Gratitude Lounge Welcome! We are glad you are here. This is an open space where everyone belongs, and everyone is welcome. Please introduce yourself as you feel comfortable and join in sharing your experience of grateful living. To get started you might reflect upon questions such as these: What am I grateful for? What is grateful living inspiring me to do? What are some blessings in my life (including ones in disguise)? How am I being supported right now? What connects me to wonder, awe, or a sense of the sacred? You are welcome to include images and links for videos to illustrate your reflections. Honor our Community Terms & Conditions Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Mica1 month agoMicaYou are an incredible mystery that you will never figure out. To be this mystery consciously is the greatest joy.” ~ Adyashanti This is the quote that my ‘gratefulness’ doc was originally named for! 4 Reply Ose1 month agoOseGreetings to you, dear friends. Some peaceful impression of yesterday´s beauty for you. Enjoy! 10 Reply lotus blossom1 month agolotus blossomso very serene, Ose. thank you. 1 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmBeautiful, dear Ose, thank you. 2 Reply Ose1 month agoOseWelcome, dear Palm! 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMarySuch beautiful sky and water, Ose. And lovely reflections. Such a treat to see! Thank you Ose! 🧡🧡🧡 1 Reply Ose1 month agoOseHappy that you also enjoy the beauty of natures glowing in stillness! It was a beautiful moment. 0 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioThat is so beautiful Ose! 🤗 I hope you had a wonderful day today! 1 Reply Ose1 month agoOseYes I had, dear Holly! It was an evening together with some friends and sharing dinner sitting in a restaurant directly at this lovely waterside, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere. Thank you for your reply and concern, dear friend. 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioIt sounds lovely, Ose! I’m glad you had a nice day. 🙂 1 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaThis helps me slow down, calm my thoughts, relax, start my vacation. Thank you dear Ose, for offering a paradigm for my holidays. And good night to everyone here. 3 Reply Ose1 month agoOseWishing you happy and recreational holidays, dear Anna, that you really may relax from the very demanding time accompanying your mother. When my brother in law was so sick with the same disease, I could sometimes jump in so that my sister could have a day off, and covering only one or two days already were really demanding sometimes. I pull off all hats for your engagement with your mother and your loyalty and , yes, love for her. Wishing you strength and a peaceful heart, my dear friend. 0 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaThank you dear Ose, you are always so kind. I am so happy to see you here, and to read you words. 0 Reply Butterfly1 month agoButterflyThank you, Ose, your picture made me take a deep breath 😊 3 Reply Ose1 month agoOseMe too 🙂 Thank you, dear gentle soul. 0 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaYour reply made me take a deep breath, Butterfly – I was just admiring and enjoying Ose’s beautiful photo, but the deep breath adds a lot 🙂 3 Reply Ose1 month agoOseThank you for your reply, dear Mica.🌸 0 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryYes Butterfly, like Mica, your reply made me take a deep breath as well! 2 Reply Sinda1 month agoSindaGood morning!!! Tea on the sill, skincare. Manifesting crystals for free on YouTube. Anything I want. I hope you dream of anything you want for free Read books alongside of each other Let thunderstorms rock your source Play with makeup, male or female Rouge 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryLovely! I’m going to feed my cats and then have some tea too. I love my morning tea. Play with make up. I love the play part. I play with paint and other art materials. When I do art, that is. How many of us will play today?! 😊 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioThat reads like a poem, Sinda. Such happy thoughts! Good morning! 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioI'm so proud of my 'kids,' ages 20, 22, and 25, for being practical. They are all moving to Columbus (for O.S.U.) and getting their first apartments, and they are only too happy to get hand-me-downs to set up their households, so we shopped our house! It is helping me to downsize, and helped them with their budgets! For months I've been going through cupboards and pulling out extra baking dishes, pots and pans, linens, chopping boards, fixed up our old electric teakettle, refinished a dresser.....I’m so proud of my ‘kids,’ ages 20, 22, and 25, for being practical. They are all moving to Columbus (for O.S.U.) and getting their first apartments, and they are only too happy to get hand-me-downs to set up their households, so we shopped our house! It is helping me to downsize, and helped