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By Trina · Posted
I am finding it hard to nearly impossible to get things going at the VA MEDICAL CENTER where I live. Getting very frustrated with all this. -
By Trina · Posted
Greetings Jaye, I too am in my mid 60's. And also figuring out alot of things. Glad you're here, this really seems to be a place we can be ourselves and get advice on many things. -
By AinsleyTG · Posted
Well i floated in the lake all morning on an inflatable raft working on a tan while they fished, killing things just isn't for me. They're finally done, so now for a late lunch -
By Timi · Posted
@Vidanjali - I love this! Thank you! -
By Vidanjali · Posted
What is loving yourself? Is it looking in the mirror and adoring what you see? Is it enjoyment of inhabiting your own brain? Is it delight in your own personality? No, I believe it is none of these. Loving yourself first requires knowing yourself - who is it you love? Knowing yourself is an ongoing, progressive pursuit. The mark of success in knowing yourself is the experience of self-love. So, what does it take to know yourself? I means letting go of who you are not. Over and over and over again. In this, transgender people have a gift because there is a very pronounced sense of "this is not me" - the roles we are conditioned to and expected to perform by society. Letting that go means different things for different people (e.g. some physically transition, others do so socially, while others transition their understanding of themself in subtle ways known only to themself - and everything in between). Are you the body? Many trans people find intense incongruence with the body. Some wish for a different body. But every body is temporary. Are you temporary? Or are you enduring? Are you your thoughts? Your feelings? They are also temporary. Are you your personality? Consider how temperamental that is too. So, what is loveable about you? What do you find adorable about others? Really loveable. Maybe it seems the personality, but those personalities that seem to shine with effulgence, who seem to have an ineffable freedom about them, who are patient, calm, joyful, and kind - they are most lovable. That does not depend on your perception of their appearance. And how has someone so loveable become so brilliant? It is because their thoughts and sentiments are not casting shadows on the light of their innate inner love. Everyone has the potential to be like that. And in that, self-love is found. Because it's not the individuality that is lovable , it's the universality of love itself expressing in a person that evokes the feeling of love. And if you can free yourself from the confines of limiting factors such as "I am the body", "I am my thoughts and memories, etc.", "I am this troublesome personality", then self-love is reflected in you and all others. Are you able to love yourself even when you're stressed? Stress contracts the sense of freedom and brightness that is love. But you can love yourself even during times of stress by positive affirmation. First, recognize that you are stressed. Close your eyes and breathe slowly and fully. Notice the physical sensations of stress in the body just like an explorer who is discovering that sensation for the first time. And say to yourself: "The body-mind is experiencing the sensation of stress, which will pass." Disengage from thoughts of cause and effect - the simple fact is the sensation of stress is occurring, and it is temporary just like everything in life. Then imagine the opposite feeling. What does it feel like to be stress-free. Using the power of mind, feel tension in the body ease, imagine your mind as a vast deep lake, and your heart opening like a fragrant flower in springtime. You are that freedom. You are that lovability. You feel compassion for all people who have also experienced stress and send love to all. All are lovable as you are. -
By Jani · Posted
I've seen my short term memory decline. Or at least that's what I remember. -
By KymmieL · Posted
Been a week. I started my new job. My job totally accepting. To my wife's enjoyment I am finally getting the shed put up. Finally got the saddlebag cut in kit for the bike. Also getting the new (to us) car. Other than the $$$ situation It is doing great. Kymmie -
By KymmieL · Posted
love myself, What is this concept? I don't remember ever loving who I am. Not even when I didn't know who I was. Kymmie -
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By Willow · Posted
Ah, it’s Saturday a day most people have to run errands and buy food. Me, I have to be at work at 9. Oh well at least my summer pay kicks in today. Coffee is consumed as was a banana. I’m being stared at by the dog. I told her in a minute so she walked away. Very smart dog she understands how to communicate her needs and how to understand our (well at least my) responses. I don’t think she particularly likes living here. Our last home she could let herself out and back in. She knew how to open the doors and the yard had an invisible fence. Here she must be on leash. -
By Charlize · Posted
I'd throw in some humus as it is another good source of protein. Have a great weekend! Hugs, Charlize -
By Charlize · Posted
The would be king withdrew and the children will get to eat. Hats off to Maine! Hugs, Charlize -
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