50+ community Check-in November 16-19, 2020
Happy Monday 50+ community, I hope you are all doing okay 
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Today I like to share with you an exercise I recently started to deal with any kind of negative emotion but you can do it of course with all emotions, so negative and positive. 
It goes like this:
Notice your feeling, let’s say your sad. Now add something you are grateful for in your life for any letter, for example
S = Sun, because the sun (in moderation) helps me to feel good
A = Apples, because they are tasty and the pectin is healthy
D = Dogs, because they a great companions
What is a feeling you can share and what are you grateful for?
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@amiablePeace77
S Silly is what takes me out of the dark days.
A Apples are nice freshly pickerd
D - Dough on holidays we make fried dough. A nice treat with maple syrup or jam.
@soulsings
Fried dough sounds delicious as an occasional treat .
Being silly makes sense, we got to laugh when things are getting tight, humour is a great way to combat darkness.
S. Simple times
A. Artful crafts
D. Dancing
@Goldcherry2113
I like that you think about simple times. It makes those hard times easier to deal with. A good reminder and definitively art, crafts and dancing too. Hope this will put a smile on your face (even if it's only 1/2 smile) when thinking about it.
@amiablePeace77
W, water wells because they contain water
E, everyone nice on 7 cups because you give me a place to talk
I, icebergs because they’re awesome and nature
R, rain because I love rain
D, dog, Ripley, the family dog, because he and I were playing chase yesterday
@purpleTree4652
These are great things to tell yourself when things just don't feel right inside, it's important to remember to reach out when those feelings come up. 
@amiablePeace77, reach out? Peace, I feel upset and weird and stuck and depressed and nervous and alone and under attack and on and on and on and on constantly, except for when i'm sleeping. I would need to reach out every waking minute of my life. I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say reach out. Maybe I misunderstand you.
@purpleTree4652
Sorry for confusion, what I meant is that it is good when feeling weird to connect
(E, everyone nice on 7 cups because you give me a place to talk)
I hope that talking gives you some relief. It must be so hard to cope with this.
What is a feeling you can share and what are you grateful for?
A feeling? How about feeling totally, completely in love. That is something I feel grateful for.
@Offmytrack
Beautiful ! Love can be so empowering.
I'm feeling a bit hopeless today so I'll try this:
H Home, grateful I have a home where I can stay safe inside
O Openness, grateful I have openness to feeling better
P People, grateful I have people who care about me
E Educational resources, grateful for the free educational resources I can access online
L Love, grateful for the love I feel for my Grandchildren
E Each, grateful for each new day
S Simple grateful I can experience simple pleasures, like food, sunshine...
S Staying grateful I'm staying healthy, here, today.
Wow, this is helping! Thanks for this exercise, 😊🌸
@Blue4Now
Wow, his is truly inspiring!
@amiablePeace77
A - art
N - Novels
G - Guinea Pigs
R - Rain
Y - Yogurt
I've been away for a while and I'm glad I saw this post. It's always nice to be able to refocus on something positive!
@ShadesOfGrace
Nice! I do love guinea pigs, always puts a smile on my face when thinking about them
I'm lonely as can be:
Love - my mom loves me.
O - Orange candy? I'm having a hard time thinking of something that starts with the letter "O".
N - Nature
E - Escape - I'd like to escape from this life.
L - Liberty - I am in the U.S.A.
Y - Youthful - okay, I'm 59 years old, but I can act like I'm young, in some ways.
@WharfRat - I would like to edit posts where I've made a mistake. Is there some way to do that?
@WharfRat that is only possible for a foum leader. Write the corrected post and a link to it and I can fix it.
@WharfRat
Dealing with loneliness is never easy, hugs. It can be really easy to wallow in it and putting on sad songs and sitting in your room alone is only going to make it worse. Have you considered to join classes or meeting on zoom, that can be quite fun and are there things you always loved doing solo?
