Last Friday, while wishing you a restorative weekend, we asked how you self-soothe.
Laughing Buddha has his singing bowl. Here is what
a few awakened ones in our Cardie Community had to say.
Mauri Truesdell shared a John Burroughs quote,
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have
my senses put in order.”
Rosemary Tolliver says the music of
Carrie Newcomer soothes her so much
that she’s taking an online class called
Wise Women and Spirituality,
with Carrie among the presenters.
“Her music has been one of the things
getting me through Covid19.”
by Valeria Luiselli). I printed the lemon
blueberry bread recipe and will try it this week.
And thanks for all your soothing cards!”
wrote Beverly Wise. “Hell on four paws,
Rigi is keeping me absolutely distracted …
getting me out into the neighborhood where the
kids are ga-ga over him and to State Parks to
walk and explore.”
says Candy Clausell. “Normally my walks are
seven miles. These days, however, I need a little
extra soothing, so a 10-mile walk should do it.”
and some gingersnaps,” wrote Amy Beamer Murray.
Pamela Salem O’Hagan says, “One thing that helps
me is my never-ending list of things for which
I’m grateful — from having nerves
that can be set on edge, to the loved ones who
pull us back from the edge!”
Our CEO Ana Behm says, “I go to an online
quilting shop and scroll all the way to the bottom
since I know there I will see a new quilt made
by one of their ‘Quilties.’ There is only so much fabric
my mind can hold, but quilts? Never enough!”
“I call it my Friday Night Philosophy,”
Gay Gelman describes. “Come Friday night,
I only want to be with people who are a
soft place to land. I want to let my guard and
my hair down with people I can be vulnerable with.
And my epiphany … ‘Why aren’t all my friends
Friday night friends?’ and started easing out
any porcupines.”
Who wants to enjoy a glass of wine 🍷
on a Friday night?
Amparo Korbel
My significant other is a cat: Ranger, my senior tuxedo rescue. I was not ready for another cat but he was more or less dumped on me, as I knew his fate otherwise was the pound, where he probably would not have been chosen due to his age. Now I cannot imagine life without him. He follows me from room to room, sits on the arm of my chair and sleeps on the bed with me at night. No matter how long a day I have had at work, nothing beats seeing his little face plastered up against the window glass, watching for me to come home.