful ‘burgh. ✨😎 Seems like more leaves are still falling.
I think I got most of them and will wait until the weekend to do more are having some
slight rain today.

Your trip sounds short and sweet. 😘🌹I hope you have a good time with your family.
How is your mother and sister doing? One thing for sure there are plenty of cooks in
the family. 😎 I hope your team wins this week.

Most importantly how is your husband doing I hope he did not get his friend’s cold.
Knock on wood. ✨

@sheba2011

Good afternoon to you. So far, so good, with my husband and any colds.🤧 He will see the friend tomorrow so I hope he is much better.🤞 Hubs will be getting a stress test and echo beginning of December since it’s been seven years since his bypass surgery. Sooo, more tests to worry about.😮 I have not forgotten yours coming up next month.💗

We definitely have enough hands to handle Thanksgiving. Waiting for my mom to tell me what kind of pies she wants before I go shopping.🥧 I so wish the four of us could spend an afternoon drinking tea/coffee/wine of one’s choice and laughing away.😂 You can bring the oatmeal raisin cookies – we all love them!🍪 Poppy is invited, too!🐶 That’s us getting ready to dine in the picture.

@kittengirl,

Good morning in Cali and happy holidays to you and your entire family. ✨

Your grandson will love some of this soup. 😘✨

Communication

Expressing ourselves honestly in any relationship is essential to our well-being.

When we are in a relationship where we feel listened to and understood, we count ourselves lucky because we know how rare that experience is. We reserve our most intimate selves for the people who, along with us, cocreate an open space where we feel free to express ourselves and listen without judgment. These relationships, which thrive on open communication, can mean the difference between existential loneliness and a deep sense of belonging. We all long to feel heard, understood, and loved, and clear communication makes this possible.

Sometimes problems arise in the process of expressing how we feel, but it is always worth it to do the work. Even in our less intimate relationships, expressing ourselves honestly is essential to our sense of well-being. Whether at home with family or in the outside world, successful communication requires some forethought; otherwise we risk blundering through our relationships like the proverbial bull in a china shop. However, too much forethought can stifle us or cause us to pad our words so extremely that we end up saying nothing at all or confusing the matter further. The good news is that there are many methods that can come to our rescue, from meditation to visualization to journaling.

If the person we need to communicate with is open to sitting in meditation together for a set period of time before speaking, this can be invaluable. When we are calm and centered, we can count on ourselves to speak and respond truthfully. We can also meditate on our own time and then practice what we need to say. A visualization in which we sit with the person and lovingly exchange a few words can also be a great precedent to an actual conversation. If writing comes easily, we can write out what we need to say; it may take several drafts, but we will eventually find the words. The key is to find ways to center ourselves so that we communicate meaningfully, lovingly, and wisely. In this way, we honor our companions and create relationships in which there is a genuine sense of understanding and respect.
As I always say AMEN! ✨✨🌹

Let’s Groove
Song by Earth, Wind & Fire

Let this groove, get you to move,
It’s alright, alright
Let this groove, set in your shoes,
Stand up, alright
Gonna tell you what you can do,
With my love, alright
Let you know girl you’re looking good
You’re out of sight and alright
Move yourself and glide like a 747
Loose yourself in the sky among the clouds in the heavens
Let this groove, light up your fuse, alright
Let this groove, set in your shoes
Stand up, alright
Let me tell you what you can do
With my love, alright
Gotta let you know girl you’re looking good
You’re out of sight, you’re alright
Tell the DJ to play your favorite tune
Then you know it’s okay
What you found is happiness, now
Let this groove, get you to move, alright
Let this groove set in your shoes
Stand up, alright
You will find peace of mind on the floor
Take a little time, come and see, you and me
Make a little sign, I’ll be there after a while
If you want my love
We can boogie on down, down, down, down
Let’s groove tonight
Share the spice of life
Baby slice it right
We’re gonna groove tonight

Vogue
Song by Madonna

What are you looking at?
Strike a pose
Strike a pose
Vogue (vogue, vogue)
Vogue (vogue, vogue)
Look around, everywhere you turn is heartache
It’s everywhere that you go (look around)
You try everything you can to escape
The pain of life that you know (life that you know)
When all else fails and you long to be
Something better than you are today
I know a place where you can get away
It’s called a dance floor
And here’s what it’s for, so
Come on, vogue (vogue)
Let your body move to the music (move to the music)
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, vogue (vogue)
Let your body go with the flow (go with the flow)
You know you can do it
All you need is your own imagination
So use it, that’s what it’s for (that’s what it’s for)
Go inside for your finest inspiration
Your dreams will open the door (open up the door)
It makes no difference if you’re black or white
If you’re a boy or a girl
If the music’s pumping it will give you new life
You’re a superstar
Yes, that’s what you are, you know it
Come on, vogue (vogue)
Let your body groove to the music (groove to the music)
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, vogue (vogue, vogue)
Let your body go with the flow (go with the flow)
You know you can do it
Beauty’s where you find it
Not just where you bump and grind it
Soul is in the musical
That’s where I feel so beautiful
Magical, life’s a ball
So get up on the dance floor
Vogue (vogue)
Let your body move to the music (move to the music)
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, vogue (vogue, vogue)
Let your body go with the flow (go with the flow)
You know you can do it
Vogue (vogue)
Beauty’s where you find it (move to the music)
Vogue (vogue)
Beauty’s where you find it (go with the flow)
Greta Garbo and Monroe
Dietrich and DiMaggio
Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean
On the cover of a magazine
Grace Kelly, Harlow, Jean
Picture of a beauty queen
Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers, dance on air
They had style, they had grace
Rita Hayworth gave good face
Lauren, Katherine, Lana too
Bette Davis, we love you
Ladies with an attitude
Fellas that were in the mood
Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it
Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it
Vogue, vogue
Vogue, vogue (move to the music)
Vogue, vogue
Vogue, vogue (go with the flow)
Ooh, you’ve got to
Let your body move to the music
Ooh, you’ve got to just
Let your body go with the flow
Ooh, you’ve got to just…
Vogue (vogue)

