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Post by cathygeha on Oct 6, 2022 11:47:51 GMT
Affirmation: I am Enough
Mind: Educated
Body: Enduring
Spirit: Enlightened
Gratitude: Everything
We were without phone and internet for 24 hours...not sure we would get it back today. Reading a book about an EMP attack and people who survived a plane crash as a result of the EMP. Makes me wonder how prepared we would be...probably more so than many.
MICHELLE: Glad your hot water heater issue was taken care of without too much hassle. I hate it when we lose a lot of the water or the hot water heater doesn't work!
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Post by cathygeha on Oct 7, 2022 6:41:57 GMT
Affirmation: Fighting for
Mind: Focused
Body: Fresh food fanatic fighting to get fit
Spirit: full of fantastic foreign faiths and fiercely interested in learning more
Gratitude: Faithful friends & family
It is nice today...cool breeze wafts through the window as the washing machine does a load of laundry. Soon I will walk while reading, tackle the kitchen, make some rice to have with the vegetable stew, and get on with the day. I will cut my hair before taking a shower. It will be a fabulous day! I am wearing my red converse sneakers, t-shirt crop pants from my daughter, t-shirt from my brother that says I'm the oldest sister I make the rules, and earrings made for me by my sister...family is around me as is mom with the throw blanket beside me as I sit on the couch my son claimed in high school as his own.
MICHELLE: I hope all is well with you in your corner of the world. I am envisioning you with your canine companions frolicking or lazing or perhaps both when you are not wrestling the paper tigers and other issues you contend with.
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Post by michelle on Oct 8, 2022 3:26:12 GMT
Affirmation: Today will be a day filled with fun! Mind: Receptive Body: Walking and Yoga Spirit: Friendly Gratitude: More lovely fall weather. Today I attended my iphone class and figured out how to turn on my flashlight. I remember when most people didn't even have a phone. There are some things I would like to find out about and this gives me a method for getting answers without endless surfing on the internet. Tomorrow Clair and I have a Therapy Event to attend. Cathy, Your outfit sounds delightful! The T shirt made me laugh. I was missing from the internet yesterday due to exhaustion beyond my control. I am going to get a couple more ours of sleep again tonight so my energy tanks will be refilled again.
Onward>>>>
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Post by cathygeha on Oct 8, 2022 5:15:13 GMT
Affirmation: I am GENEROUS Mind: GENERATES ideas
Body: GLORIOUS and Goddess-like (in a crone-like way)
Spirit: GUIDES me
Gratitude: Giddy moments, Gracious friends, Great thought, Girlfriends
It was cool last night. Almost put another blanket on but dealing with the mosquito net to do so seemed too much effort. Hope to talk to our daughter today and son and his family tomorrow. It is wonderful having water, electricity, and the internet again...even if it is not on 24/7.
MICHELLE: I hope you get caught up with sleep and refill your energy tank! Your class on the cell phone sounds interesting. They can definitely be baffling!
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Post by michelle on Oct 9, 2022 4:15:41 GMT
Affirmation: The journey is the destination Mind: Willing Body: Walking and Yoga Spirit: Happy Gratitude: Pleasant day!
This morning Clair and I went to a large event for student nurses and had a wonderful time. She is so sweet and friendly that the girls always love to spend time with her. Later my husband and I went to town to go to a flower bulb sale but I didn't buy any due to not knowing if the squirrels and rabbits like to eat those varieties of flowers. I need to check into that as I don't want to have my daffodils or tulips destroyed. One interesting thing we did was to to look at a flower show of orchids. So stunningly beautiful!
Cathy, Your G's were fun to read. Did you notice the moon? I think the full moons are the loveliest in the fall.
Onward>>>>
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Post by cathygeha on Oct 9, 2022 6:06:06 GMT
Affirmation: Happiness is a choice
Mind: Hinged (not un-hinged), helpful, hosts new ideas, honest
Body: Hardy, Healthy, Human...and all mine
Spirit: Hopeful, Humane, and sometimes Heroic
Gratitude: Hues in all their varieties, Heroes, Havens providing safety, Homes filled with Happy families, Healthy Habits now mine
It is nice now that it is cooler. I slept well tucked in under my duvet last night. Hubby's switch to Microsoft 365 has a glitch that my daughter and I will need to try to figure out together sometime online...or we will have to take it (hubby and I) to Tripoli to have the shop fix it for us.
MICHELLE: Lying in bed I do notice the full moon as the light pours in the windows. I sometimes get up to go out and look at it and think about the full moon being a time of possibilities.
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Post by michelle on Oct 10, 2022 3:46:14 GMT
Affirmation: I am willing to live life differently. Mind: Thoughtful Body: Functional Fitness,Walking and Yoga Spirit: Hopeful Gratitude: Less office paper work to look forward to. Pleasant day for me spent doing yard chores and finishing up the last bit of office paper work that was causing me to have to work so many extra hours. I am definitely doing my Happy Dance about that! Cathy, I have thought a lot about what the word "happy" means.I hope you were able to resolve the Microsoft 365 situation. We have one that caused us endless grief dealing with Excel spread sheets that are imported into Word. It seems now we have it under control.
Onward>>>>
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Post by cathygeha on Oct 10, 2022 6:06:43 GMT
Affirmation: I am Indomitable
Mind: Inventive
Body: Invested
Spirit: illuminated & inspired
Gratitude: Instructors, Intrepid Intelligentsia, Islands, Ignorance eradicated, etc
We talked to our children and grandchildren this weekend - quick talk with granddaughters and son as they were at a swim meet. Today I will tackle the computer thing because...I ended up tired, pre-headache-feeling, and went to bed early. Today is a holiday so not sure if anything will be open or if fresh produce will be available. We have leftovers so will manage. There is cholera in the country so am thinking about whether or not going out for lunch with friends on Wednesday is wise or not and if we do go out...what I would order.
