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Merry Christmas

My Favorite Things
Richard Rodgers, Julie Andrews

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels;
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver-white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don’t feel so bad.

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver-white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don’t feel so bad.

@taci,

Merry Christmas to you and your family. I am having some technical issues on my
system. So I may have to finish tomorrow no worries. 😘💕🌹

Taci please be safe I am not liking what I see on the news and that’s everywhere.

My prayer is that hate and this thing all go away and I can add a few more things
to that list. 🤣😎

Love ya!

Merry Christmas😘🌹

Sheba, so happy the girls are all together and doing well. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas. If only this plague would disappear. Yesterday I ordered at a local grocer for a pickup at that location today. First time I tried it but I am trying to lay low with the stay at home order. It worked pretty good. I also was able to use some coupons which would have been hard to use in the store. The parking lot was packed. They texted me almost 2 hours prior to the pick up time too.

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

@oodiebom,

Thank you. 😘💕Please enjoy your evening I am having a technical problem. No worries
it can wait. 🌹

Barbra Streisand

“Somewhere”

Someday, somewhere
We’ll find a new way of living
Will find a way of forgiving
Somewhere…
There’s a place for us
Somewhere a place for us
Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us
Somewhere
There’s a time for us
Someday there’ll be a time for us
Time together with time to spare
Time to learn, time to care
Someday, somewhere
We’ll find a new way of living
Will find there’s a way of forgiving
Somewhere…
There’s a place for us
A time and a place for us
Hold my hand and we’re half way there
Hold my hand and I’ll take you there
Somehow…
Someday, somewhere…

Club Sheba Holiday Edition

@sheba2011

Good evening Sheba. I wanted to drop in to wish you and Mr. Sheba a very Merry Christmas. Weather here is cloudy and warm with temps in the high 70s. We are expecting a lot of noise in a few hours. Some may be actual fireworks while another could be the loud thunder claps. No snow is expected here, so Santa will have to use wagon wheels instead of a sleigh. Have a pleasant evening.

Doing for Others

In our world, there is always someone in need of our best efforts to rally a group of helpers and healers.

When we feel bad, often our first instinct is to isolate ourselves and focus on what’s upsetting us. Sometimes we really do need some downtime, but many times the best way to get out of the blues quickly is to turn our attention to other people. In being of service to others, paradoxically, we often find answers to our own questions and solutions to our own problems. We also end up feeling more connected to the people around us, as well as empowered by the experience of helping someone.

When we reach out to people we can help, we confirm that we are not alone in our own need for support and inspiration, and we also remind ourselves that we are powerful and capable in certain ways. Even as our own problems or moods get the better of us sometimes, there is always someone else who can use our particular gifts and energy to help them out. They, in turn, remind us that we are not the only people in the world with difficulties or issues. We all struggle with the problems of life, and we all feel overwhelmed from time to time, but we can almost always find solace in service.

In the most ideal situation, the person we are helping sheds light on our own dilemma, sometimes with a direct piece of advice, and sometimes without saying anything at all. Sometimes just the act of getting our minds out of the obsessive mode of trying to figure out what to do about our own life does the trick. Many great inventors and artists have found that the inspiration they need to get to the next level in their work comes not when they’re working but when they’re walking around the block or doing dishes. We do ourselves and everyone else a great service when we take a break from our sorrows and extend ourselves to someone in need. Merry Christmas to all. 🌹

@kittengirl,

Merry Christmas prayers are being said for your family. 🌹

Please stay safe in California also sending Kitty hugs.

Cherie and family in S. California. Merry Christmas all the best please stay safe. 😘