Marvin Gaye

“Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”
(with Tammi Terrell)

Ooooh baby
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, no no
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain’t nothing like the real thing

Oh honey
I’ve got your picture hangin’ on the wall
But it can’t see or come to me when I call your name
I realize it’s just a picture in a frame

Ooooo, I read your letters you’re not here
But they don’t move me
And they don’t groove me like when I hear
Your sweet voice whispering in my ear

Don’t you know
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain’t nothing like the real thing

I play my game, a fantasy
I pretend but I know in reality
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me

No other sound is quite the same as your name
No touch can do half as much to make me feel better
So let’s stay together

Oh, I got some memories to look back on
Though they help me when you’re gone
I’m well aware nothing can take the place of your being there

So glad we got the real thing baby
So glad we got the real thing
Oh honey
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby
No darling
Ain’t nothing like the real thing
Talk to me
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain’t nothing like the real thing

Start Me Up
Song by The Rolling Stones

If you start me up
If you start me up, I’ll never stop
If you start me up
If you start me up, I’ll never stop
I’ve been running hot
You got me wrecking gonna blow my top
If you start me up
If you start me up, I’ll never stop
Never stop, never stop, never stop
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
Spread out the oil, the gasoline
I walk smooth, ride in a mean, mean machine
Start it up
If you start me up
Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got, you got
I can’t compete
With the riders in the other heats
If you rough it up
If you like it you can slide it up
Slide it up, slide it up, slide it up
Don’t make a grown man cry
Don’t make a grown man cry
Don’t make a grown man cry
My eyes dilate, my lips won’t wait
My hands are greasy, she’s a mean, mean machine
Start it up
Start me up
Give it all you got
You got to never, never, never stop
Slide it up, whoo
Oh baby, just slide it up
Slide it up, slide it up, never, never, never
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
Ride like the wind at double speed
I’ll take you places that you’ve never, never seen
Start it up
Let me tell you we will never stop, never stop
Never, never, never stop
Start me up
Never stop, never stop
You, you, you make a grown man cry
You, you make a dead man come
You, you make a dead man come

Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
Song by Michael Jackson

Lovely is the feeling now
Fever, temperatures rising now
Power is the force, the vow
That makes it happen, it asks no questions why
So get closer
To my body now
Just love me
‘Til you don’t know how
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Touch me and I feel on fire
Ain’t nothing like a love desire
I’m melting (I’m melting)
Like hot candle wax
Sensation (oh sensation)
Lovely where we’re at
So let love take us through the hours
I won’t be complaining
‘Cause this is love power
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Heartbreak enemy despise
Eternal (oh, eternal)
Love shines in my eyes
So let love take us through the hours
I won’t be complaining
‘Cause your love is alright, alright
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Lovely is the feeling now
I won’t be complaining
The force is love power
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
Keep on with the force don’t stop

Stevie Wonder
“Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing”

Everybody’s got a thing
But some don’t know how to handle it
Always reachin’ out in vain
Accepting the things not worth having but

Don’t you worry ’bout a thing
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing, mama
Cause I’ll be standing on the side
When you check it out

They say your style of life’s a drag
And that you must go other places
But just don’t you feel too bad
When you get fooled by smiling faces but

Don’t you worry ’bout a thing
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing, mama
Cause I’ll be standing on the side
When you check it out…Yeah
When you get it off…your trip
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing…Yeah
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing…Yeah

Don’t you worry ’bout a thing
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing, mama
Cause I’ll be standing on the side
When you check it out…
When you get it off…your trip

Everybody needs a change
A chance to check out the new
But you’re the only one to see
The changes you take yourself through

Don’t you worry ’bout a thing
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing, pretty mama
Cause I’ll be standing in the wings
When you check it out

Don’t you worry ’bout a thing

@sheba2011

Hi Sheba, just checking in while dinner is cooking. No packing for the trip – their house is about two hours away so we are only going up for the day. Get there late morning and come home in the evening. Bought the girls gift cards for all their hard work during the golf season.🥰

Like you, my husband finished the leaves today.🍁🍂 Any more that get blown over will get buried in the snow. I wish this was March/April and the trees were budding. That would mean winter is over!!😃

Stay well, enjoy the moon,🌕 throwing kisses to Poppy.😘

@shoelady60,

I would love to sit down with your mother and sister and just have a ball. 😎😘✨

Sweet Dreams. 😘