Conversation – 17

@sheba2011

Ran out early this morning and picked up my Bailey’s so I’m set for tomorrow. And that’s about all I did today. Husband met his golf buddies for his annual end of year get together at the casino. One guy hit a machine for $600 so paid for everyone’s lunch.🤑🧮

Mom had a nice time and was in a company box so seats were good. Thank goodness she wore flat shoes🥿and didn’t hurt herself. I miss talking about my boy and thank you for always remembering him – it still hurts a lot.🐶💗 Poppy is my virtual boy now.💕

Enjoy your evening and stay warm by the fire.🔥🤗

@taci

Happy new year to you! Just checking to see if you were able to go out for dinner on Christmas. We went out Christmas eve, very good and very expensive!😊😮

@Sheba
Happy New Year Sheba🎉🎉🎉🎉
Good Afternoon, I am sending a warm wave your way. We have clear blue sky and 81 degrees, but we do have some humidity which feels like 83. Sorry you are so cold, family in Minnesota said their temperatures are very low too.
In grade school we had a Black and white TV. Because of the language difference I attended summer school. Half a day, then I would run home to have a baloney sandwich and watch Bewitched. And during regular school after class I would get home just in time to watch Dark Shadows.
I found a recipe on YouTube for twice baked potato with the small new potatoes. I just finished making and placed it in the fridge for tomorrow. It’s a one bite dish, later I want to make some chicken croquettes. Another dish that can be placed in the fridge and tomorrow just an egg wash and bread crumbs to fry them.
For dessert a small apple cake, I am making two and giving one to our neighbor.
Tomorrow I will make cheese crackers, a few different ones with different seasonings, herbs. All recipes from YouTube.
Take care Sheba.

Analyzing the Path

When we take the time to recognize when we are happy and what that feels like, it becomes easier to recreate.

Those of us on the path of personal and spiritual growth have a tendency to analyze our unhappiness in order to find the causes and make improvements. But it is just as important, if not more so, to analyze our happiness. Since we have the ability to rise above and observe our emotions, we can recognize when we are feeling joyful and content. Then we can harness the power of the moment by savoring our feelings and taking time to be grateful for them.

Recognition is the first step in creating change, therefore recognizing what it feels like to be happy is the first step toward sustaining happiness in our lives. We can examine how joy feels in our bodies and what thoughts run through our minds in times of bliss. Without diminishing its power, we can retrace our steps to discover what may have put us in this frame of mind, and then we can take note of the choices we’ve made while there. We might realize that we are generally more giving and forgiving when there’s a smile on our face, or that we are more likely to laugh off small annoyances and the actions of others when they don’t resonate with our light mood.

Once we know what it feels like and can identify some of the triggers and are aware of our actions, we can recreate that happiness when we are feeling low. Knowing that like attracts like, we can pull ourselves out of a blue mood by focusing on joy. We might find that forcing ourselves to be giving and forgiving, even when it doesn’t seem to come naturally, helps us to reconnect with the joy that usually precedes it. If we can identify a song, a picture, or a pet as a happiness trigger, we can use them as tools to recapture joy if we are having trouble finding it. By focusing our energy on analyzing happiness and all that it encompasses, we feed, nurture, and attract more of it into our lives, eventually making a habit of happiness. ✨✨AMEN!

@kittengirl,

Good morning in S. California wishing you and the family a Happy New Year.
Kitten I hope all is well with you and yours. ✨✨

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. I bet your mom is tired today. I know the show goes on for at
least 2.5 hours. I feel as long as she had a good time and your sister too that is fine. 😎💕

How is your SIL today I hate that she has Covid-19 and I wish this disease could just leave
and never come back. Many families are affect by this and you really can’t do what you
want to do.

Well let’s say good bye to 2021 and hello to 2022 and may good things happen to all. ✨😜
How is your BIL? I want you to know I am blowing a kiss at Jake’s Canvas. 💕I miss you
talking about him.

I will make sure you have your Baily’s Irish Crème Drink. 😜

@71flowerchild,

Let me know how you are doing just want to make sure all is well. Give Jewell and Little D
a nice OZ cold pet. 😜✨

@taci,

Good morning in S. Cali I hope the rain has stopped a bit for you to get a good
hike in. OZ is cold I managed to get some sun and a nice walk with Poppy. 💕✨

I am sure your son will have a ball on the snow. Taci enjoy the short road trip. 😎

Happy New Year and Happy Trails To You. 🎶🎶

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast. ✨I hope you and hubby are doing well. ✨💕
Oodie it is almost Trivia in other words the week is going fast.

Did your husband find his keys? Don’t overdo anything if you can help it.

Coming at ya real soon the new year. 😘😎

@xango,

Good day in Florida. ✨Well what is new OZ is frozen and we may have snow at some
point this weekend and we will have Ice too. Well Shizzle! 😎😜

Hubby and I will have little projects around the house and of course I will fix something
delicious. I may watch the Twilight Zone Marathon I love anything from way back when.
I did not get to see any of these great shows until later in life. My father did not allow
the kids to watch certain things on telly and a lot of what I am seeing now I was not even
born. I tend to watch whatever my grandmother watched. 💕

Hey stay warm down there and send OZ some heat. 😜

@defg,

Good day in Maryland and almost Happy New Year to you and yours. ✨

I hope your family are recovering from covid-19 alright I wish them all a speedy
recovery. Time to turn the page for a new year.

@ddshoppy,

Good morning in S. California may this day be a good one for you.

Well tomorrow is Trivia and New Year’s Eve I am wishing you and your family
the best year ever. I hope to see this virus leave permanently. ✨✨

@loaf,

Good day in the Rock and Roll Capital. ✨😜Loaf it is so good to see you post. 💕
I see your grandson has lost none of his charm. 😜

Have you been to Zoup lately? I hope you are having fun on the new computer. 😎

Here is one of your favorite Movie Series The Bridget Jones Diary. I think Renee did an
excellent performance in the Movie Judy. 💕✨We are frozen in OZ today.

Happy New Year Diane Gilman. ✨✨