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Thank you for this thread Sheba, it lifts my heart! I love the Heidi Daus posts, beautiful wearable art.

@sheba2011

This covid is a process. Like Oodie said, one day you feel better and the next not as well. Husband is getting there but needs to realize it may take time to get back to a “normal.”🙄

Not sure about mom and sis’s plans but I will try to get there by the end of the week, weather permitting. I think we may have rain/snow by the weekend.🌧❄

Jake has lots of energy today. He may show up in your backyard to play with Poppy.😍

@sheba2011

Hi. A cloudy day in Florida with rain not expected until tomorrow. Temps today will be a cool 60. Tonight low 50s. After a real hot summer, this feels like winter to both of us.

So happy that we found the keys. It’s not only the key to the van, but the house also, I do have a backup just in case. But, just in case does not make me a happy camper.

The exterminator came very early this morning. I was in the midst of doing a bathroom. It’s the one job I think most people dread, including myself. The house is beginning to look good. Our dining area was completed yesterday. Well, almost completed. Still have to do the floors,. But since there is no stopping on the floors, they will have to wait. The dining area goes right into our living room and the hallway leading to the bedrooms. The only thing I did was sweep, the rest will come later after thorough cleaning and moving all furniture. Those rooms are easy compared to the MB and GBS. I promise not to overdo it. Doing something each day will help get all things done.

The Ego

The ego is simply a way for us to understand and attend to ourselves, at the same time as we understand and attend to the world around us.

In most spiritual circles, the ego gets a pretty bad rap. The reason for this is that the ego, to some extent, is the principle in our psyches that separates us from one another, while spirit is the principle that shows us that no such separation exists. Sometimes the ego is depicted as an almost demonic figure that keeps us from realizing our true nature. But at its most basic, the ego is simply a tool that helps us organize the various aspects of our personality so that we can function in the world. In this sense, the ego is simply a way for us to understand and attend to ourselves at the same time as we understand and attend to the world around us. The ego is a tool that we use to navigate the world.

Perhaps the problem is that the ego sometimes gets out of control. This happens when the higher self loses control of the psyche. The psyche then falls under the leadership of the ego, an entity that was never meant to lead. The ego is meant to be definitively in the service of the higher self. When this relationship is functioning, the ego is a useful intermediary representing the whole self but not thinking that it is the whole self. Then, it is almost as if the ego is the self playfully pretending to be the separate entity called “I.” Like an actor, the ego plays the roles that the world asks us to play in order to be part of the program. In this way, the ego can be a tool enabling us to be in the world but not of it.

As long as we are in touch with our higher selves, our egos are not a threat. They are simply useful tools in the service of spirit. We keep our egos in check when we continually nurture our awareness of who we really are. Then our egos are free to serve without trying ineffectually to rule. It is healthy to have ego, but like all things in life, ego functions best when it is in balance and harmony with your whole self. 😎

To All The Doubters Out There Enjoy This Song. 😘

Greatest Love of All
Song by Whitney Houston

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me
I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
Is the greatest love of all
And if, by chance, that special place
That you’ve been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

@kittengirl,

In our hearts and prayers during this difficult time. 🌹

Be well Kitten. 😘

Cherie,

Good Morning in S. California. I am so praying you and the children are doing well. 💕😘

@bichon18,

Good Afternoon in Florida. I am hoping all your test came back fine. 😎
Amy you and Jerry have a safe day and I know you have a full house now.

Enjoy Chloe and Little Ari. 🤣

Amy enjoy some hot tea with Jerry. 😎

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the burgh. 😘💕 Here is to a good and safe day for you and your
hubby. I am so glad things are going well after Covid-19. 🌹 Are you planning another
day of get together with your sister and mother? What I would give to do that with
my family. 😘💕

Give Jake a nice pet hug from Poppy and I. 🤣 Chilly in Oz but I am going out with
Poppy and enjoy the sunshine.

Enjoy some hot tea with hubby. 💕

@71flowerchild,

Good Afternoon in Texas or New Mexico wishing you and your family a safe day. 😘🌹😎
Give the fur babies a nice OZ pet. 🤣

@taci,

Good Morning in S. California how are things going? I hope your mother is comfortable.
Give her a hug. 😘😎🌹

Taci Heidi will be on again this evening. Enjoy the hike and I am going for one with Poppy
in a couple of hours.

Please stay safe. 😘

@oodiebom,

Good Afternoon in Florida. I did respond to your post in Club Sheba. 😎
The keys you saw in your post yesterday are Disney Keys you can get those
on any Disney site or even Disney World. My daughter got me a set when the
family went there last year. 💕😘

Oodie take it easy today. I am so happy you found the keys in a safe place.

AMEN!

@ddshoppy,

Good Morning in S. California I hope you are with your granddaughter and having
a really good and safe time. 😘💕😎

Here’s looking at you kid 🤣

@loaf,

Good Morning in the Rock and Roll City. 😎😘💕 Catch Heidi Daus today if you.

Love to you and all the kids. 💕😘

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