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Club Sheba

@sheba2011

Happy puppy day!🐶 The pics are adorable and I can’t resist any of them. Although I do have a soft spot in my heart for the older shelter dogs. I know Jake is happy about that.🐕

Tomorrow is “V” day in our house. First shot for my husband and second for me. I will be so glad when this is done. Tired of thinking about it. Two of my best friend couples have gotten both shots so once my husband is finished we can get together at our homes without masks, yay!😷 I’m already planning the menu.🍔🍕🌭🍤🍦🍰🍺🍷🍸

Thank you for all the well wishes for hubs, mom, sis and Jake. Same to you and yours. You are a dear, treasured friend.💗🌹

Healthy Barriers

Maintaining healthy boundaries is about recognizing the point at which our principles, and those of our loved ones, no longer overlap.

As relationships evolve, lives gradually become entwined. We tend to have a great deal in common with the people who attract us, and our regard for them compels us to trust their judgment. While our lives may seem to run together so smoothly that the line dividing them cannot be seen, we remain separate beings. To disregard these barriers is to sacrifice independence. It is our respect for the fact that our lives exist independently of the lives of others that allows us to set emotional and physical boundaries, to explore our interests and capabilities even when people close to us do not understand our partialities, and to agree to disagree. Maintaining healthy barriers is a matter of recognizing the point at which our principles and those of our loved ones and peers no longer overlap.

Human beings must relentlessly fight the temptation to follow the crowd. Naturally, we want to be liked, accepted, and admired, and it often seems that the easiest way to win approval is to ally ourselves with others. When we assume that our standards are the same as those of the people close to us without first examining our own intentions, we do ourselves a disservice. The barriers that exist between us are a reminder that our paths in life will be unique, and we must each accept that “I” and “we” can coexist peacefully. Our reactions, our likes and dislikes, our loves, our goals, and our dreams may or may not align with those of others, but we should neither ask others to embrace what we hold dear nor feel compelled to embrace what they hold dear.

As you learn to define yourself as an emotionally and intellectually distinct individual, you will grow to appreciate your autonomy. However much you enjoy the associations that bind you to others and provide you with a sense of identity, your concept of self will ultimately originate in your own soul. The healthy barriers that tell you where you end and the people around you begin will give you the freedom to pursue your development apart from those whose approval you might otherwise be tempted to seek out. Others will continue to play a role in your existence, but their values will not direct its course, and the relationships you share will remain marvelously balanced and harmonious as a result. 😎

@kittengirl,

Cherie and family thinking of you in S. California just be safe. 😘💕

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 😘😎Well OZ got rain and we need it. I slept like a baby last
night considering how the day ended. I really did do a long walk in the moonlight with
Poppy I needed to clear my head out.

I am fine today my mother sounds good and I thank god she was not shopping in that
store yesterday. I hope you and your family have some great plans before your sister
leaves for California. 💕 How is your mother today? My mom have troubles sleeping too.

Here is to a good Golf Season for your hubby and a safe flight when he leaves for Atlanta.
Here is to your favorite Hockey Team winning more games.

Let’s not for Jake. 😘😎💕Let him run around in the yard to his heart content no snow. 🤣🤣

@71flowerchild,

Good day in Texas here is to safe week. Give the fur babies a nice OZ pet. 😘😎 I would
love to hear from you if you are busy on a project and we all have them than just check
in when you can. 🌹

@oodiebom,

Good day in Florida I hope you are doing well. Keep challenging that remote and see
what happens. 🤣I am still rattled by the shooting in in my family’s area.

I have been on the phone all morning with relatives and everyone is alright.
I have been in that store through the years many times with family. I cannot
believe ten people were killed for no reason. This is too close to home for me.

Did you enjoy your jewelry show last night? Thank god I went for a long walk with
Poppy before I saw all the details on the telly. I took a warm shower and was knocked
out last night. We are raining here in OZ and that is a good thing. 😘

@bichon18,

Good Afternoon in Florida. I hope all is well with you and Jerry. Amy did you check out
some of the Heidi Daus Deals? Just wonderin..🤣

Give Chloe and little Ari a nice wet Oz pet. 😘😎We are raining today.

@defg,

Good day in Maryland may this be a good and safe week for you and hubby. 😎

@Dsshoppy,

I hope you see this. Good day in S. California wishing you a safe one.
Is the baby here yet? Enjoy your family. 💕🌹

@loaf,

Good day in Ohio may this week be a good and safe week for you and your family. 😎
How are you doing during Lent? Kiss the kids for me. 😘

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