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@magicmoodz I do not follow map directions but seem to adapt to landmarks, the big magnolia tree or yes the little house with the white picket fence!

[Nonametoday]

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@Junebug54 wrote:

Years ago I was at Macy's buying an outfit to wear to my husband's funeral.   The clerk looked at me and said "smile".      

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@Junebug54 

and did you or did you burst into tears?  Not sure what I would have done.  Smiling might be hard to do at a time like that, but it might lighten the mood.  May God bless you no matter what you did.

[magicmoodz]

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@happilyretiredgirl wrote:

@magicmoodz  That is so true, I will always remember when I was diagnosed with breast cancer I had to get some things from Walmart, when I left home and even after I got to Walmart and was shopping I was fine and all of a sudden I had a complete melt down and a nice young lady just gave me a hug and we had a talk I told her what was going on and I pulled myself together. Kindness does go a long way.

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@happilyretiredgirl 

Your story really moved me. We are all just one incident away from a "meltdown" that can occur when we least expect it.  

It happened to me. I was fortunate that a priest was nearby and he so kindly consoled me until I was able to regain my composure.

I am so sorry about your breast cancer diagnosis. I hope you are well on your way to a complete healing. 

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ETA: HOORAY! Reading back I see you are 7 years cancer free,  Now that is something to shed a few happy tears about!  

[occasionalrain]

When I was a child we went on Sunday drives. My mother hadn't a clue about the relationship of places. If we were going to the lake, which was west, she might ask my father about stopping at a restaurant that was miles away south. My father got a compass that affixed to the dash. Looking back,, I think it was a little tease for my mother.

[Nonametoday]

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@Nonametoday wrote:

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@Junebug54 wrote:

Years ago I was at Macy's buying an outfit to wear to my husband's funeral.   The clerk looked at me and said "smile".      

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@Junebug54 

and did you or did you burst into tears?  Not sure what I would have done.  Smiling might be hard to do at a time like that, but it might lighten the mood.  May God bless you no matter what you did.

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@Junebug54

I just read on an upbeat website that if you smile when you are sad, you can convince your brain that you are happy and therefore, make others around you happy.  I tried that, actually, at the advice of a relative who lost her daughter, at my son's funeral and I was able to keep it together and even for the postfuneral dinner when we entertained a large group of guests that I was all together and not upset.  While helping to clear up dishes, etc., with a few close friends, I gave way to tears.  

[Witchy Woman]

@magicmoodz 

Another one here who has no sense of direction.

I do use my navigation and have gotten better, but....

Years ago (before GPS), I drove 2 hours in the wrong direction while returning home from a business trip in an unfamiliar location.

I finally realized I needed to drive East, not West, so....I turned around and was so frantic, I was speeding, got stopped and ticketed for $80.

It was a hard lesson to learn.  Now, I make sure I know the direction I should be headed to get home.