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Instruction Manuals For Living

It can be overwhelming not knowing the way, but it is what you do along the way that matters.

Depending on what stage we are at in our lives, we can sometimes feel like we ought to know more about who we are or how to live. We may even berate ourselves for making the same mistakes, or for just not “getting it,” whatever “it” may be. We wonder how our lives would be if only we had “known better.” During moments like these, it is important to remember that none of us are born with instruction manuals and that learning lessons is a lifelong journey.

Inherent to our being born is that we are here to observe, learn, and grow. Accompanying this is a built-in guarantee that there will be mistakes and misadventures along the way. And while it is only natural that we may sometimes become overwhelmed, especially when the lessons keep coming, it is important to remember that learning to understand yourself and your world is an ongoing and active process where the journey is more important than the destination. Every lesson is intended so you can become more of who you are. As you grow through this self-discovery, you begin to create your own instruction manual. The “how” and “why” is yours to discover, and part of the beauty of being alive is that these rules are always changing.

If you feel that you would like to explore what your personal instruction manual may already say, then try writing down in order some of the significant events that have happened to you. It’s also important to take note of what you learned from each one. When you are done, you may be surprised to discover how much you are always growing and that every lesson learned always informs the next. That being said, there is never a need to be hard on yourself or think that you should have it all figured out. We always know as much as we’re meant to know at that moment, and growing into our fullness is a process that unfolds in divine timing. You and your life are beautiful works in progress. Discover yourself and embrace your life’s lessons, and your instruction manual will create itself. AMEN! ✨✨

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California sending and wishing you a blessed day. ✨😘

@shoelady60

Good day in the ‘burgh. 😘😎I hope this day is going well for you.

Lady if Renee has two Oscars I am sure she will win an emmy for this role. 😎
OMG! There is so much more to come it is a true story and 200 miles from OZ
so we had it on our local news every day.

Hey stay warm we are cold in OZ today. Let me see if we can go somewhere warm. 😘✨

Not bad blowing a kiss at Jake’s Canvas. 😘 Lady so sad about Bruce Willis and his condition. Is there any good news out there?
The man is too young for this my dad had a form of this so I know what he is going through my dad was in his 70’s.

@71flowerchild,

@taci,

Good morning in S. California may this be a good day for a hike. 😎😘

We have something for an emergency if the power goes out but it is only for lights.

Glad you are back on the trail again. I hope you feel much better sooner Taci you are
amazing on your hike. 😎😘✨

I am like you I do not need a lot of anything. 💕🌹

Happy Trails To You. 🎶🎶

@xango,

Good day in sunny and warm Florida. 😎😜 I am hoping for a miracle for the Luna Hibiscus too.
Enjoy the warm sun we are cold again.

Hey what’s for dinner I am making some chicken casserole hubby will like that after work. 😘✨

You can do this in Florida. 😎😜 I love the Glenn Miller Story with Jimmy Stewart.✨ My mother likes it too.
I am watching The Night of The Iguana with Richard Burton and Ava Gardner along with Deborah Kerr. Richard gives
a great performance. I only watch TCM no commercials and in the evening hosts talk about the movie before and after.

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon on the Gulf Coast. ✨😎😘How are you feeling today? I hope you got
some good rest. Oz is cold and rainy c’est la vie. 😎

Oodie just rest today. My sinus are bothering me just a bit. I went for a nice long walk
with Poppy this morning hubby had already left for work. The reason I do this thread this
time of day is because hubby is at work. I will not be on computer when hubby is home.

I do play Trivia with him here because he can help with some questions and he finds it
amusing that I like to play. 😘I do Club Sheba when my husband is in the shower or watching
our local news. I work this thread into my day and I have a schedule so everything works out
alright. I do not sit all day looking at the thread. 😜I have things to do and I have a busy life.

Club Sheba is my time and I enjoy it. Oodie nothing is planned it is based on how I feel at
the moment. Hey today is trash day and they have picked up my recyclables and trash.

Tomorrow is Trivia this week went really fast. ✨✨I hope you and your husband feel better
soon. ✨✨

Stay well my friend. ✨😘

defg,

Good afternoon in Maryland I hope you have some sun and you are warm. ✨😎
You and hubby enjoy the day.

@ddshoppy,

Good morning in S. California and may this be a good day for you and your family. ✨😘😎
Enjoy the nice California Sunshine we are frozen here.

No worries spring will come soon in these parts. Check out the Heidi Daus Thread as I have
added new Heidi Daus pieces. 💕💕

@loaf,

Good morning in the Rock and Roll City. I do believe this is a very special week for you. ✨
I hope you see this post and let me know what I can cover for you in Club Sheba. ✨😘

Loaf OZ is cold and rainy today. I know soon the sun will out. 😎

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