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Just want to talk: What are other seniors doing while staying home?
Just wondering what us seniors are doing, other then watching t.v.
Today I took everything out of the pantry, and put the food on the two large, flat carousels I had that were just sitting unused, had extra can goods that I do not use, so will give to the Gardner, who lives in a high density building with many unemployed people. Even small acts of kindness will go a long way. The situation the world is in will not go away overnight, it will take time, so STAY HOME, AND STAY BUSY.
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A writer by profession, you wrote, interesting. My 2nd profession was a studio writer. Did commercials, and wrote for the small magazines the 2major studios had in the 70s and early 80s. My first profession did not last long, too far to get to work.
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7 ReactionsHi IndianaScott, you sound like a fun upbeat person. So you walk 2 dogs. Want a 3rd one. My 70 pound royal standard poodle will drag you and the 2 labs.
My second career was a writer for the major studios. Mostly commercials, and wrote for 2 magazines that 2studios put out many years ago.
My first career did not last long as the drive from my home to work was so far.
My home suffered damage from the awful Wolsey Canyon Fire here in California, so that has kept me more then busy. I believe my home would of been finished by now, if the insurance company did not drag their feet to pay out for the damage. So many in my area are still fighting with their insurance company, and have not started to rebuild.
During this awful time in the world all we can do is stay home,and stay safe.
Now people in my area are worried about a second wave of cov19 will hit California
Next fall.
Take care
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9 ReactionsGod bless you for the very important work that you do ... helping others.
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7 ReactionsThis of this down time as a wonderful opportunity to do all those things you couldn’t get around to...
1. Learn TaiChi at home. Wonderful for health, balance, mental acuity and emotional serenity. David-Dorian Ross Amazon: tai chi over 50, tai chi over 60, sitting tai chi.🕊
2. Yoga- Richard Hittleman book. 28 day exercise...Yoga for health🧘♂️
3. Daily walk with Audible book. 30 minutes a day. NOT ALLOWED TO LISTEN WITHOUT WALKING.😊 I’m listening to Les Miserables now.
4. You know that messy drawer. Pick one to sort out.
5. That one weird thing that needs cleaning...glass table top lift out vacuum clean.
6. Spiritual growth and enlightenment. Jesus Calling Sarah Young, then look up her one single biblical passage, read the commentary in the Life Application Bible and wander thru the day with that in your mind, body, spirit, or Eknath Easwaran Words to live by or 365 Tao Daily meditations or 1 paragraph Thomas a Kempis Imitation of Christ. You are what you think. Stay away from toxic television. It goes into your mind, settles into your unconscious and invites toxic chemicals to soak into your cells. You are what you think.
7. Take your dog for a walk, if you live in an area where you can do this and stay distanced or give your cat a loving massage and receive her unconditional adoration
8. Call a sick, lonely or desperate friend. Bless his/her mind with peace and love, his/her body with serenity and his/her Spirit with hope.
9. Go online, pick an artist, read their life story, listen to their music, read their words, soak in the beauty of their painting.
10. Plant a mini vegetable or herb garden.
11. Learn to cook, freeze your own instant meals. Jean Francois Mallet simple cookbooks!
12. Soak in a tub with bath salts or shower while lingering with classical music. No rush. No appointments to get to. Enjoy! Anoint every square cm of your body with oil or cream.
“Sorrow looks back. Worry looks around. Faith looks up!” Ralph Waldo Emerson
BE KIND. BE LOVING. BE GRATEFUL. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. WHAT A GIFT IT IS!
MAY YOUR SOUL BE IN SUCH PEACE, A PEACE WHEREIN SILENCE LOVES TO DWELL!
Namaste....
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9 ReactionsSorry for typo, never done this before.💕 Thank you for your kindness. It’s contagious, you know. Kindness, consideration and gratitude create more kindness, consideration and gratitude. Begin with one and pass it forward. 🕊
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9 ReactionsThank you, Dana, for pointing to the positive! :
Neighbors calling... not able to walk our road together in the pouring rain here🤔 Treadmill , it is!
Chat by phone or Skype....
Here are some positives that we have experienced, not necessarily the order of importance:
1. Neighbors wanting to shop for us.
We learned our favorite grocer delivers!
2. Our priest offers Mass each morning on video.
If we miss that we can tune in to EWTN on channel 50 here.
3. Husband teaching classes on line.. he is 😊
4. Understanding what is important in life....more time with your children, some time away from your children, more time with your spouse if children have flown the coop... and some time away from your spouse😉(who is working on line.
5. People you do not want to see: you have an excuse or rather a reason, because this is the truth! I have a sore throat.
6. Can you think of some positives?😷
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7 Reactions@danablack4 Thanks for all this information for those who are looking for things to do in this crisis we have . I wanted to tell you I have Jesus Calling and over a year a group online I gave a daily scripture Im going to get it out and reread it again.
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3 ReactionsI am attending several church services, prayer sessions nightly, vis Facebook, and a Lenten study we started at the beginning of Lent via Zoom. That is almost like being face to face with people. I'm coloring, writing memories to preserve them for family, scanning my many 3 ring binders of genealogy family history as jpeg or pdf to put on Flash drives for family members. This has letters, photos, and other documents that my mother and I have collected over the past 50 or more years. I'm knitting stocking caps in preparation of giving them to the school, our church partners with, next winter. i have done this for several years. Quillt when I have time, Send via Facebook ideas I have gathered through the years of raising 5 children and being a teacher for 25 years. These are just things I used to entertain them during the winter months or when we were confined because of some illness or weather problem. And I read. Thank goodness for ebooks available via Overdrive or Bridges from our local libraries. All that is required is a library card and many libraries here are issuing them online now to people who may not have one. Our schools all are using the internet for online classes and student contact so having this available at the libraries really helps. Our church has provided addresses for all the people on the church prayer list so we can send cards. I plan to start getting those ready today. This is just a few of the things I keep busy with. I have always kept myself busy even when I was caring for my husband and after he went to the care center. It keeps me sane. and as one of my former teacher friends used to say "It keeps me off the streets."
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4 ReactionsHello,
You sound very busy, in a healthy way. I used to knit up a storm in the early 1960s and early 1970s. It is starting to be a lost art. I did a lot of needlepoint, and most is framed and hung on the wall. Also made pretty pillows in needlepoint.
These days it appears like time zooms by so quickly, and there is not much time for anymore then the basics of life.
Maybe just slowing down a bit physically.
You mentioned being a teacher, what did you teach?
Take Care
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3 ReactionsYou sound like a beautiful person, your family and friends are very lucky to have you. Wish more people would be like you. What a wonderful world it would be.
Take care
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