Author: DianaK

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Appreciations 4.118 – celebrating life

Another amazing morning celebrating life with Pam. What an honor to be part of her healing process. What fun to meet all the people she’s touched with her sunny attitude, punny jokes, and funny funning. 😀 There were so many hugs and and happy smiles as her team celebrated her final Elixir of Radiant Life treatment. Pure bliss to be part of that!

After the spa, we had a scrumptious lunch at the Neighborhood Cafe. Tasty food and super-friendly staff! Of course, during lunch we had our usual far-ranging, engaging, hilarious talk about life, the universe, and everything. Plus, she taught me all about dijonaise for french fries. So good!

Got home and took two quick naps (no judging — I am still learning about napping!) before getting a little work done. And now it’s time for bed!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.117

Oh, the brilliance of our bodies! I’ve been feeling for many days now that I’m “doing” to the very limits (and maybe a bit beyond) of my energy… Then, this morning I woke up with a cold. It’s like my body is saying, “Hey, lady! Would you take it easy?! More down, time, ya hear?!” and then since I didn’t listen, it decided to take matters into its own hands. 😛 One curious thing, though…why does my body sound like a New Yorker when it talks to me?? 😉

Wanting a little black cotton skirt for the past couple months, then REALLY wanting one to wear for our last performance today, then going out to Goodwill & Arc and finding exactly what I wanted, easily and for $4.00. Yay!

Our final performance for the year was so much fun! It was so wonderful to look out at the Veteran’s Home residents and other people who came out, and see faces becoming more smiley and more animated as we went along. And I didn’t fall down! I was a little dizzy for the first coupla songs and wasn’t quite sure how it’d go, but then things settled down and the whole rest of the show was pure joy. 💗 Thank you so much for coming to see us, Alison, Sarah, and Ray! That was such a treat for me!!

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The interesting back and forth of thoughts and ideas about what is possible. Some days everything feels possible and some days just getting out of bed seems impossible. Hahaha! Aren’t our thoughts wacky, weird, wonderful things?!

The sweet joy of the Earthtones holiday party. I just love these women! And oh, white elephant, what a hilarious and fun game! I love watching someone’s face light up over an item someone else was ready to let go (or never wanted in the first place). And so fun to see which are the hot ticket items… like the Irish Writer coaster set! 😀

Driving home along the creek and looking at all the lights. So pretty!

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Water.

Beautiful and friendly Samoyeds. Oooooh, I almost want to get a dog again!

Finding a nice balance between doing and not doing today… got some food made for the week, took a nap, got my toesies all dressed up for the holidays, and spent a wonderful afternoon/evening luxuriating in the friendship with people I adore. 💗

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Another yummy morning singing with my beautiful Earthtones. Singing with these women fills me with so much wonder and love. 💗

The joy of getting to sing to some of my people! 😀 Thank you for coming out and making today even more joyful, Katie, Cina, Laura, and Sarah! Ida’s dancing had everyone grinning and giggling!

A lovely visit with Sarah and Ida. It feels like it had been so so so long… you know, like 2 weeks. 😉 What a wonderful afternoon of reconnecting!

Big evening of resting. I’m learning more and more about my time and energy resource management (much of it from my darling and inspiring friend Pam). Time for bed!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.112

holiday cardsMore fun with drawing. What a nice way to relax!

Planning more fun plans, looking forward to fun plans, executing fun plans. All the plans!

Decorating the house and trees with the kids. And Toby. 😛 toby wrapping paper

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The wonder of both an appreciation practice and spreadsheets. It’s an amazing thing to sit down to write the day’s appreciations and to be treated to whatever was wonderful about the same day last year. 💗💗💗

Listening to my kids sing and make music. One of the sweetest sounds on the planet.

The fascinating way that life is sprinkled with challenges, opportunities for growth, beauty, fun, and love all at the same time. It really is all there, all the time. Hmmm.

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The strange feeling of a run of days during which my sunny feels funny. 😉 I used to get pretty fussed about things pretty often and don’t so much these days. And to be clear, I’m not really fussed about things – or even about these moody days – just noticing it and feeling curious.

Two thoughts spring immediately to mind. One, I am more prone to my sparkle going darkle when I am tired and feeling unwell. Sleep is a bigger deal mood-wise than it was when my health was excellent. That is a good thing to know because I do have some means of adjusting that. The second thing I notice is how lovely it is that having a couple down days in a row is now a noteworthy event. There was a time when it would have been somewhat unremarkable. No more. I call that lucky! 😀

A rare encounter with an audibly purring Toby. Cuddle cats are good!

Holiday to do listThis sweet holiday check list, sent to me a while back by one of my beautiful clients. I love it!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.109 – change

Woke up this morning having not slept very well, and found that as Pam says, “my cheery was weary” — meaning I was feeling a little more cranky/anxious/depressed than usual. So I did my day, noticing this, but not being overly concerned. So what do I appreciate about that? It gave me the chance to super appreciate my brain! I knew it would find some good stuff at some point.

candy cane cremesMckenzie and I went out to pick up just a couple things at Kowalski’s and while we were there, I found my favorite, most delicious seasonal gluten-free cookies! I hadn’t been able to find them at the co-op where I got them last year, nor online, and had been feeling sad. 😦 But there they were!

And yes, my little brain went to work and got all happy about it. And then it kept on working and decided that really the whole rest of the day leading up to that moment had been pretty good, and it pointed out to me that life really is, in most ways, pretty spectacular. Thanks, brain! 😀

window lightsI am further buoyed by the thrill of having lights up on the fence and around the windows. Pretty pretty pretty lights!

Topping off this very good day was a wonderfully fun rehearsal with women I love. Singing with them fills me up in so many ways!

Hahaha – the fun continues. Thank you, Pam, for your good ideas about wordplay!!….Now I’m thinking of other fun ways to describe my mood this morning…

My sunny felt funny?
My delight took flight?
My jolly’s AWOL-ly?
My sparkle went darkle?
My perky is murky?
My bright’s very slight?
My bubble’s in trouble?
My view’s in a stew?
My elation’s on vacation?
My glee is wee?
My grinning is thinning?
My mood’s got a ‘tude?

Other ideas? I’d love to hear them!!