MICHELLE: I have thought about happiness, too. I wonder if it is an exuberance or more a moderate feeling of contentment...or something that is avoiding being down. I sent an email to the county clerk in Missouri about voting online...waiting to hear back. Seems they sent the absentee ballot to my daughter and it can't get here and back in time for voting so...need to see what can be done on that.
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Post by michelle on Oct 11, 2022 5:33:17 GMT
Affirmation: I am willing to live life differently. Mind: Committed Body: Gardening, Walking and Yoga Spirit: Radiant Gratitude: Fun!
Today I wrestled with the office paper tiger at a much more leisurely pace. Clair and I went to another Therapy Event. This is the 3rd time we have been to the mega warehousing facility that Amazon has here. It has become one of my favorites. Clair also became and honorary employee today and got her employee badge that she has to wear to get into the building. She also received her very own computer login of "DOGO" that is listed on her plastic badge that has a very cute picture taken by the employee assigned to take care of us at the event. Such fun!
Cathy, Sometimes I think hard times and sadness can also be contained within the concept of happy. Does it really have to be about being up all the time or perpetually getting things my way. Personally I think misery and happiness can be felt consistently together. At least I have had to live with some fairly sad stuff while going through my normal life as most people do. Hmmm....
Onward>>>>
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Post by cathygeha on Oct 11, 2022 6:31:57 GMT
Affirmation: I am INVESTED in my life
Mind: INTERESTED in new ideas
Body: INSTINCTIVELY seeks health
Spirit: INTEGRATED
Gratitude: Intelligence...oops...
thought today was I day but did that yesterday...will leave it and do J tomorrow instead of today
I have garbanzo beans soaking to pressure cook then turn into hummus for pita wraps, a book review to post, books to read, an email to look forward to with online voting information, and a full day of not much to do that will get done. It will be a good day.
MICHELLE: I hadn't thought about being happy during hard/sad times BUT you are right. I can remember funerals that were sad events but that also were filled with love and happy memories. Tough times can have bright spots. Finding solutions to problems that annoy or are painful can be positive and even elevate one's spirit. I don't think it is easy to maintain a "happy place" on that super-high 24/7 but moments of happy are experienced more often than we realize..unless we are looking.
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Post by michelle on Oct 12, 2022 5:13:49 GMT
Affirmation: I am willing to live life differently. Mind: Inspired Body: Gardening, Walking and Yoga Spirit: Demonstrative Gratitude: New people in my life Today Clair and I went to yet another Therapy Event. This one was pretty intense for Clair so possibly we won't do this type again. Cathy, You always amaze me with your creativity!!! Onward>>>>
Wednesday - Another lovely fall day! Not much exciting happened. The quad repairman came and hauled off the two quads for some minor repairs, tires etc. It will be nice to have those up and running again. I still have "Tiny", the little four wheeler at home so can run the dogs. Happy dogs, Happy Life!
Onward>>>>
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Post by cathygeha on Oct 13, 2022 13:33:23 GMT
Affirmation: journal keeping keeps me honest and saves ideas as well as actions I have participated in
Mind: jumps around at times
Body: junoesque (at least in my mind when I think about myself)
Spirit: jousts with new ideas
Gratitude: jazz to listen to, jitterbug dance steps to watch, joy in the morning - or any time at all!
Went to Batroun for lunch yesterday and was not happy with the salty pizza but did enjoy being with friends. Today I am back on track and my journal is filled out online and my daily journal will be filled out with words using my fountain pen soon. I have a calligraphy class tonight and will stay with it if it is not a repeat of what I have heard before.
MICHELLE: Sorry I missed a bit...sometimes we are without internet for part of the day and then I don't get back to this board till the next day...or later.
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Post by michelle on Oct 14, 2022 4:48:16 GMT
Affirmation: Let go and Let God. Mind: Reinvented Body: Gardening, Walking and Yoga Spirit: Unfettered Gratitude: Helpful people Nice day today spent working around the house and relaxing. Also got some office Admin items completed. I appreciate being alive! Cathy, I used to be able to jitterbug somewhat and I think I still can. But maybe I am thinking about the Charleston. I will need to watch a couple of You Tube videos, then try out the two different dances and report back
Onward>>>>
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Post by cathygeha on Oct 14, 2022 6:54:31 GMT
Affirmation: I am knowledgable Mind: keen
Body: kempt
Spirit: kind
Gratitude: kids (goat and human), kites that fly overhead, keepsakes, and kisses remembered
Quick post today. Need to go out and help lay ground cloths under walnut trees to assist with collecting the nuts. Not sure when olive harvest will begin.
MICHELLE: Let me know if it is the Charleston or Jitterbug...Charleston (I think) is the one with hands on knees moving back and forth?
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Post by michelle on Oct 15, 2022 5:40:07 GMT
Affirmation: I am a possibility thinker. Attitude Habit Builder: Relaxed and Confident Body: Gardening, Walking and Yoga Spirit: Free Gratitude: My pets Tomorrow the Admin Assistant is going to come out to the house so we can work on a couple of projects together. Cathy, I recall that the Charleston is the one with hands on knees and also kind of a back and forth series of steps. Probably I should concentrate on doing the Twist
Onward>>>>
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