WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2023

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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 2,869 Member
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    <3
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,316 Member
    edited March 2023
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    Kim - I care so much for you and know you will make the choices that your best self knows. Sometimes life sucks, it just does. We just have to accept it and we don't have to feel good about it, or pretend we like it, or we are somehow rising above it. Our feelings are our feelings.
    I send you warm support as you navigate all this. Your peace of mind is on my mind a lot. Lots of love.
    Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    Lanette - Yes, I just buy the ones in the supermarket. I do have a water reserve plant pot that I bought from Amazon that I keep it in. Some have lasted years! If the temperature drops outside below freezing, I do move it onto the worktop for the night, as we don't have the heating on at night. My current one was a bit too hothouse as it was bought around Christmas and most of it wilted pretty quickly, but the two remaining stalks are healthy and I hope to see more growth in the warmer weather.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,066 Member
    edited March 2023
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    kevrit wrote: »
    I am doing this Happiness calendar for March. Feel free to copy or simply use it if you’d like!

    March, 2023 Action for happiness.org
    RVRita
    1. Set an intention to live with awareness and kindness. I intend to live with more awareness and kindness every day.
    2. Notice three things you find beautiful in the outside world.

    Sky, sand and ocean
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    3. Start today by appreciating your body and that you are alive.

    Yesterday's 54 km bicycle ride and 5 km walk on the beach ...

    4. Notice how you speak to yourself and choose to use kind words.

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    5. Bring to mind people you care about and send love to them.

    :heart:

    6. Have a ‘no plans’ day and notice how that feels.

    The only plans we had yesterday was a stroll through a neighbouring arty town to look at the shops.

    7. Take three calm breaths at regular intervals during your day.

    I do box breathing at some point just about every day.

    8. Eat mindfully. Appreciate the taste, texture and smell of your food.
    :)

    9. Take a full breath in and out before you reply to others.
    Many times.


    10. Get outside and notice how the weather feels on your face.

    Afternoon walk ...

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    12. Stay fully present while drinking your cup of tea or coffee.
    13. Listen deeply to someone and really hear what they are saying.
    24. Pause to watch the sky or clouds for a few minutes today.
    25. Find ways to enjoy any chores or tasks that you do.
    26. Stop. Breathe. Notice. Repeat regularly.
    27. Get really absorbed with an interesting or creative activity.
    28. Look around and spot three thing you find unusual or pleasant.
    29. If you find yourself rushing, make an effort to slow down.
    30. Appreciate nature around you wherever you are.
    31. Focus on what makes you and others happy today.
    32. Listen to a piece of music without doing anything else.
    33. Notice something that is going well, even if today feels difficult.
    34. Tune into your feelings, without judging or trying to change them.
    35. Appreciate your hands and all the things they enable you to do.
    36. Focus your attention on the good things you take for granted.
    37. Choose too spend less times looking at screens today.
    38. Cultivate a feeling of loving-kindness towards others today.
    39. Notice when you are tired and take a break as soon as possible.
    40. Choose a different route today and see what you notice.
    41. Mentally scan your body and notice what you are feeling.
    42. Discover the joy in the simple things of life.

    Machka in Oz
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,316 Member
    edited March 2023
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    Evelyn - so glad you are feeling better. <3 Sleep is amazing, isn't it!

    Radio 4 BBC , (available on the Sounds app), has been running their Book of the Week, this week on 'Travellers to Unimaginable Lands', by Dasha Kiper. It's about Alzheimers and their care givers. I think it's interesting for all care givers, because it is so good about the feelings of the carer. Definitely worth a listen, and I will be buying the book for my Kindle.

    Like Barbie, I am a great fan of uplifting and informative podcasts. They have become a big part of my life, and I nearly always hear something to surprise, educate, and support me. This week's Dr Chatterjee is about how continuous, repetitive stress can make you sick, affecting the heart, the immune system, inflammatory response etc. This week's Bewildered was about how accepting negative feelings about people is important for spiritual integrity and a greater peace. The truth shall set you free.
    I need continual reminders about these things to keep me steady. I feel warmed and held by the ones I choose to listen to. They help me in my walk through life. I love Dan Harris, Barb knows Best, Esther Perel, and my favourite, We Can Do Hard Things. They help me feel less alone in this struggle we call life.

    Love you all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,768 Member
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    Morning ladies
    Im over with Miles and Tracy
    ,major coastal storm coming in monday.. here is hoping And it looks like it will clear by the time I fly out on Thursday..
    Tonight is Doreens wake and it will be like old home week with classmates and family all together..I really want to wear a mask..
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,768 Member
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    Karen I second that !!
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,349 Member
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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,478 Member
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    Kim - So many gentle hugs headed your way. I woke up thinking of you.
  • myvt9v4crh
    myvt9v4crh Posts: 391 Member
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    I am hoping to see my own posts again. Keeping my fingers crossed.
  • myvt9v4crh
    myvt9v4crh Posts: 391 Member
    edited March 2023
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    Nope. It looks like been blocked again. Color me frustrated.

