Well, I don't think I can turn this back a day, but I'm going to write for yesterday first. Later, I will write for today. I said the weekends will be tough, I am now certain and will need to make a huge focus on those days. Somehow I am going to have to put things in place to make sure that the weekend is just as focused and productive as the week days, and that missing a day never happens again. It's not that I completely ignored things yesterday, but that somehow I never took (found?) the time ... I was home by 10:30 ... and then it was 4:00 AM ... and then it was Easter morning. This is not about an excuse, but accepting that I slipped and seeking what triggers that, learning from it, and putting things into place so it doesn't happen again. Hmm ...
Part 1 - Gratitude Moments in my Day. (written as from yesterday, Saturday)
1. Today, I am grateful for: spending time with a friend VG and realizing that I really am more optimistic that pessimistic these days, that maybe I am leaving the negativity behind me! She was so "heavy" and though I could point to what "her problem" was, until she is ready to take action against it, it will make my words fall on deaf ears.
2. Today, I am grateful for: being able to be present for MP, who has gone through incredible difficulties since December and for whom I have such admiration. To walk through a life where her husband has a life-changing accident, her daughter gets into a horrible car accident, her mother is coming to the end of her life and needs her daughter's care and she has to hold down 2 jobs to keep the family together, oh please lord, give MP strength to continue! Yes, no matter how bad I think I have it, someone always has it worse, and today I was reminded of that and actually thought my world is good right now.
3. Today, I am grateful for: getting out and enjoying a place of activity and music: Ranchman's. It's been a long time since I've been in a place like that, and really need to do it more often. Granted, the band was excellent (so wonderful to see Abbey again!), but not only being reminded of an opportunity, but maybe actually doing something about it soon. Time will tell. (I speak of taking dance lessons there - getting out, socializing and doing something! Now, to get VG to commit to joining me!)
4. Today, I am grateful for: having some nice quiet downtime at the end of the day.
5. Today, I am grateful for: discovering a novel series that I really enjoyed in the past has been turned into a TV series, to start in the summer. Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series completely captured my imagination when I first read it many years ago. Well, I read the first two books (they're huge!) and now I want to read them again, completing the series for the coming episodes this summer!
Part 2: Steps out of the Rut
6 Cups of Water - ironically, I had no problem getting my 6 glasses today. I drank some I the morning, and when I went out with VG for supper, I had 4 cups there. First time I didn't get something else to drink with dinner but stuck to water! That was a very nice success in the day!
So ... next weekend ... maybe not leave it until the end of the day? If I can sit and write my 5 gratitude moments and if I have drank my 6 cups, maybe I should write when I can do that instead of waiting until the end of the day? Worth a try.
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