50+ community Weekend Check-in Nov. 8-10, 2019
Hi everyone in the 50+ community. I hope you are all okay and wish you a lovely weekend. 
As a friend what would you tell yourself to do regarding what your are facing at the moment?
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@amiablePeace77
Leo: Calm down 
Responsibility https://www.7cups.com/forum/NewbieHub_27/WelcomeIntroductionsto7Cups_1163/Responsibility_207480/
@ThankYouForLettingMeTryingToHelp
Hope you take your friend's advice .
I find when things get tough calming down helps me to see everything from a different angle, more positive too. How about you?
@amiablePeace77
I find that as well!! Problem is sometimes getting into that state of calm ad relax...
@ThankYouForLettingMeTryingToHelp
Getting to that point can be challenging particularly when things are hectic. Usually meditatio works very well for me but sometimes I put on some calming music before I meditate, which helps.
Do you have anything that helps you?
@amiablePeace77
Praying.
I may sound repetitive, but: playing with my daughter (she always cheer me up... and after that relaxation is easier for me!).
Watching some videos before (you can find some here).
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@ThankYouForLettingMeTryingToHelp
Kids can be the best "therapists" 
@amiablePeace77
Yes, I agree 
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@amiablePeace77
Yes, I agree
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@amiablePeace77
Yes, I agree
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@amiablePeace77
Yes, I agree
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@amiablePeace77 Keep smiling. Some day this will be the good ole days!
@soulsings
Soul, I like that - keep smiling and things will be okay again
@amiablePeace77 Stop looking at 7cups for a while and either do some writing or make some music.
@stressBear
Bear, writing and music are both so creative ways to express yourself. Do you have a particular topic in mind?
@amiablePeace77 That was, of course, directed at myself (in answer to the prompt). This month I'm doing the National Blog-Posting Month challenge -- one post per day on any topic. The three fixed topics are Thankful Thursday, Songs for Saturday (which is today), and Done Last Week. So today I'm trying to decide what song or songs to write about.
Meanwhile I'm hoping to get in some practice time for my singing lesson on Monday, and try to figure out what to sing at my Mom's 99th birthday party in December. I may have to write something.
@stressBear
Sounds like a lot of fun and so many topics to choose from and you can keep on even after November!
Wow, 99 years, what a great age! That surely need a special song and I think writter by yourself will make it very special for her.
@amiablePeace77 Thanks! I wrote one for her 95th; I'm probably going to add four to the numbers (it still scans) and hopefully manage to repair some of the awkward spots.
She's having her party at 99 so that she can have another if she makes it to 100. Which she probably will.
@amiablePeace77 Okay, I think my cat is telling me to write about "Music for Cats" today. After she gets off my lap long enough for me to write it.
@stressBear
Haha, she/he knows what they want . It's wonderful that people made music and also videos for animals to "watch" and keep them calm whilst owner's are away for a short while.
Ugh Calm down. Complaining and revolting won't get you anything, it'll just stress yourself and thise around you more. Go take a break if you're not happy, don't toxidice the space anymore it is. Change will always happen, its just depends on how your attitude towards it. Be positive Tea. It's for the greater good ☺️
@AddictedTealover98
"Changes will always happen it just depends on our aittitude towards them."
These are very wise words, the more open we are the less stress we experience, another point for me is also
HAVE FAITH
As a friend what would you tell yourself to do regarding what your are facing at the moment? I would tell myself to get to a massage place and get my back in order. I am in a bit of pain today.
@Offmytrack Sounds like a great idea!
@Offmytrack
Hope you could make use of your friend's advice in some way and your back pain is less now. Daily yoga and stretching helped me a lot.
@amiablePeace77 I finally got myself to a massage therapist. It helped me quite a bit.
@Offmytrack
Great!
@amiablePeace77 Patience,patiennce,patience.
@adventurousBranch3786
Patience, not rushing - very good advice. Let things unfold in their own time, do not try to force. Patience is not yet one of my best skills, working on it too
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@Lauren63
Lauren, sounds like a good friend, often we blame ourselves for things which were or are beyond our control, they just happen unfortunately
@amiablePeace77 I agree with you. And sometimes people choose to hurt you with their words, lack of words, their actions or inactions.
@Lauren63
Lauren, yes, people do hurt others, sometimes intentionally sometimes without realizing it but we can always try to protect ourselves as much as possible.
Just sleep until the feeling passes
@HappyDucky8
Happy, nothing stays forever and a good sleep can change the next day.
Hello. I learnt interesting fact of life these past few months : Everyone has problems/issues. Some are big, some are small, maybe even minute but everyone does have some sort of a problem/issue. But the most important thing is how we face it, accept it, overcome it and move on. That is the art of life.
@faithlove1111
Thanks for sharing these wise words.
@amiablePeace77
@faithlove1111 I love that.
@faithlove1111
A helpful app too in my opinion