    Katla

  • myvt9v4crh
    myvt9v4crh Posts: 391 Member
    edited March 2023
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    Sitting in DH’s room. He is currently sitting on his wheelchair at 10:07 am Illinois time. I would like to see him standing up and working up to walking again. Keeping my fingers crossed and sending prayers for improvement.

    As for MFP—I’m frustrated with them for blocking my photo of Schooner AGAIN.

    Katla aka Katla49
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 3,916 Member
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    March, 2023 Action for happiness.org

    Word of the year: Appreciate : today I appreciate keto waffles.
    Exercise goals added
    Yoga 10 mins 3 times a week 4/15-(100%,100%)
    Walk 7,000 every day 4/31– (84%,86%,)
    Arm weights twice a week 3/10 (100%, 60%hurt my elbow,)
    Meditation: daily. 5/31 (82%(started Feb))

    1. cut back drinking and limit to 2 days a week. 4/8–(100%,100%)
    2. Average 7,000 steps a week. 9484, (7,700,100%-9851,100%)
    3. Update budget every 2 weeks 1/2 —(100%,100%)
    4. Contact close family every week (4x) 6/15 —(100%,100%)
    5. Contact Donat and sibs once a month (8x)25/64–(100%,100%)
    6. Weigh less last day of month compared to first until I reach 140. Start at 178.6,176,174.2—(100%,100%)
    7. Develop a journaling practice by aiming to journal at least 5 days a week. 4/20– -(100%,88%)
    8. Read 12 books at least this year. 8/12 (100%,100%)
    9. Pay off credit card debt by January 2024 by making monthly payments to NDR——3/12—(100%.100%,100%)
    10. Continue building emergency fund at SLFCU (min$25 a month)$25+$25+$71(100%,100%,100)
    Decided that if I do more than stated I will not grade higher than 100% 2/5/23

    January Met —100%
    February met —-90%
    March met met
    April met
    May met
    June met
    July met — met
    August met
    September met
    October met —
    November met—
    December met—



    1. Set an intention to live with awareness and kindness. I intend to live with more awareness and kindness every day.
    2. Notice three things you find beautiful in the outside world. The blue water of Lea Lake, Snow on the mountains at a distance, walking a nature trail. All at Bottomless Lakes State Park.
    3. Start today by appreciating your body and that you are alive. I am healthy and above ground. I can walk,talk,hear, see, taste, and smell (mostly). I appreciate that I alive and have a healthy body.
    4. Notice how you speak to yourself and choose to use kind words. I will try…
    5. Bring to mind people you care about and send love to them. I sent texts to my long distance friends to send them love.
    6. Have a ‘no plans’ day and notice how that feels. Most days are like that for me. So much less stress!
    7. Take three calm breaths at regular intervals during your day. Sounds like a plan.
    8. Eat mindfully. Appreciate the taste, texture and smell of your food. Started at breakfast.
    9. Take a full breath in and out before you reply to others. I will need to keep this in the front of my mind all day.
    10. Get outside and notice how the weather feels on your face.
    11. Stay fully present while drinking your cup of tea or coffee. In the process of doing that right now!
    12. Listen deeply to someone and really hear what they are saying.
    13. Pause to watch the sky or clouds for a few minutes today.
    14. Find ways to enjoy any chores or tasks that you do.
    15. Stop. Breathe. Notice. Repeat regularly.
    16. Get really absorbed with an interesting or creative activity.
    17. Look around and spot three thing you find unusual or pleasant.
    18. If you find yourself rushing, make an effort to slow down.
    19. Appreciate nature around you wherever you are.
    20. Focus on what makes you and others happy today.
    21. Listen to a piece of music without doing anything else.
    22. Notice something that is going well, even if today feels difficult.
    23. Tune into your feelings, without judging or trying to change them.
    24. Appreciate your hands and all the things they enable you to do.
    25. Focus your attention on the good things you take for granted.
    26. Choose too spend less times looking at screens today.
    27. Cultivate a feeling of loving-kindness towards others today.
    28. Notice when you are tired and take a break as soon as possible.
    29. Choose a different route today and see what you notice.
    30. Mentally scan your body and notice what you are feeling.
    31. Discover the joy in the simple things of life.
    Barbie's Happiness Commandments

    Be Barbie
    Lighten up
    Do it now
    Dance more
    Choose strategy over willpower
    Cultivate an attitude of gratitude
    Come from a place of love
    Stay in the moment
    Act the way you want to feel
    Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good
    Don't expect praise or recognition
    It is what it is
    Don't take things personally
    Treat yourself like a toddler
    What's fun for other people may not be fun for you, and vice versa
    You can choose what you do, but you can't choose what you like
    Be kind, no exceptions
    Ask always, how could my life be better with less?

    RVRita
  • laurieangel64
    laurieangel64 Posts: 10 Member
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    Does anyone have recommendations for salad dressing? I used my follow your heart vegan and it put me over my fat and sodium limit for the day yesterday

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