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Cate
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That's exciting & a fold-up one sounds like a good idea for what you have it planned for.
It is already a bit cooler here today & may even rain a little later
I couldn't cope with extreme heat.
alligatorob
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Hey Marisa, there are still a lot of unspoiled places in Florida, and a lot that have been built up, probably the same as California. You just need to go investigate. In general North Florida is less developed than the south, but there are still a lot of places in south Florida that are nice and not too spoiled.
Good question, Florida is like a lot of places, you might have some issues in less diverse more parochial places, and there are probably more of those in North Florida than further south. However it is not all that way, I have a friend who lives in Pensacola who has a Pilipino husband, I have not heard them complain. However Pensacola is a navy town, with a bit more diverse population than other North Florida places. Again, you probably need to go and check it out for yourselves. After choosing a place I would suggest going and staying a while, there is always a big difference between being a tourist and a resident...
Wow, you need to spend some time in the south in summer, no matter where you choose it will be a lot hotter and more humid that you are used to, in the summers anyway!
Cate
Long term member
Being healthy feels great & it is an excellent incentive. I am going to try to remember just how good I felt ( how full of energy I was) when I got to my happy weight. Maybe instead of getting so despondent for regaining weight, I'll try to hold onto that happy thought & move towards regaining that feeling.
Definitely good motivation. I think if weight loss feels like punishment or an exercise in deprivation, it will be a lot harder to stick to. Finding things that bring you joy on the journey i find really helps. Like for me, just adding in so much walking since walking was naturally joyful for me. Finding new levels of health and having fun goals to achieve really helps me too.
Isn't that the weirdest thing?! It makes me feel downright claustrophobic just watching at times.
I love work like that--I find it so absorbing and satisfying! You were mentioning moving earlier on I think? Is that the plan? It sounds like such a beautiful place you have there.
One thing with the pandemic I find is I'm glad I did enjoy my time with others when I had the opportunity for it. And now I want to use the time of the pandemic and isolation as wisely as possible as well. Like I want to be using my extra time alone to be playing piano and meditating and reading good books rather than wasting it on too much netflix and chess as is my tendency!
Wow, that was so lucky! Is chicken apple sausage all one thing? It sounds very creative
haha that really made me laugh--i totally got the cartoon image in my head! You were lucky to not get scratched up by the rose canes though!
That is really too bad about feeling the need to leave your house and community that you love. Housing is getting so tricky these days
I worry about that at times myself. Well, maybe like you I try not to worry so much as make a plan to deal with all the uncertainty around it.I love planning and reorganizing gardens. I got very lucky with where I rent and have a good amount of garden space to play with. I started reorganizing a lot of the perennials last year. I think there's nothing quite as satisfying as gardening for me. It just incorporates everything--planning, learning, physical work, all the senses and eating!
That talk sounds really good. I think often just being aware helps to not get pulled into another's negative emotional space. Especially for more sensitive types--knowing how to put up a bit of a barrier...but yes even better when one can bring calm and happiness into a situation as I do believe we really feed off each others energies.
I helped out in the kitchen in secondary school and the lunch lady taught me to - when I knew I'd be dealing with an energy-sucker - breathe through properly first and circle my solar plexus three times with the ball of my right hand. I'm sure any other movement would do the trick just as much as long as it's a ritual.
Yes I am becoming more focused in my practice as well, lately realizing that gaining that inner strength, stability and happiness is crucial in dealing with tumultuous externals.
In terms of putting up that sort of barrier, I can almost feel it as a physical thing now-- i can really feel the difference of when I am feeling relaxed and happy and open with another and when I put up a little shield around me!
Do you have a group to meditate with Marsia? I find that is super helpful--I have a group I have a zoom meeting with that is really helpful.
Very cool tables!
Your projects around the house of clearing and sorting sound excellent as does your roasted veggies--yum!
And exciting about the veggie seeds coming!
Yes I really find group dynamics (if that is the right word for a bunch of people sitting very still and quietly! haha) very helpful for meditation. I also really find listening to teachers excellent for bringing about that head space...The zoom groups do feel different but they do really help me--we have a discussion portion in ours so it just helps to connect with others that way too.
Your projects around the house of clearing and sorting sound excellent as does your roasted veggies--yum!
And exciting about the veggie seeds coming!