This one, I use a LOT in real life. The amount of sanity that follows after using this approach is a wonderful thing! I tend to let people just be wrong IRL, no matter the topic as I discovered somewhere along the way that many people are not actually listening to you when you speak. Instead, they are thinking of what they are going to say next.

This Rumi saying was in my FB feed this a.m.:

"If you are going to be irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?"

Winter here

A rough feral ish dog a few years ago. She is my sweetheart now

Sign at the library:

If they don’t want a book for the holidays, do they deserve a gift at all?

😆

This made me laugh

Our neighbour feeds the wild life, she is elderly and has done it for 35 years and that’s that. Our Tucker came home with this in his mouth, he came racing across the back yard as if he had hit the jack pot, and thought he was just going to fly right into the house without me noticing this in his mouth. I had to keep the door closed and go out and ask him to drop it… not a chance, he thinks it’s his and he is going to eat it in his bed. So we have this stare down and he won’t budge, normally he is very good at listening but now he has gone deaf and won’t listen , so I close the door , go get a treat I know he would like , go back outside and drop the treat, he is crying now because he wants both and does this for a few minutes deciding what he wants more, he finally dropped the corn. It really was so funny seeing him coming racing across the back yard almost like he was coming to say look what I got! And hurry up and let me in so I can eat it!

That’s hilarious, poorgirl! Tucker is so adorable. 😍

Thanks Jinx, our neighbour is so happy we moved in, she is by herself and loves animals, she used to work at an animal rescue shelter but the work was getting to hard for her and she had a cat for 14 years that had passed away the year after we moved in so when we moved in Tucker was her feel good. He would spend all day with her while she was gardening he would lay under her tree and watch her, when she took a break he would sit right beside her, when she goes back and forth from the garden to the garage he would be trotting right beside her.
One day she had a friend visiting that had just had her hip replaced and was using a walker , well the door was open to the house and no one noticed that in he went . When the 2 of them got in the house and into the kitchen he was in there waiting for them, just sitting there all nice and proud, saying well, you left the door open. So he got kicked out but he had already figured out he would be going in any chance he can and since then he went In a few more times. Last fall she asked if we were working on the house could Tucker come over and visit… he now has a bed at her place and all his own treats. So he spends time with her since she’s in the house alone . We see her just sitting with him looking at her lovely garden in the summer under the tree and petting him, his head on her knee. I think He knows that she needs him.

Poorgirl, that makes my heart happy! How wonderful. 🥰

Thank you for sharing! :)

Jinx, now that winter is here , he sits outside waiting for her so I call her and ask if she is going out because Tucker is outside looking for her. I think this also is a way of getting her to go outside .
When he sees her he is beyond excited, jumping all around her, he is 14 yrs old.

This made me smile:

I consider we are all the same as human beings, mentally, emotionally and physically. In order to ensure a more peaceful world and a healthier environment we sometimes point a finger at others saying they should do this or that. But change must start with us as individuals. If one individual becomes more compassionate it will influence others and so we will change the world.

-- Dalai Lama

Great posts everyone! Let's keep it going as you come across something, or something nice happens in our life.

This one, always gives me a little smile. Maybe it will for you too.

Sea Sea , that is a great one!

Very hard to choose just one of his great quotes to share. So many are just as relevant today as they were over 50 yrs ago.

I’m spamming this thread. But, cats. :D

“I regret nothing.”

This was with the daily Mutts email:

Good ones! I love it.

Here's an oldie, but a goodie--if you are math-challenged as I am.

Yes, re: math! 😆

Another good oldie:

lol

Bros taking selfies

I found that cat on IG! Hilarious pictures. :D

https://instagram.com/yoremahm?utm_medium=copy_link

Other math related things:

I‘m not sure how many problems I have because math is one of them.

Dear Algebra, stop asking us to find your X. She’s not coming back.

haha!

i picked up some envelopes today from my local RiteAid and they offered me free N95 masks. Yay--I love freebies (yeah, I know, the taxpayers always pay, but it *feels* free.)

On my FB feed today:

John Jones

January 19 at 9:03 PM ·

Recently overheard was a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.

Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the father said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'

The daughter replied, 'Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.'

They kissed and the daughter left. The Father walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'

'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'..

'I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' he said.

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough..' May I ask what that means?'

He began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone...'

He paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.' Then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

He then began to cry and walked away.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.

Only if you wish, send this to the people you will never forget. If you don't send it to anyone it may mean that you are in such a hurry that you have forgotten your friends.

*TAKE TIME TO LIVE....*

To all my Friends and Family - *I WISH YOU ENOUGH*

Love that, Annie.

Saw this yesterday, I just adore these three. Their dad is so proud.

(This particular story is from 2020, I believe, but they always work tirelessly for animals):

Annie D that is so touching , its beautiful .
Jinx, they are so great, with all the natural disasters that have been happening not many think about the poor animals that have no where to go or know what to do, so many are hurt and starving So much wildlife has been lost.

A little off-topic but I came across this series and it shows places and things that you would never know. https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/natgeos-welcome-to-earth-on-disney-stuns-with-the-beauty-of-gods-creation.html So incredible

Someone sent me this:

The social contract we are all

upholding to not spoil the day's

Wordle has slightly restored my faith

in humanity.

Ha, bpath! 😆

I committed a grave Wordle sin this morning. I thought DH had done his, and showed him my results. He hadn’t, and saw the word. I feel terrible about it.

Baby fox steals childs toy! Cuteness overload! ♥ ♥ ♥

Wonderful contributions everyone! It's so nice to read and see what you all are placing in here! Heart emoji <since I don't have those like some of you do.

For nostalgia factor, made me smile looking through and naming who I could … 1978 CBS 50th Anniversary celebration. If this doesn’t enlarge enough, google for bigger ones.

What a lot of talent in one group! :)

Holy smokes I'm old! So many faces I recognize.

Isn’t it fun? Melancholy, too. So many gone now.

I was a kid then, but watched all of these shows. There are a few I can’t figure out, though.

Here’s a heartwarming tale:

Last night I made a smallish loaf of bread and ate a piece while it was still warm from the oven. I wrapped it when it was cool and left it on the kitchen island. Ds2 came home late from work and ate the entire loaf with raspberry jam. When i went out to the kitchen I was a little perturbed. Did you eat the whole thing? I asked. Yes, he said happily. It was a delicious dinner!

And one slice was really all I needed.

This loaf was about 9” in diameter!

I love that @Kswl ! To have your baking effort so appreciated is what it's all about. Next time you bake you'll have a smile inside remembering this.

Is that Betty White?

bb, I think so!

Oh Jinx! I saw that group photo last year, and at first I was so happy to see it. I examined all the faces and recognized so many! It was great fun. Then I got a little sad, because yes, so many are gone now. Lots of great people in that photo.

kswl, that bread loaf looks amazing! I think I might have eaten the whole thing too! haha. That was a nice compliment your son paid you with eating it all. But now you have to make more!! And we need to stop by for a visit to see you and eat bread. Yum yum!!

I have some good news that I'll share! We've been without heat since Christmas in the downstairs living and kitchen area. Our trusty gas fireplace, which is our main source of heat died on 12/24. It's taken this long to get a service team to replace the unit. I'm going to have heat again!! Yay!! I've been so cold for so long I expected to have lost some serious weight! I've read that being cold burns more calories. I can truthfully report that this is NOT true! lol

Keep sharing good stuff everyone!! I've really enjoyed everyone's contributions!! :-)

SEA SEA, ugh! I’m so sorry you had to deal with that, but glad you’ll soon be warm. ☀️

Dolly Parton continues to be awesome, and one of my favorite people in the world.

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/dollywood-offering-to-pay-education-tuition-for-all-employees

bbstx, that is Betty White ! When I did a Google search to find a larger picture, I found this website showing showing the names of everyone in the picture.

https://playingintheworldgame.com/2021/07/04/the-cbs-50th-anniversary-photo/

They were some great people on CBS back then.

We call her St. Dolly in this house. We love her!

Lovely Annie. Love Pema.

Two of my favorite living things :-) (at one time)