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@Sheba🌺🌺🌺🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

Hello Sheba, You were up very early. I hope all went well during your labs and at the doctor’s visit.
Last night we had the best down pour, it rained galor. It rain more after I wrote my post. After the rain, we had a symphony of crickets singing. It made me happy listening to all the singing. Today its back to the heat and humidity.
The Rabbit stayed in the backyard today all afternoon. Having a good time enjoying the greens and the quite area.
I hope you are resting and taking it easy after a long day.
Take care Sheba 🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Sheba, glad you got in an early morning walk before the temps rise. Hope all went well with your labs. The TS Ring… I have been obsessed with watching it on air. I wished they talked more about sizing. So many lovely shades of diamonds. If I do decide to get the ring it will be the champagne. Anyone else out there buying?

Sunny and cool here. Will walk soon.

Control

The answer to control is practicing surrender.

Trying to maintain control in this life is a bit like trying to maintain control on a roller coaster. The ride has its own logic and is going to go its own way, regardless of how tightly you grip the bar. There is a thrill and a power in simply surrendering to the ride and fully feeling the ups and downs of it, letting the curves take you rather than fighting them. When you fight the ride, resisting what’s happening at every turn, your whole being becomes tense and anxiety is your close companion. When you go with the ride, accepting what you cannot control, freedom and joy will inevitably arise.

As with so many seemingly simple things in life, it is not always easy to let go, even of the things we know we can’t control. Most of us feel a great discomfort with the givens of this life, one of which is the fact that much of the time we have no control over what happens. Sometimes this awareness comes only when we have a stark encounter with this fact, and all our attempts to be in control are revealed to be unnecessary burdens. We can also cultivate this awareness in ourselves gently, by simply making surrender a daily practice. At the end of our meditation, we might bow, saying, “I surrender to this life.” This simple mantra can be repeated as necessary throughout the day, when we find ourselves metaphorically gripping the safety bar.

We can give in to our fear and anxiety, or we can surrender to this great mystery with courage. When we see people on a roller coaster, we see that there are those with their faces tight with fear and then there are those that smile broadly, with their hands in the air, carried through the ride on a wave of freedom and joy. This powerful image reminds us that often the only control we have is choosing how we are going to respond to the ride. AMEN! 🌹✨

@kittengirl,

Good afternoon Kitten may this day finds you doing well. ✨😎

@shoelady60,

Good day in the beautiful ‘burgh. How are things going today. I am not turning the Telly
back just yet too sad with the sub missing with five people.

My little corner of the world is very warm so welcome summer right on time. 😎✨

Enjoy the day sending cool gentle hugs to you and Jake’s Canvas. 😘🌹

@taci,

Good morning in S. California and may this be a nice day for you. 😎😘
Hey Poppy and I went walking very early this morning and it was pure magic.
The air was cool and the wind felt good. ✨✨

We are getting warmer by the hour until we will be in the 90’s. YIKES!!

I can’t wait to hit the road to Colorado and then some. 😎

Good to see Carol Brodie on today I have not covered her in a while. ✨

Happy Trails To You. 🎶🎶

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast of Florida. ✨😎 Very sad day on the Telly with the mini sub
in the Ocean. I pray the people onboard can be rescued and be safe.

How is your day going? I am thinking today is Wednesday ah no it is not.

Had my labs this morning so I am eating just a bit of food.

Well Summerland is here we will be in the 90’s all week. 😎

@xango,

Good afternoon in Florida. ✨😎🌹I have had an interesting day. So far I have my labs
done and I will have a short visit to my Doctor to make sure everything is alrighty. ✨😎

Wishing you a nice day enjoy that wonderful dinner you had last night. I turned the Telly
on and it is so sad about the crew on the Ocean Floor I hope they are rescued. Prayers
up.

Oz is warm today. 😎✨ I was out watering plants and flowers at 6:00 a.m.

@loaf,

Wishing you a great Tuesday missing ya. 😎✨

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