them with their budgets! For months I’ve been going through cupboards and pulling out extra baking dishes, pots and pans, linens, chopping boards, fixed up our old electric teakettle, refinished a dresser… anything I could find that would be useful to them that my husband and I will no longer need. If it was on their “needs” list and I didn’t have it, we went shopping at thrift stores first, where we found a toaster and other things. They were all thoughtful and they didn’t want to have in their apartments more than they really needed and would use, and they don’t mind if it isn’t new. I did find or make a few new things, too, and I hope still to make some cloth napkins. I’m pleased that they aren’t a frivolous lot! Today, boxes and boxes of stuff are going into the U-Haul, and I have never felt so satisfied to declutter in my life! I’m on my way to downsizing and they are happy and I am very happy. 😄 Here is the teakettle, after replacing the filter, regluing the top with heat tolerant glue, and cleaning it up! It works well! Read More 8 Reply Sinda1 month agoSindaWonderful, I went to OSU for art, worked there for tuition, I loved Columbus, made so many friends 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioMy daughter Louise will be studying art there, too! She is quite talented and made it to the national semi-finals in the Scholastic competition. 🙂 How nice to know you went before her! 🌻 1 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaWhat kind/s of art does Louise do, Holly? 1 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryThis sounds wonderful Holly. I’m happy for anyone to take things I no longer need or want, but to have your children bring your lovingly used household and kitchen items into their new homes is a whole new level of wonderful! And how great that they will be living with and nearby each other! All so lovely and heartwarming to hear! ❤️❤️❤️ 3 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitAre they triplets? 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in Ohiohahaha.. no! My kids came with my husband and emigrated with him almost 12 years ago. Perhaps because of that and because I encouraged it, they are close, as far as siblings go. Two of them have decided to get an apartment together, the other one is getting an apartment with a friend not far away, and two are transferring to Ohio State University, which is why they are all going to Columbus, Ohio tomorrow! But even up here, they hang out together a lot. Their dad and I feel more comfortable wit...hahaha.. no! My kids came with my husband and emigrated with him almost 12 years ago. Perhaps because of that and because I encouraged it, they are close, as far as siblings go. Two of them have decided to get an apartment together, the other one is getting an apartment with a friend not far away, and two are transferring to Ohio State University, which is why they are all going to Columbus, Ohio tomorrow! But even up here, they hang out together a lot. Their dad and I feel more comfortable with them moving together, because we know they will look out for eachother, and we are only a couple of hours away, too. We had nothing to do with this plan! They came up with it! 😄 Read More3 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitThat is really a lovely story. My family has never been close, so when I hear a story like this, it is always a wonder to me. The individual flowers making a beautiful garden. That downsizing of "stuff" sounds pretty great too. We have too much stuff in a house way too big for us at our ages. Every time I clean I long for my previous smaller houses and shorter driveway in the winter. I went to Smucker's once on a business trip and I was amazed that there was much less snow than we had in Michiga...That is really a lovely story. My family has never been close, so when I hear a story like this, it is always a wonder to me. The individual flowers making a beautiful garden. That downsizing of “stuff” sounds pretty great too. We have too much stuff in a house way too big for us at our ages. Every time I clean I long for my previous smaller houses and shorter driveway in the winter. I went to Smucker’s once on a business trip and I was amazed that there was much less snow than we had in Michigan. Read More1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioIn Columbus, yes, they have less snow. Up here by Lake Erie we have Lake Effect. I'm on the edge of it so I don't get much more, but east of Cleveland they get dumps of snow! My family growing up was not close either, Rabbit. My brother didn't speak to anyone for years. I worked at communicating with him, and we have a better relationship now... not close, but friendly. We can make new families with long term friends, Rabbit. Here is a picture of snow at my house. Maybe this image will co...In Columbus, yes, they have less snow. Up here by Lake Erie we have Lake Effect. I’m on the edge of it so I don’t get much more, but east of Cleveland