Where did all this come from?

 It's not MY fault!

Dona Anderson

It's not all my fault.

Sometimes when you start a collection others want to help and it then it can quickly grow and grow.

That's what happened, I'm sure ... (?)

Then a friend was getting rid of this holder of treasures and asked it we wanted it.

YES YES!!! and that was over 40 years and several homes ago.

It's still loved.  A few things have fallen and broken but most are still small treasures from near and far away places. 

For many years we've been trying to downsize and wonder what's next on the list to let go of. 

Boxes and boxes of stuff has left over the years and more still to go. I'm happy to pass things on. 

And I love to go with my daughter to thrift stores and others places who support local families, animals and more looking for bargains  It's our few hours together when we go to visit. 

That's where I got this music jewelry box for $5 and it plays an Elvis song!

It will become another holder of treasures.

PS. what do we do with all this stuff that the younger family doesn't want?

Thanks for your visit. 

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encouragement, gratitude and more

for your self care and great for sharing with others.  

"Enjoy the gift of this time to slow down, to quiet

your body and mind, to notice." 

Info on the resources page.

more holders of treasures.

How many years do we have to do housework?

 Do You like to Dust?

I didn't get that gene but still must do it.

Dona Anderson

In our family, it's my sister. She loves to clean.

Hi, Thanks for visiting today and if you're new to this blog. I publish posts weekly, on Tuesdays. 

I've seen the list below several times and this time I thought I'd share it.

As we're moving through Fall with Winter approaching ... what will we do.

Back when I was little there was always the spring and fall house cleaning of the cupboards, drawers, closets, windows etc. etc.

That was on top of the weekly cleaning. 

I don't know if this is still a thing now or not - maybe not so frequent or planned.

With that out of the way it was then time to think about Christmas and hoped to find something to do over the long cold winter, which wasn't much. 

I love this list of things to do - very doable. 

 

Thank You Rose Milligan,

A wonderful selection of things to do that connect you to nature, friends, art, music, books and more.

PS. Even if You do some of these already it's the connection and knowing that it's an activity that fills you with many wonderful feelings and emotions.

Those feelings that fill your heart with Joy.

A time when hours pass by like minutes.

yes Old Age is approaching ...

It's already here for me.

Maybe time to hire someone to do the dusting soon.

Thanks for your visit today. 

Over 700 posts in the Archives that you can view save & share.  

Have a great day and week ahead. 

Thanks for sharing at the links below. Together we're spreading wellness around the world.

Take Care!

Celebration of Life.

 

Remembering lives well lived.

Dona Anderson

After living here long enough to become a senior I was very glad to join one and then 2 senior centers that are full of activities and people who are enjoying this time of their lives by getting out to be with others, share stories, laughs, do activities like music, choir, cards, crafts and lots more. 

It often feels like family outside of home.

The sad part is when you learn someone can't attend anymore or have passed away.

In the last few years we've had several friends not connected to the centers pass so we knew about their lives and became part of their activities but at the center you may just know them from the activity you both attend and some days a hi or how are you may be all the time you get for conversation. 

But even that can bring a big shared smile on your faces each time you meet again.

"A Friendly greeting or acknowledgment can create a feeling of welcoming and belonging and let someone know you care"  

This last year has had even more sadness ... some years are harder than others.

I've learned a lot about their lives since from the paper, and I'm amazed at the stories. Many moved across continent's, countries and one lady moved 20+ times.

Many were quite active in volunteering, hobbies and supporting others. 

One lady at 89 was still driving and loved reading, being on the computer and doing activities  to support her self care. 

I noticed they didn't complain much even when they certainly could have.

I noticed they were always happy to get out, see others, and join in however they could.

And, they all seemed to be happy with what they could do more than talk about what they couldn't. 

The stories all seemed to show a busy full adventurist life that led them to this community to retire and for some to find the work they loved the best. 

Each had a life very well lived,

and we'll miss them all.

 PS.  Quote above is from the meditation Words to be savored and treasured on page 75, in my book Moving Forward from the Heart.

Todays quiet place to rest.

Bye for today & take care.

You never know how a small injury will affect your life.  I hurt my finger back in July and was told it would take months to heal - coming up to month 4 soon.  

Missing my activities and friends.

 

How did You survive Covid?

Hello and welcome to September.

What will be our life after covid?

I hope it will be smooth and easy ...

What did you discover from all the time at home, away from travelling to work, going out for activities, shopping, to movies and whatever your pre covid routine was about.

I think a lot of us discovered those little things that nag at us, things you'd want to change, get rid of and ...

