Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
New Orleans relies heavily on tourism. Yes, things are expensive for the most part and especially in tourist areas.
I hope that you had a good time while visiting.
sorry just saw this , I hope your family are safe and the fires subside . It seems like the fires just ended from last time . 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Also I expect it in NY because are minimum wage is so high. Your is ridiculously low. Where's the money going to ?
I can't imagine going through that. Please keep us posted
Prayers sent for you and your family to remain safe.
Lord, I proofread and somehow my stupid autocorrect plays tricks on me. I swear it is hexed! LOL 😝
I hope that you know that I typed mediate and not meditate. My autocorrect is DUMB!!! Why in the world would it be changed to meditate? LOL 😝
Natural disasters are always a concern for many of us. It seems like every area has there issues. Ours is hurricanes, flooding and occasional tornadoes.
Wildfires are very frightening. Sending prayers for people in your area to be safe. I agree with evacuation when it becomes necessary.
On my mind here, the Ft Mc wildfire grew from about 6500 hectares to over 9500 hectares yesterday. The winds are pushing it towards the city and they are expecting a difficult fire fighting day today. Not a good scenario. I wouldn't like to see the people of Ft Mc go through another evac.
It certainly is interesting that troubling times will either bring a family closer together or it will tear them apart. It depends on the dynamics of the particular family.
Sorry that your sister is caught in the crossfire. Sometimes, the people who try to meditate are often attacked.
Hoping that things ease up soon for your sister.
Thankful today the smoke is less - still here but not at dangerous levels.
I agree with you. We always have to honor our feelings.
It‘a normal for certain thoughts to enter our minds from time to time. I’m like you are. I don’t dwell on past hurt.
Dealing with mental illness isn’t something that can be fixed easily if at all.
It will be wonderful having your daughter live close by. Is this your daughter that had breast cancer? How is she doing these days?
On days like Mother's Day, sometimes (not always by any means) I wonder what my life would have been like if I hadn't had a mentally ill, abusive mother. However, I also remember the things I learned from her and am thankful - so mixed feelings. I am grateful for my kids, but still am sad that I lost my youngest aged 23. So it is not a happy. happy day for me - again mixed feelings. And that's OK! I know there are others here who have been through or are going through the same thing.
Today is a quiet day for me, and the first Mother's Day not spent in the family home of over 40 years. It is a time for reflection. Had I been there, my dd and I would have taken each other out for a meal. I have good memories of many meals out together. I am happy to have a quiet day, happy to have time to reflect and things to reflect on. I remember gorgeous cards my youngest son sent me, walks in the quiet woods with my middle son and our bird-chasing spaniel, lunches and great conversations with my oldest son, my dgds birthday where I batted balloons at the kids, my dgd's birthdays where I always wore the same dress but changed my earrings and more... I have that dress on today. I look forward to my dd and hub moving down here so we can do celebratory family meals again.
So for all those having a hard time, mixed feelings today for whatever reason, it's OK. ((((((hugs)))) to you
Negative feeds more negativity, and not easy to get your head outta that place sometimes
All holidays can have mixed feelings. It certainly depends on what our circumstances are. Some people may not have many happy memories, which is sad.
The older I get, I find that I gravitate towards happy memories, rather than focusing on the difficult ones.
I don’t want to retain unpleasant memories or feelings for long because it’s depressing.
Any hard times are over and I don’t allow them to impact or overshadow the good memories.
Some may feel that there can be too much pressure or importance placed around the holidays.
We should honor our feelings, the good and bad and then move on with our own lives.
If someone has a difficult mom, they shouldn’t celebrate Mother’s Day in a traditional way.
My father’s family didn’t place a lot of importance on holidays when he was growing up because he was so poor. They were lucky to get an orange as their Christmas present.
Mom’s family weren’t rich but they always celebrated holidays with big family gatherings. I loved going to my maternal grandparents house for the holidays. Dad’s parents died before I was born.
Send,
Aunts, grandmothers and godmothers too! I agree. I had wonderful aunts and a very special grandmother. My godmother was a mixed bag! Sometimes nice and sometimes very odd!
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Happy Mother's Day to all the Aunts who don't think they are included in this commercial, expensive hallmark celebration!
Being fooled into thinking that Mother's Day means others should be gifting you, should be acknowledging you, serving you, and thanking you is just bass ackwards imo. As a Mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, I am going to do what mothers do everyday.
Happy Mother's Day a n y w a y you do it!
Hugs back Golden!
This day brings mixed feelings for us.