they get dumps of snow! My family growing up was not close either, Rabbit. My brother didn’t speak to anyone for years. I worked at communicating with him, and we have a better relationship now… not close, but friendly. We can make new families with long term friends, Rabbit. Here is a picture of snow at my house. Maybe this image will cool us off today! Read More 4 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaThose tea kettles are great. It’s wonderful to have a home for your stuff! I’m moving stuff around, what with Rudi’s arrival, but don’t have anyone who wants it. With Brownie’s demise, I have a number of old pot holders and dish towels from his extensive bedding, but do people want that kind of old stuff?? Such good news about your ‘kids,’ Holly! 🙂 🙂 🙂 = 3 kids 1 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryAny animal shelter would probably love to have bedding materials. 1 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaThanks for the suggestion, Mary – we quilters make cat beds for our local animal shelters. The one I made is too small for my very big cat, so I think I’ll donate it. 1 Reply Mary1 month agoMary❤️❤️❤️ 1 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitWould love to see a picture of one of your quilts. 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioWe have a very local "free cycle" type facebook page for our community, where people are often listing free things. I listed my old boxspring on it and someone came to pick it up. It feels a bit safer with it being just for our town. Our community center also accepts things and they have a free table where people go in to the free food pantry, and if your items can be used in the kitchen again, I know women's shelters need things for women and their children starting over. They will take most us...We have a very local “free cycle” type facebook page for our community, where people are often listing free things. I listed my old boxspring on it and someone came to pick it up. It feels a bit safer with it being just for our town. Our community center also accepts things and they have a free table where people go in to the free food pantry, and if your items can be used in the kitchen again, I know women’s shelters need things for women and their children starting over. They will take most useful household items, bedding, and toys. I hope that gave you a few ideas. There are also some charities such as Easter Seals that do a curbside pickup about once a month, and you just call them for them to stop at your home the next time they are driving through. You could probably get together with some neighbors for that. They usually sell things to raise funds. Read More1 Reply lotus blossom1 month agolotus blossomi am cheering them on, Holly. what an adventure. and to be so proud of them and part of the process of this move. wow. you are linked together by the sharing of these gifts. decluttering may be a natural process but it has spiritual implications i believe. the clearing out of space. it is a good feeling. celebrating their frugality!! 3 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioI’m celebrating low impact living, too. It feels like I’m passing the Olympic torch, lol. 🏃♀️🏃♂️🏃♂️ 1 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitWould someone please tell me how to post the little emojis? 1 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaYes! I use https://getemoji.com/ like Holly does 🙂 but usually I’m too lazy to do anything except paste the colon with the straight line or one of the parentheses = 😐 🙂 🙁 1 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitThat you Mica. 💻 I had a boss that liked to say, “Brain surgery is easy if you know how to do it.” 👩⚕️ 2 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaFun! That reminds me, Rabbit, of “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to do [something] 🙂 0 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitThe lines are classic. Thank you. 🙂 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioSure, Rabbit! There are a couple of ways of doing it. If you have a Windows system, try holding down your window key and then pressing the period key. It takes a moment but you should have a window pop up where you can select things like: 🐰🐇 Another way you can do it is there are many websites where you can "cut and paste" emoji. One of them is https://getemoji.com/ The cut and paste should also work if you have a Mac. I know there are other ways of doing it when you have a Mac, but...Sure, Rabbit! There are a couple of ways of doing it. If you have a Windows system, try holding down your window key and then pressing the period key. It takes a moment but you should have a window pop up where you can select things like: 🐰🐇 Another way you can do it is there are many websites where you can “cut and paste” emoji. One of them is https://getemoji.com/ The cut and paste should also work if you have a Mac. I know there are other ways of doing it when you have a Mac, but perhaps someone else can answer that. Read More1 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitJust tried the Windows way too. 