Conversation – 17

@shoelady60,

You are so funny thank you for reminding me tomorrow is Wednesday. 😘✨😜
I think the Games will be over in a few days. ✨✨

Peace Out Peeps! Enjoy your evening. ✨✨

@sheba2011

Good afternoon to you. Love the yellow roses!💗 I understand losing track of time and days. I always tell my husband, I know it’s Sunday because we get the big paper.

Can’t wait to hear from mom and sis tomorrow, although it will be a long day of travel home for them.✈ I probably won’t get all the lowdown until Thursday. At least our weather should be good and they should not have any problems. It will be warm tomorrow and Thursday and then another cold front, 30 degrees colder on Friday.🥶

Hockey and Olympics tonight, I am really enjoying these two weeks of sports we rarely see. Glad you relaxed, enjoy your evening and, just in case………….tomorrow is Wednesday!😆

Lashing Out

Dealing with feelings honestly, as they arise, will avoid a build-up and control a lashing out down the road.

Intense emotions demand intense modes of expression. While there are many outlets for the feelings typically deemed positive, however, there are far fewer methods for constructively coping with anger, frustration, fear, sadness, or stress. Consequently, such feelings can cause us to believe that we are no longer in control of our emotional state. Backed into a mental corner, we may lash out at the first individual we encounter. Most of us will quickly discover that our misdirected outpouring of fury has not relieved the pressure of our pain. Powerful emotions are like the lava in a volcano poised to erupt — held in check with nothing but an eroding layer of calm. Within us lies the power to direct the flood of feeling that surges forth by channeling it into productive, artistic, or laborious pursuits.

Retaking control of our emotions at their height can be difficult because our already negative feelings can convince us that others are deserving of our wrath. But if we consciously look for healthier ways of expressing what we feel, we can both safely dispel our pain and use the energy of that pain to add value to our lives. Anger and sadness, for example, can become the inspiration that induces us to dedicate ourselves to bringing about the change we wish to see in the world. If we act rather than react, we can become effective agents of positive transformation. When we channel our frustration or feelings of stress into outside-the-box thinking and proactive exploits, we are more apt to discover solutions to the issues that initially left us stymied. And if we view fear as a signal that we need to reexamine our circumstances rather than a cue to flee, we may gain new and unexpected insight into our lives.

Channeling your emotions into constructive action can also prevent you from engaging in cyclical rumination in which you repeatedly relive the situation, event, or expectation that originally sparked your feelings in your mind’s eye. Since you are focused on a goal, even if your ambition is merely to better understand yourself, your pain is no longer being fed by your intellectual and emotional energy and quickly ebbs away. You not only avoid lashing out at others, but you also actively take part in your own healing process while honestly acknowledging and honoring your feelings. AMEN! ✨✨

@kittengirl,

Please be well you are in my thoughts and prayers. ✨✨

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the ‘burgh. I hope you had a nice Valentine’s Day and enjoy the Games. ✨😘
I am just now getting caught up on my rest and dealing with family with Covid and staying
up late watching the Olympic Games. 😎

Oz is beautiful today and we have Sun. ✨

Let’s see your mother and sister will be back from the Cruise tomorrow and I hope they
had a marvelous time. 💕🌹

How are you today? I thought today was Monday so there goes my mindset. 😜I am now
back to normal we are half way through this month already.

Here is to a good day for you and hubby. How are the nieces? Blowing a kiss to Jake’s
Canvas. 😘I will blow one for you too my friend. 😘💕🌹

These are the days to come and soon. ✨

@71flowerchild,

Howdy in Texas dear friend I just pray all is well. Give Jewell and Little D a nice OZ pet. 😘✨

@taci,

Good morning in S. California. How are things? Your City will be celebrating big time. ✨😎
I hope things have cooled down a bit there for you.

I did not watch all of the Super Bowl but I saw enough to see Shaun White smiling at the
Game I am so glad he is away from the Olympic Games and now can focus on moving
forward. I will miss him so much. 😎✨

Enjoy the trails I know I am about to hit a few myself. Happy Trails To You. 🎶🎶

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast. ✨😎Oodie I read your posts and you have been a busy
lady. I lost track of time due to the Olympics being on late. I think I am getting back
to normal. 😜

How are you today? Oodie I hope all your husband’s appointments go well. ✨

The sooner he heals and all your affairs are wrapped up on the Gulf Coast the sooner
you can get back to the North. ✨I am so glad he found his missing items I think you
knew all along he would find them. I am praying he has a good outcome from his upcoming
surgery. I know you will look fabulous after your hair appointment looking good always make
you feel good. ✨😘

@xango,

Good afternoon in Florida and thank you for your post yesterday hubby and I did have
a great Valentine’s Weekend. 😎💕💖

Xango we have been watching the Olympic Games I have been staying up late
and now everything just hit me yesterday and I just rested. 😜

How are you today? I hope your flowers are doing well I am referring to the ones
you brought last week. 💖 Hey I hope it is warm enough for you.

These will be coming to OZ soon. ✨

defg,

Welcome to a new week and may you and hubby be well. ✨✨