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Sheba, glad you have some new purchases on the way! I may be iffy with posting next week.
Regarding books, you might check with your library, but you might be able to download them.
I haven’t done this yet, but a friend does.

Yah, hiked with a friend today. Whenever I ask if she wants to go up another hill, she’ll say i don’t know, so my position is that is a yes. After this happened a few time, I find she is able to answer the question directly. lol.

Stay warm and safe!

Xango, your travels are so interesting!

Peace Out Peeps! Have a nice safe and warm evening. ✨✨

@shoelady60,

Enjoy the night and stay warm and toasty. We are 10 degrees and going down.

If you are watching your Hockey Game enjoy and I hope your team wins. 😘😎😜

@oodiebom,

I am fine right now I keep going in and out in sub cold weather alright since I have been on
the computer which is all of less than 10 minutes we are now 10 degrees and going down
even more. I will watch the moon from my window. 😎✨

Tomorrow is our trash and recycling day it will be in the below 0. I think of you with
the A/C on in the Van and I am like yeah most certainly different areas I have the heat
on the fireplace in our room I am also on pipe patrol. Welcome to winter OZ style.

Of course in the dog days of summer I will long for just a few hours of this nice cold weather. 😜

This is how Florida feels. 😎✨

@xango,

It is 11 degrees as I type this post to you. I am loving your story. The food sounds yummy.

I would very much like to visit Brazil but not until this thing is over. ✨

Thank you for sharing I feel warm already. 💕😘😜

This is how I would do Brazil. 😎Poppy does not mind the cold or snow.

I keep going in and out and I tend to get a slight head cold and have done this for
years. I think I will just let Poppy out in the back where he knows where his little spot is I
have a large fenced-in yard and it looks like a park I even have park benches back there. 😘

I can stand in the warmth of the Patio inside and watch him play.

4 all the peeps that can do this in their warm State. 😎

@Sheba
Good Afternoon Sheba, those are some low temperatures in your area. How does Poppy like going out in the cold? The moon was beautiful, it passed through three constellations this time. Gemini, Cancer and Leo.
Did Poppy get to sample your meat loaf? I bet it was delicious! I didn’t cook today, had lots of soup. Tomorrow I will make some shrimp. The temperature is going up to 76 in the day, night only in the mid fifties.
Continuing our trip. We left Bahia and flew to Porto Alegre. We stayed in a hotel right downtown.
I remember we got there midafternoon, and mom ordered us room service. It was two complete coffees, that’s what it is called. It comes with a variety of cheese, salami, breads, crackers, pastries, jams, butter and the best fruit salad made from scratch.
Many people enjoy a 4PM sitdown coffee meal. Then dinner will be around 9-10Pm. Mostly during the weekends.
There are many who have a huge lunch meal, and for dinner around 6PM have a coffee meal.
That is mostly the older generation now. The younger generation who have huge lunches eat something light for dinner like a sandwich and so forth. This is in the southern part of Brazil, I don’t know about the rest of the country. This part of Brazil eat lots and lots of beef. Most drink the tea-like drink chimarraõ. I never could get use to it, tastes bitter and it’s not my cup of tea.
In Torres, which is a beach town and many go there in the summer for vacation both Brazilians and Argentinians. You see people walking around with a thermos of hot water in one hand and the container the holds the tea in the other hand. Many have their own holder of the thermos bottle, which is on their shoulder like a purse both men and women.
While still in Porto Alegre we visited my brother who lived in our house and land about 30 minutes from Porto Alegre. I was born in that house. Two months before I was supposed to be born, mom fell down at 7 months and I came out.
We also visited some of my aunts and uncle. I met my mom’s brother for the first time.
We took a bus to spend the rest of our time in Torres.
To be continued…..
Stay warm Sheba and safe. Take care.

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@sheba2011

Every month Amazon offers 6 books in which a prime member chooses one to read in Kindle. These are usually new novels that will be out the following month. I chose one this month and it was excellent. Could not drop it and thus stayed up to finish. The title is “Impossible to Forget.” Author is Imogen Clark. The novel is due to be released on February 1, 2022. There are similarities to “Beaches,” but, then totally different. I also purchase books at second hand stores, Ollies, and borrow from friends. But, this one stood out and once I started could not drop it. I love the word FREE. This does not happen often. I think I went a few years before this one. It will be fun to see if this novel makes the bestseller and is offered at one of the wholesale warehouses.

What a beautiful day we had. Temps were over 70 with humidity. Had the A/C on in the van. It was a bit cloudy, but the sun was strong. Tomorrow more clouds with showers. Cold front coming during the weekend and it’s supposed to be alot cooler. Well, as I mentioned to xango, I usually dress in layers and will either add or take something off depending on how cool the temps are.

By the way, your sniffles and headache could be either a reaction to the booster or could be the Omnicrom. Just take it easy in case it is. Today, I finally saw that if you had Covid then you have the antibodies. Still happy that I had the vaccination. I will be signing up for the booster tomorrow. Not going to wait for hubby to find his driver’s license and insurance card. I will make a phone call for the duplicates tomorrow as well since he has knee surgery in 4 wks. I have a feeling it’s in the laundry room in one of his short pockets.

Taming Monkey Mind in Meditation

We all have the endless chattering and noise in our head often referred to as the monkey mind.

It’s been called the monkey mind — the endless chattering in your head as you jump in your mind from thought to thought while you daydream, analyze your relationships, or worry over the future. Eventually, you start to feel like your thoughts are spinning in circles and you’re left totally confused.

One way to tame this wild creature in your head is through meditation — although the paradox is that when you clear your mind for meditation you actually invite the monkey in your mind to play. This is when you are given the opportunity to tame this mental beast by moving beyond thought — to become aware of a thought rather than thinking a thought. The difference is subtle, but significant. When you are aware of your thoughts, you can let your thoughts rise and float away without letting them pull you in different directions. Being able to concentrate is one of the tools that allows you to slow down your thought process and focus on observing your thoughts.

To develop your concentration, you may want to start by focusing on the breath while you meditate. Whenever your monkey mind starts acting up, observe your thoughts and then return your focus to your breath. Some breathing meditations call on you to focus on the rise and fall of the breath through the abdomen, while others have you concentrate on the sound of the breath. Fire can also be mesmerizing, and focusing on a candle flame is another useful tool for harnessing the mind. Keep the gaze soft and unfocused while observing the color, shape, and movement of the flame, and try not to blink. Close your eyes when you feel the need and continue watching the flame in your head. Chanting, devotional singing, and mantras also still the mind. However you choose to tame the monkey mind, do so with firm kindness. The next time the chattering arises, notice it and then allow it to go away. With practice, your monkey mind will become quiet and so will you. AMEN! ✨✨