💕💕 That is even better. Thanks so much! 1 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitThank you. Hopefully you will see one soon. 🙂 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioHooray! You did it! 😃 0 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitOh, but I didn’t. I am not sure how that got there. I used the keyboard. Ok, trying now from the website: 🌼 Now I did it. 🥰 Thank you. 1 Reply Mica1 month agoMica🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛😘😁💕👍Wow! Thanks, Holly! My gmail has easy emojis but I didn’t know about these Windows ones 😉 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioHow is 🐱 today? Has he come out from under the 🛏? 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioI’m so glad he is doing better! 😊 It will get better from here, I think! 1 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaWonderful! He was a social butterfly this morn and came out this afternoon too – 2 beds now – mine and the spare bed 🙂 He has a flower fountain and it seemed like he drank about as much out of it just now as he has drunk all week, more or less 🙂 It’s a bummer that cats can’t be trusted to drink enough. My friends have to inject water under the skin of their old cats 🙁 1 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitToday’s stop on the garden tour is at my friend Carol’s house. These daises come from a clump that we gave her. Amazing how nature can begin again. A metaphor for us. 4 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioGerber daisies, how lovely! 😊🌼🌼🌼 1 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitThey are actually Becky daisies. Gerber daisies are lovely. Someone at the garden shop recently told me you can pinch the center out to keep them blooming. 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioBecky Daisies, interesting! You just taught me two new things! 😊 0 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaThis is for Palm: my answer to your reply is in a wrong place, I don’t know why it is right below Mary’s post. 😊 1 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmDear Anna, that’s ok 😊 I got your answer, and I wanted to say it was interesting to know more about lake Como, thank you, friend 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryHi Pilgrim. Just wanted you to know that I responded to a response of yours about memories of August way down below. ♥️ Mary 1 Reply Pilgrim1 month agoPilgrimHi Mary, Thank you! I’m glad you pointed me to your message … answered below! 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryIt’s Tuesday evening, so I made it in time for Prayer Tuesday. 🙂 I really don’t pray much anymore. I think I mentioned this sometime back that I have been having a bit of a dry spell in my spirituality. But I can be grateful and that may be a form of prayer. I’ll try my own grateful list. * I am grateful for rain after so much heat. I can hear the rain pouring down outside in a very electrical storm. It stormed like this last night too. * I’m grateful for my little cat family, Elizabe...It’s Tuesday evening, so I made it in time for Prayer Tuesday. 🙂 I really don’t pray much anymore. I think I mentioned this sometime back that I have been having a bit of a dry spell in my spirituality. But I can be grateful and that may be a form of prayer. I’ll try my own grateful list. * I am grateful for rain after so much heat. I can hear the rain pouring down outside in a very electrical storm. It stormed like this last night too. * I’m grateful for my little cat family, Elizabeth Anne, mother kitty, Coco her Siamese daughter and her son Bert, my wonderful puff of light orange fur. The kittens, over a year old now, are still running and chasing each other around the house as though they are small kittens, only now they are big and make quite a rumpus! But they are cute and funny and make my husband and I laugh all the time. * I’m also grateful for cold water on hot days * and of course air conditioning. Okay, ending list. I was interested to read about your self care Holly. I’m learning to speak more kindly to myself, and correct myself when I slip. I went out with my younger sister today. We had a good talk about family life during childhood and we talked about Jean, our youngest sister who died in February of this year. Her 59th birthday would have been the the second week of August. So I’m having the family over this Sunday. It will be good to gather as a family in honor of Jean’s birthday. I pray that all of us grow in our ability to give ourselves loving self care, so that we can care for ourselves, while at the same time giving love and care to one another. Blessings, love, serenity, and peace to all. ♥️♥️♥️ Mary Read More5 Reply lotus blossom1 month agolotus blossombeautiful, Mary. i enjoyed reading your gratefulness list. 1 