Conversation – 16
Hello Peeps time for a new Conversation Thread. This is
number 16 out of the series. I created and started this thread nearly 7 years
ago. I will change it often from now on. This is just a knock around
thread about things in life. My life and others. I am an avid Heidi
Daus Collector, former singer, model and so on. I do this thread because
I enjoy what I do. I love fashion and music and HSN is a little of both.
I cover a lot of music and fashion on this thread.
I am going to wish Happy Holidays to all the Peeps out there and please
stay safe.
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Giving Excuses
When we offer nothing but excuses in our lives, we are not being honest with anybody, mostly ourselves.
Excuses may seem like rational reasons for us not to do something, but if we’re not careful we can allow them to keep us from reaching our goals. Too often we accept our excuses as reasons why we cannot accomplish what we set out to do, and instead of finding alternatives we give up. But if we can be honest with ourselves and take responsibility for our choices, we will begin to notice that we no longer give excuses. When we keep our minds focused on our goals, we will find that excuses fade away in the light of our priorities, and issues become challenges that can help us become wiser and stronger.
Sometimes we may give others excuses rather than be fully honest. We may think it is kind to tell someone we are willing to do something with them, whether work or play, but then keep putting them off. This diverts our energy into keeping the truth at a distance while continuing a falsehood. But when we can take responsibility for our feelings and express them honestly, but gently, the other person is free to find someone who is better suited to accompany them while we are free to pursue the things we like. When we can do this, our energy can be invested in building better lives and relationships.
There’s another way in which excuses rob us of energy — and that is in the power of our thoughts and words. If we find ourselves in a situation, for example, where we are being asked for a financial contribution but we use the excuse that we can’t afford it, we create and attract lack and limitation into our lives. The same goes for seemingly simple things like pretending to not feel well or any other false statement. We may think that excuses make things easier, but they complicate matters with smokescreens. When we can commit to our priorities, take responsibility for our choices, and communicate them honestly to others, there will be no need to make excuses, and we will have much more energy to dedicate to all the things we love. 😎
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Thinking of you and your family in California. Be well and most of all be safe.
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Cherie,
Good Morning in S. California wishing you and the children a safe day. 😘😎💕
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Good afternoon in the burgh’. 😘💕😎I hope your husband’s Doctor’s appointment goes
very well. My husband has an appointment with his Cardiologist next week. I know how
you feel.I think what will happen is he will take hubby off some of the meds he was given. My
husband weight 138 pounds very lean and with good muscles. 😘💕😎We eat a healthy
diet hubby do not like sweets. Anyway I know you are anxious for this to be over.I am praying all is well Covid-19 is no joke. Please stay warm. Give Jake a nice OZ hug. 😘
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Still on my mind I hope this post finds you doing well in Texas along with the fur babies. 😘💕🌹
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Good Morning in S. California thank you for asking about my family. Everyone is
recovering from Covid-19. This thing is a beast. So far part of the family is in the
Mountains of Colorado at a Lodge having a ball. We have relatives from Minnesota.
This side of the family is very well off not bragging but they can go anywhere in the
world when the time is right. Somehow they chose to go in the Mountains of Colorado.
My niece is only 14 years old and spent almost a week in the Hospital last week. My
brother and SIL at her side.She was able to make the trip and is having a ball. 😘💕😎I know you are busy Taci
do what you have to do with your mother’s Estate. I left you more Eye Candy. 🤣Enjoy the hike and the trails with your husband and have a safe day. 😘
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Good Afternoon in Florida. 💕😎Enjoy your great weather. Well OZ is at 8 degrees. 😎
That’s Life! I hope Gigi saw her Birthday Thread. 💕🌹You and hubby have a good time today and I hope your back feels better. I am wearing
a Marla Wynne Top with some Diane Gilman Jeans. I am toasty yep I let Poppy have a
run in the frozen and snowed back yard. I have no intentions of catching a bad cold. 🤣I thank god I have tons of Blu Ray DVD’s to pick from I have the telly off today. 😎
In my mind I am in my beloved Paris. 💕😘
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Good Afternoon in the Rock and Roll City. 🌹💕😘Wishing you a warm and safe week
for you and hubby. Loaf you are missed so much on this thread. 🌹You have been here before.
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Good Afternoon in Maryland. Wishing you a safe and warm day. 😎🌹Oz is 8 degrees
as I type this. Enjoy your day with your husband. 🌹These are the days to come. 💕
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Gems by Michael Valitutti 18″ Gemstone Station Necklace
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Grizzly Emerald is one of the stones featured in my collection for HSN! What makes this emerald so special? Keep reading to find out!
The Grizzly emerald mine is located in the Kafubu emerald mining district, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It currently is the second largest emerald mine in Zambia and one of the largest in the world. This deposit is referred to as a Schist deposit of emerald. At the mine site you see darker layers of exposed rock which is mica schist. This type of rock formation creates a ‘contact” zone with quartz/quartzite. The emerald forms in this small layer between these two rock formations. The emerald from Grizzly is known for great color, and one of the reasons is the schist itself. Because this contact zone was a relatively small and tight space, the coloring element of chromium is concentrated into a small zone rendering a deeper colored emerald.
Since chromium and beryllium are “geologically incompatible” it’s hard to get a good amount of chromium inside beryl to make a good emerald. The schist is so tight it squeezes all that chromium into a tight area creating well saturated grass green emeralds naturally. Think of a lemon, if you squeeze it into a gallon of water you barely taste it but squeeze that same lemon into a glass of water and you have a lot of flavour. Grizzly emeralds work the same way…lots of color (caused by chromium) happening in a small space giving you tons of color!
Basic emerald formation:
I’ll keep this as simple as I can but its important information as it will explain why emeralds are so rare, why they have inclusions and why it’s hard to find them with great color.
Emerald is a Beryl and in its purest state has no color, it forms in Pegmatite’s which is a special type of gem bearing igneous rock. Chromium (needed to turn beryl into a green emerald) forms in Mafic and Ultramafic rock formations. Pegmatite’s and Mafics form in completely different parts of the earth’s crust and not near each other at all (that’s where the term geologically incompatible comes from).
In order for emerald to form, two big things have to happen:
1. The Pegmatite and Mafic have to come into close contact with each other. This is done through continental drifts and mountains forming (emeralds are 2-3 billion years old!) which push these formation into close proximity.
2. The solid beryl and the solid chromium have to be melted and carried to another location where they meet and reform creating emerald. Nature does this with hydrothermal vents using pressurized hot water steam (steam under pressure can get much hotter than 212 F). This melts the chromium and carries it to the beryl where, if the conditions are correct, precious emerald will form.
This is why emeralds are so rare! In the earth, emeralds make up 0.00001% of the crust!!! This is also why emeralds ALWAYS have inclusions because they formed under pressure within a fast moving river of steam! This is also the reason why finding a good colored emerald is so hard… the chances of getting enough chromium into the beryl is very small which is why most emeralds are not rich in color.
Now you know why Grizzly emerald is so amazing. Emerald is the most expensive colored gem in the world often sold at auction for millions per stone…no other colored gem can lay claim to that.A piece of raw, Grizzly Emerald straight from the mine.
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