For some of us we never had that amount of time before to be inside at home, with our family or by ourselves. 

What did You discover? 

I had my little list before and some of that arose again and some were replaced by other things. 

Some were important and others not but were still ones easily brought up to complain about or kept silent below the surface.

We've all had a lot of stress, concerns, worry, loss, anger, frustration and so on  from too many places that even those small changes can be stressful.

We may have our lists and do we ask others what's on theirs?

Do we even want to know?

Have you ever interviewed yourself to find out what your dislikes are about?

What would your friends say about You?

What bugs You?

What do you want your life to be about?

Who are You now?

My book Moving Forward from the Heart offers 73 unique meditations to support you to relax discover your own true self and celebrate life.

More information at this link.

And click on the label Moving forward below.

PS. The first meditation is titled, So Much More to see.

The last one is titled, You became the beauty.

💗💗💗

There's so much more to see.

PPS. I hope you enjoyed this years Summer of Music posts. 

They're available in the archives anytime for viewing saving and sharing.

Eva Cassidy - Over The Rainbow

Eva Cassidy

Amazing Vocal and guitar both!

Dona Anderson

Week 9

Summer of Music 2022 Finale

While gathering these videos I came across one of Eva's.

I had not heard of her before but after a couple of minutes

I was hooked. 

Have a listen.

She left  many beautiful songs for us to enjoy after her passing from cancer at a young age.

Her talent was a beautiful Gift to us and I hope if this is the first time hearing her music, you will check out more of her songs.  

Her voice, guitar and unique arrangement fill the soul.

If you have tears you are not alone. 

I've been reading some of the comments on line and many others loved her music as well. 

Let's share and carry it into the future. 

 This ends our 2022 summer of music but if you've been here 

before, you'll know music is never very far away.

I hope you had a great summer or other season depending where in this beautiful world you live.

All of this years Summer of Music are in the Archives for July and  August 2022 as well as past years starting in 2017. ( Luckily they have gotten better over the years.)

You can visit them anytime to view, email, save and share at the links shown.

Again, thanks for your continued support and if you're just new to this Blog, new posts are published each Tuesday and over 700 in the archives for you to view, save or share at your leisure.

Who remembers this song?

See You in September

Take Care!

Did I see the word Tango?

Yes here it is, The Tango scene

from the movie Scent of a Woman

Dona Anderson

Summer of Music

Week 8 of 9.

today we off to the Movies!

What are some of the movie scenes You remember

Ones that stood out that you remembered years later for the acting, story, music or ...

Sorry - I don't do scary, violence or too sad movies so I won't be writing about them.

This one came to mind for something different from all the songs so far this year. 

Love to watch this scene and there're many great reviews.

I didn't remember all the line but loved it when she said she was afraid to make a mistake he said to "just tango on." 

That's probably what a lot of us have been doing these past few years.

Do your best and just tango on.

One more week to go for this years Summer of Music. 

I hope you've enjoyed the selections over these past 2 months. 

Thank You for all your shares each week that go off and connect to others around the World. 

If you missed any of the posts, you'll find them in the Archives.

There's now over 700 that you can view, save or share.

India Arie - I Am Light

I am Light. 

India Arie - I Am Light

Dona Anderson

Summer of Music

Week 7

Beautiful words to share this week.

Hi,  I hope all is well for You today. I found this inspiring song and immediately saved it for our Summer of Music posts. 

I thought the words were important for us to see, hear and feel when we're frustrated, stressed worried or sad so I've shared just some of the song below so we can start to say them when you need to, like a mantra or in meditation.

The video is wonderful. 

In listening, I felt like her voice was coming from a soft cloud overhead and the added voices of the choir brought all those feelings deep inside to build up courage and strength to be able to catch that light, to open up and let go of what you need to. 

Let's open those doors, windows and let the light in.

Have a listen and see which lines you connect to.

      

As I said above, this is just a few of the lines ...

"I am not the things my family did

I am not the voices in my head

I am light

I'm not the mistakes that I have made

Or any of the things that caused me pain

I am light

I am not my age

I am not my race, my soul inside is all light 

I am light"

PS. I don't know if I had heard this song before but I checked it out when I saw the title. 

Finding a mix of music this year has been really interesting and I hope you're enjoying the selections so far.  

All previous posts are in the Archives so you can visit or save them anytime.. 

Take Care - a couple more weeks to go.

Links for sharing below.

Bye for now.

Regular posts will resume in September.

I guess I have more work to do but music is never very far away.

Source: Musixmatch                                                     

Songwriters: India Arie Simpson

I Am Light lyrics © Guitar Girl Music Publishing