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmDear Mary, to me your posts are prayers.. thank you for sharing your gratefulness. Kittens are a joy, my daughter discovered yesterday that Entropy loves being put in a box, we had a lot of play and laughter together too.. I like giving him kisses, something I can’t do with my daughter because she dislikes them… Love and blessings to you, Mary and all ❤️ 3 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaThank you, a big hug dear Palm! Yes, I took the photo on the last trip with my husband and my friends. We went hiking along Lago di Como on a path called “Green Way”. Como is a tourist city mainly for Northern Europe and the United States, so the English language is used. Before the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Russians also went there. 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryDear Palm, cats and boxes!😆 They are funny little creatures. My 2 one year old kittens have been fighting over a small box for the last few days. The smaller Siamese, Coco, gets into it and then the bigger orange boy, Bert, starts batting at her until she gets out. Then he tries to get in but he’s too big to fit, so he smashes himself into it the best he can. He will stay about 10 minutes, then gets out because I don’t think he really enjoys being so smashed in. So then she gets back in. ...Dear Palm, cats and boxes!😆 They are funny little creatures. My 2 one year old kittens have been fighting over a small box for the last few days. The smaller Siamese, Coco, gets into it and then the bigger orange boy, Bert, starts batting at her until she gets out. Then he tries to get in but he’s too big to fit, so he smashes himself into it the best he can. He will stay about 10 minutes, then gets out because I don’t think he really enjoys being so smashed in. So then she gets back in. This has been going on for days. Oh my! I give my cats kisses too. They make me laugh so much! Sending love to you Palm. ♥️ Mary Read More4 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmDear Mary, that is so funny 😀😻 Love to you ❤️ from Palm 1 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in Ohio😂 Thank you for that, Mary! Many years ago I had two cats 'accidentally.' My first one went missing, and an unknown cat that met the description was left on our front porch! Then after three weeks we found our first one. But the new one was twice as long and twice as heavy! We had a little carpeted cat den that the little one liked. Not to be put out, the big one had to try everything his "big sister" did. Only he didn't fit. So we would often find him with his front half in the den, and h...😂 Thank you for that, Mary! Many years ago I had two cats ‘accidentally.’ My first one went missing, and an unknown cat that met the description was left on our front porch! Then after three weeks we found our first one. But the new one was twice as long and twice as heavy! We had a little carpeted cat den that the little one liked. Not to be put out, the big one had to try everything his “big sister” did. Only he didn’t fit. So we would often find him with his front half in the den, and his rear half sticking out. He looked quite silly! 😂 Did he know he wasn’t completely in it? Read More1 Reply Mary1 month agoMarySo funny! I’m picturing this, and chuckling to myself. 😸😸 1 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmI am glad you will have a family gathering to remember your dear sister. That will be special. The birthday of my daughter’s former teacher would have also been in August and I have been thinking how to honour her. I also like Holly’s idea of doing something she liked. I am also thinking of contacting a common friend 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryDoing both or either would be so lovely. ♥️ 1 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaWarm wishes to you, Mary – your cat’s offspring were both a Siamese and a light orange cat?? Thanks for sharing – cat shares entertain me much more now that Rudi lives with me. Be kind to yourself 🙂 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryThe Siamese looks completely Siamese but she is of course a mix, because her mother has no noticeable Siamese in her. I recently found out that occasionally cats from the same litter can have different fathers. It seems to me that may be the case with my kittens. They are opposites in personality and looks. How are things going with Rudi? 2 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaNicely, thank you, Mary – he’s fun to interact with, and I’m starting to get comfortable with his dietary needs and meager eating. I like the idea of your cat having kittens with different fathers. That sounds like a likely explanation 😉 0 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioI love your happy list for today, Mary.These days may of us are appreciating the gift of rain, something we no longer take for granted. I can picture your kittens wrestling with eachother! 