Hello this Thursday! Hope you are all well and safe. It is a chilly morn here. We have ups and downs with the temps - it is that time. Come Tuesday next week - it may be close to 80* again!
The daylight hours are sure shorter. Used to be about 6AM - 9PM, now it is about 8AM - 7PM. Soon the clocks will change again (UGH) and it will be dark even earlier. That is ONE part of winter that I despise! I am a sunlight kind of person!
Today's post will be short. Now that the seasons are changing, we look at life differently. I think we all do it. Cozy and comfort are what we think of.
As I get older - the more I understand this. So many free and yet simple things in life to make us each a healthier version (mental or physical) of ourselves. I said above - I need my sunshine, that is hugely important to me. I need my sweet kitties - they give a very important kind of joy. I need my family and friends.
Nature makes me happy, and it lifts my spirit. So many simple things - so much joy.
Just want to take a moment and thank you all for being some of the 'medicine' I need and have needed to keep me going. You all have done so much over the years, to help me through stressful situations and horrible moments. We ALL try to lift each other up and bring some joy into each other's days! You are all the best.
I LOVE THAT.
I look forward to being able to that in the future as well.
So as the days get shorter - let the love and friendship lengthen.
Take a moment to bring joy to another and to appreciate the simple things, and you will receive much in return.
Have a wonderful day my friends!!!
So very true! I am relatively new here, but have been blessed. There are so many blessings all around us, if we but open our eyes!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you feel that way. I just love all the positive souls we entertain here. You are all special in a lovely way.
DeleteYou have a wonderful day too Cheryl!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much
DeleteLike your medicines, my "doctors" are: sun, air, exercise, water, rest, nutrition. And the grand essentials of happiness: something to do; something to love; something to look forward to.
ReplyDeleteYes mam! I love that!
DeletePinned your list to my Taking Care of the Temple board on Pinterest. These are things that are given to us by the Great Physician. When the time changes and days are short, I would love to sit in front of the fireplace in a room like that one.
ReplyDeleteBlessings abound if we but open our eyes and hearts! Quoting our Friend from her comment! So true!
Enjoy this beautiful fall day! See you Sunday.
Yes blessing abound. We just need to be aware every moment.
DeleteWe are just so endowed with wealth.
Such a beautiful post, Cheryl. I love our friendships here too and they add a certain joy to my life. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you. Everyone here are considered friends in my view and are loved very much.
DeleteI'm fortunate that I don't yet need any kind of medication on a daily basis. A tablet for pain occasionally when I do too much physically, or if I get a headache. Or a tablet to help ease the symptoms of a cold or flu virus.
ReplyDeleteMany of the things you mention, family, friends, pets, nature are all so beneficial.
Myself as well - no commercial meds on a daily basis. I just love all that this life has to offer us all. We have so many good things in our lives!
DeleteI really need the sun!
ReplyDeleteIt is such good medicine - for us psychologically and health wise.
DeleteI like the Medicine poster! After all those days without power or internet, I can attest to the truth of it.
ReplyDeleteAnother blessing of that time was the *absolute absence* of political upheaval, unrest, and name-calling. Nobody cared if they all fell into the ocean, we were busy at home. :)
MaryB
Silence of 'political noise' would be most welcome. Can't wait until all the stupid commercials are over - all I hear is blah,blah, blah. NO ONE is nice.
DeleteSorry you all got that silence that way - but you sure had more important things to do.
Silence can be golden!!!
I like all that stuff, it's free entertainment. Besides, it will be over after Nov 5th unless of course the whole mess ends up in the Supreme Court's lap.
DeleteI do believe you are a rare breed - most people I know are sick of it.
DeleteI can find better entertainment looking out my windows
Thank you for all yr postings and for yr encouraging messages .
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome and thank you all for being a positive light for everyone!
DeleteWonderful thoughts today Cheryl, and so very true. You are such a positive person.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend, Louise.
I appreciate your thoughts and feelings. Thank you.
DeleteI love all of you!
I love coming here. It's always a
ReplyDeletePositive experience. No meanness or ugliness. You attract a lovely group of followers.
Cheryl never disappoints ! Cindy/WV
DeleteTotally agree, Savannah. stopping by to visit Cheryl is always a pleasure.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!!
DeleteHi Cheryl. This is a wonderful reminder of what is important. The meme is so accurate. Medicine is very rarely found in a bottle. It's in our mindset, the food we eat, the company we keep. I hope you have a wonderful weekend my friend.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lori - glad to see you. Yes, this earth and our attitudes give us so much of what we need on a daily basis.
DeleteI hope this space provides good medicine for all.
You have a good one as well.
So true Cheryl. It is good to rest and do something different. To love and cherish one another is great.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. There is so much nastiness in the world today - we all need to do a little more to be kind. Take time to enjoy the small things in life!
DeleteThis is such a lovely post, Cheryl. Thank you so very much for all that you do. Yes, the best medicine is all that you mentioned above especially laughter which brings such joy to a day for us. Yesterday was no exception. There are several squirrels that live in our yard and build their nests in our trees for the winter. Hubby loves to leave peanuts out for them that disappear in minutes after he puts them out. Yesterday one of the squirrels, we call Rocky, somehow got on the roof of our kitchen greenhouse window was upsidedown head first peering into the kitchen window hanging on to the roof with his hind legs and tail. It was so funny, especially the surprised look on his little face when he saw me at the . Really free entertainment. I read a wonderful book called "The 28 Gifts". It's a true story about a woman who was diagnosed with a very debilitating disease for which there was seemingly no treatment that could remedy it. She went to an alternative healer who given her an unusual prescription. She was to give a stranger a gift every day for 28 days. If she missed a day she had to start all over again. The gift was not a monetary one. It was a smile, opening a door for someone, giving someone a flower, etc. Amazingly this treatment worked miracles for her. Highly recommend this read and practice. Cookie
ReplyDeleteLaughter is the best medicine. Oh those squirrels can be so much fun to watch. I had a friend send me a video of a lady who gives her squirrels peanuts each day and she came home and there was a cookie at her door. Her door video showed a squirrel brought it. Gift got her? He said 'is this you'? LOL
DeleteThey are a hoot to watch and do the funniest things. I have one I call a 'pole dancer' who gets out there all alone and goes round and round on the clothesline pole by its back feet. I am glad you have them and enjoy too. Free entertainment indeed.
That sounds like a great book. I may need to find that. I have read a couple similar books about people needing to do good things for others and how it helps them most. I love those kinds of books.
Thank you for being here.