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#72 Senior Salon

 

#72 Senior Salon

 

 Forgive

Stop worrying

Live Simply

Give more

Expect Less

 

 

The Farmer’s Donkey

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

 

And the Moral of this story!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

  1. Free your heart from hatred – Forgive.
  2. Free your mind from worries – Most never happen.
  3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
  4. Give more.
  5. Expect less from people but more from yourself

 

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  2. Is This Really The Number One Reason Why People Unfollow A Blog?
  3. Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Muffins ~ Esme Salon
  4. The pandemic update from Britain: research, testing, and spitting your coffee
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  6. Pay Attention to What You are Doing Right
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  1. Life and Advice From A Tree
  2. How To Access And Use The WordPress Free Photo Library
  3. Seasonal and Holiday Recipe Exchange 
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  5. When You Just Can’t Take It Any Longer
  6. Wishing a Refreshing Mother’s Day to You!
  7. Mother’s Day 2020 Spent In Quarantine
  8. The pandemic update from Britain: science, censorship, and birthday celebrations
  9. DIY: Crochet Berlin Cowl by Kiku Corner – Kiku Corner
  10. How do you know if God is displeased with you?

 

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11 thoughts on “#72 Senior Salon”

    • Darlene. Thanks, Yes we all can learn so much from the Farmer’s Donkey. Not only in this period we are all in but in our every day to day situation. we just have to take the opportunity to look for a way out of the well

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    • Michele, Yes this one struck a cord with me and resonated so much lately, in our current situation and my personal life. Look for something to take away from each lesson and use it as a stepping stone to grow

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  1. I’m glad you’re home now and hope you’re healing well and feeling better! It takes a while–get plenty of rest and don’t overdo. Thanks, as always, for hosting. I’m honored to be on the top ten lists and enjoyed many of the others as well.

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    • Hi Barbara, thanks for your kind note and well wishes. Yes, fortunately / unfortunately I am not 20 years of age, so it does take a bit of time to recuperate after such a surgery I had, but rest assured, I am taking it easy as I realize that I need to rest up in order to move forward. Congrats for being in the 10 list list

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    • Dear Clive. Yes, you’re up there my friend, and congrats again. I love your posts, although I have been amiss lately, but hope to get to read and comment more now that I am hope on medical leave. Keep up the good work Clive

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    • Thank you for your kind words, EsmΓ©, and I hope your recovery is going well. I tried copying the code for the badge, but the text widget just showed it as text, not as an image.I guess I’m doing it wrong πŸ˜‚

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    • Hi Clive. You will have to switch to text format, then Paste the text, and then switch back to visual format then the picture should show up. Let me know if that helped

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    • Thanks, Esme! Got it now: text first, paste it in, then switch back to visual and hey presto! Up and running, and links back to your blog correctly. I appreciate your help 😊

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