🐱 What a wonderful appreciation of your life in these moments! I have lost my mother, my father, and my sister. I try to honor their birthdays by doing something they enjoyed doing. It makes the memory a little softer and sweeter. My sister's birthday is in July. She loved the ballet, violin, opera, medici...I love your happy list for today, Mary.These days may of us are appreciating the gift of rain, something we no longer take for granted. I can picture your kittens wrestling with eachother! 🐱 What a wonderful appreciation of your life in these moments! I have lost my mother, my father, and my sister. I try to honor their birthdays by doing something they enjoyed doing. It makes the memory a little softer and sweeter. My sister’s birthday is in July. She loved the ballet, violin, opera, medicine and nursing, Paris, travel and other cultures, Julia Child, and Agatha Christie. I usually celebrate her memory by making a recipe out of my Julia Child cookbook, or reading or viewing an Agatha Christie mystery. It is low key, but she feels closer to me, with this quiet little ritual. I hope your get together is filled with more sweet than sorrow, but if sorrow comes, you have at least the sweetness of family together. ❤ Read More2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryThank you for your kind and thoughtful response, Holly. I love your idea of celebrating loved ones by doing things they enjoyed in their lifetime. I had not thought about doing that, but will remember this as I celebrate Jean’s life with family on Sunday and on her birthday. It all feels so raw now. Yes the kittens are hilarious. Animals can bring so much joy! I hope your self care journey is going well. I know that you are wise and conscious of your feelings and triggers. I agree that sup...Thank you for your kind and thoughtful response, Holly. I love your idea of celebrating loved ones by doing things they enjoyed in their lifetime. I had not thought about doing that, but will remember this as I celebrate Jean’s life with family on Sunday and on her birthday. It all feels so raw now. Yes the kittens are hilarious. Animals can bring so much joy! I hope your self care journey is going well. I know that you are wise and conscious of your feelings and triggers. I agree that support on this website can be so helpful! Help like this can make all the difference. Sending love to you my friend, 😸🥰🙋🏻♀️ Mary Read More2 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaThank you Mary, for your meditation on Prayer Tuesday. My holidays begin next Monday and I plan to enjoy everything I have in those times. First of all, I will take care of myself, because I have to be with my mother for a while and her Alzheimer's has worsened. It's a real challenge for me, it's hard to admit that she is so sick. At the same time, her way of being is a constant reminder of what negatively impacted my childhood and youth, so I often lose patience with her and know I can be mo...Thank you Mary, for your meditation on Prayer Tuesday. My holidays begin next Monday and I plan to enjoy everything I have in those times. First of all, I will take care of myself, because I have to be with my mother for a while and her Alzheimer’s has worsened. It’s a real challenge for me, it’s hard to admit that she is so sick. At the same time, her way of being is a constant reminder of what negatively impacted my childhood and youth, so I often lose patience with her and know I can be more adorable. Yet she is always here, beside me, and always with me and my husband. When we are home, she immediately leaves her house and comes to us, always asking and asking and asking about the time of day, the day of the week, and messing with her own thoughts. Without my husband I would not be able to live up to this commitment. This is a grace. I have health problems and a doctor told me I have a lot to put up with …. Anyway, dear Mary, I love my surroundings, my husband, my children, my friends my life, and in the midst of these troubled times and in this arid spiritual time, in the midst of this grueling drought, when i take a trip, when i drive to my work places i am always amazed by the sky, the mountains, the lovely people … How could I deny the wonder that surrounds me, look at my picture below, Mary, what do you think? A big hug to you and all my friends here. Read More 4 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmDear Anna, the image is breathtaking, I guess is Lago di Como, I’ve heard it is so beautiful... Thank you for your last answer to me, I didn’t know what progressive lenses meant, so I looked it up.. I’m glad you found the right solution. I continue doing medical check ups. Today, I was at the dentist/ friend of the village for the first time, I am grateful, he is so competent and kind. Like our friends, I wish you patience and grace with you mom. I have a neighbour who is in a similar ...Dear Anna, the image is breathtaking, I guess is Lago di Como, I’ve heard it is so