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@taci

You are right, every cough, sneeze, ache or pain makes me think covid. I feel a little better today, hubby is about the same. Depending on how he feels tomorrow, he may go for a test.

My sister is in Orange County. She has been there 28 years. First she lived in Mission Viejo and now lives in Rancho Santa Margarita. She has no plans to move back to the ‘burgh, lol! Since mom was widowed two years ago and is now 90 and living alone, she comes back for a few months to give me a break since I am the only one here to help mom. She just retired a year ago and is single so it’s easy for her to come and go. And definitely much appreciated.

@oodiebom,

I left a you a message here that went poof. I love Estates Sales, Barn Sales and Garage Sales.
I like to interact with people. I do miss those times. I always walk away with a good friendship
and a good price for my goodies.

I will write again about those times. Have fun shopping today and gear up. 😘😎

Cooperation

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

Cooperation seems simple: working together toward a common goal for the benefit of all involved. But amazingly it can be quite challenging, even when we have so many successful examples all around us. Human society is based upon the concept of cooperation, but finding a balance to ensure the good of all members of society is difficult. In nature, symbiotic relationships form between unlikely allies: a bee and a flower, a bird and a rhinoceros, small fish and sharks. Yet nature also shows us instances of constant competition in which only the strongest survive. Given the choice, it seems most people would choose the more peaceful path of cooperation. Intellectually, we know that together we can create something greater than what one could do alone, but cooperation still seems to be one of the greatest challenges people face. We don’t always agree on how goals can be reached. Our priorities may be different, or our methods, but in the end, cooperation offers the best chance for success.

So how can we learn to cooperate with each other? We can gain greater perspective by trying to understand one another’s point of view, perhaps even putting ourselves in their place. We can search for commonalities as well as differences, and look for the good in different approaches. There is always more than one way of doing things, and some approaches are better suited for certain situations than others. All this is easier when we let go of the necessity to be right and to call others wrong. More important, we must believe that there is a solution that benefits all involved, not just one side.

The results of cooperation can be as simple as effortlessly getting everyone in your household to their appointments to large-scale social shifts to changing minds and hearts or policies that affect the future. 😎

@kittengirl,

In all our hearts and prayers this time of year. 🌹

Cherie,

Thinking of you and the family in S. California. 😘💕Merry Christmas to all. 🌹

@shoelady60,

Good Afternoon in the burgh. 😘💕I hope you and hubby are doing better today.
Please take it easy today. I hope you get a break with your weather too.

I am thinking about you I have a few sniffles. My daughter is doing fine after waiting
days for a Covid-19 test. Daughter had problems with water affecting her hearing.

She is fine now. The doctor did the Covid Test as a precaution. As I said now I can breathe
a sigh of relief. I still have others to attend to. 🤣 Stay put unless you feel better.

Sending warm hugs to Jake as I am sure he is by your side.

@71flowerchild,

Howdy in Texas or wherever you are. Merry Christmas to you and the fur babies. 😘💕🌹

@taci,

Good Morning in S. California. 😎😘 Taci I have a nice little cold which I am taking
care of. I wanted to tell you my niece who lives in your City is now in GA! I am not
happy about it but she said she took protective measures. In fact she spent last
night hanging out with my daughter and my other sister’s daughter who lives in
Ga. as well. These kids all have Master’s Degrees they are not dense they all swore
they took measures to stay safe. Mama Bear don’t like this. Yeah they are all in the
their twenties but Covid-19 don’t care how old or young you are. I am going to calm
down. 🤣

I will be watching Heidi Daus today. I went walking with Poppy last night in the Moon
and now I have a few sniffles. I am going walking again today because the sun is out.
Daughter had to take a Covid-19 test during a doctor’s visit for stopped up ears.
Just got the report this morning and she is negative. Thank god. 😘💕🌹

Taci you enjoy your day and have some fun hiking I love hearing about your hikes.
You seem to take the high road and complex trails which does make it more fun.
I still say one day you will run into Andrew Lessman. 🤣😎 Merry Christmas.

@oodiebom,

Good Afternoon in Florida. 😘Oodie I read your posts from last night. I don’t like the fact
the team did not follow up with you to remind you that you needed another appt.

I wish I were there to go with you. No worries I am sure you will handle them.

Oodie have a good time shopping and you know how to protect you and hubby.
I have one more appt. labs and one doctor’s visit and I am done until next year. 😎

Good grief so much is happening I can’t keep up with the telly so I turned it off. 🤣

Oodie I have been on pins and needles as my daughter was ill last week and her doctor
did a Covid-19 test on her. This morning she got the results back and she was negative.
The problem for the doctor’s visit was her ears were stop up. My daughter works from
home and has business meetings on Zoom. The doctors put her on meds for the water
on her ear drums and did the Covid test. I can breathe a sigh of relief I have been
running on auto-pilot and god was my pilot. 😘💕

Cape Cod. 😘🌹😎💕

@ddshoppy,

Merry Christmas to you and your entire family in S. California. Please take care. 🌹

@loaf

Just want to wish you a Merry Christmas. 😘💕🌹Miss you my friend.

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I am wearing this Heidi Daus Suite as I type. A girl is never fully dressed without her
Heidi daus. 😘😎