beautiful… Thank you for your last answer to me, I didn’t know what progressive lenses meant, so I looked it up.. I’m glad you found the right solution. I continue doing medical check ups. Today, I was at the dentist/ friend of the village for the first time, I am grateful, he is so competent and kind. Like our friends, I wish you patience and grace with you mom. I have a neighbour who is in a similar situation, so I can understand. You have holidays, at last! A big hug to you, Anna Read More1 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaOh dear Anna – do be kind to yourself as you interact with your mother!! Do forgive yourself for losing patience with her! My friend Anna lives with her 90-yr-old mother, which is a dreadful burden for her, so I have a tiny idea of what you’re going through when your mother is around. Hugs to you {{{{Anna}}}} 2 Reply Anna1 month agoAnna🥰🥰 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryAnna, the scenery in your picture is amazing! I enlarged it to full screen on my iPad and enjoyed looking at it all the more. The mountains, the water, the trees, the architecture, and the lovely clay rooftops of homes. This is truly an amazing place to live. It reminds me of a painting from the Renaissance. Thanks so much for posting this picture. It is a joy to see! I am so sorry for all the heart ache you are going through with your Mom. I can imagine what a jumble of conflicting feel...Anna, the scenery in your picture is amazing! I enlarged it to full screen on my iPad and enjoyed looking at it all the more. The mountains, the water, the trees, the architecture, and the lovely clay rooftops of homes. This is truly an amazing place to live. It reminds me of a painting from the Renaissance. Thanks so much for posting this picture. It is a joy to see! I am so sorry for all the heart ache you are going through with your Mom. I can imagine what a jumble of conflicting feelings I would feel if I were in your situation. To me the hardest part would be the way your Mom comes over as soon as you get home. Will your husband sit with her for maybe an hour at a time and let you have some time to yourself? Can your sons do this for you? Your sisters? I am really feeling this for you Anna. I pray that you will continue to be given grace, and help, as you continue on this journey. One day at a time. Also is there a support group you could join for care givers or others in your situation? Sorry to hear about your health problems. Doctors can be very unhelpful, and unskilled in dealing with the feelings of their patients. It seems my problems with my hip and now my knee are caused by arthritis. So I will continue with physical therapy, exercise, and other things that I hear of that can be helpful. I am excited for your holiday coming up next week. Your grateful attitude about so many things will carry you through any hardships you are going through. Such a gorgeous magical place that you live in!!! It looks Ike a place of fairy tales. Enjoy your holiday!! Sending so much love to you Anna ♥️♥️♥️ Mary Read More3 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaDear Mary, isn’t it fun to enlarge one’s favorite photos on this site?? As always, warm wishes to you 🙂 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryYes! 🥰 2 Reply Anna1 month agoAnna🥰🤗 3 Reply Holly in Ohio1 month agoHolly in OhioA gorgeous photo, Anna. I can imagine how trying your situation is with your mother. Please be forgiving of yourself of losing patience, and don’t neglect caring for your own needs. Patience is a very difficult art! Sending love to you, Anna. ❤❤❤❤❤ 2 Reply Anna1 month agoAnna❤❤❤ 2 Reply Kate1 month agoKateAnna, my heart is with you. My dear husband passed away a year ago from Lewy Body Dementia. There were some very rough days, where my patience was thin, I was exhausted, and didn’t really know how to go on. I leaned on my son, daughter, son-in-law, and dear friends. Somehow we all made it through it. Prayers for you on this journey. 2 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryI am sorry to hear what you had to go through with your dear husband, Kate. I can imagine that it must have felt like too much for a person to bear. Thankfully you had friends and loved ones to help you get through. Sending love♥️ Mary 1 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaThank you, dear Kate, from my heart. 2 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaStop being a glass, become a lake! I will meditate on this article…it perfectly fits… 3 Reply Mary1 month agoMaryI will read this Anna. It sounds wonderful! 2 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaYou find it in the home page! 2 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitTwo bunnies greet us on today’s garden tour. 4 Reply lotus blossom1 month agolotus blossomsweet bunnies! 2 Reply Rabbit1 month agoRabbitMusic from the gratefulness.org class that I took. This music touched my soul and does again whenever I listen to it.
