Appreciations 2/23-2/28 – Good stuff: good brain, good times, good timing, good work

I love that my brain does such good work for me. Even as I work through this challenging health stuff, my brain shines the spotlight on my immense good fortune. Thanks, brain! Here’s good stuff from the past week.

Hanging out with the Katie & Cina who helped me prep meals so I’d have food for the week. Thanks, girls!

Amazing ride home with Cina… I suggested that the ride would take 7 1/2 minutes… and then, since we love to measure things, I set the stopwatch. Guess what? EXACTLY 7 1/2 minutes. I mean, okay, it was 7:30:22… but I’m calling that close enough.

Managing to stay OUT of the hospital (I mean spa) over the weekend. I DO love the folks there, but I really felt like we needed some time apart.

Having a flexible work schedule that allows for days (or weeks!) of tending to my health first and fitting in work on the edges.

Truly wonderful and understanding clients.

The amazing Sara who keeps things humming along when I’m out of commission. Wow, am I lucky to work with her!!

Hilarious timing with both of my brothers the other day – our texts crossing paths at the same moment as we were thinking about each other. Fun!

Working with Sarah on Seriously Happy stuff. It makes me, you know, seriously happy.

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!!

Year 1, Day 56: resources, neuroplasticity, Kim

I appreciate:

  1. All the resources I’ve come across in the past year that have helped me learn how to change my thoughts and create new neural pathways. Everything in my life is more or less the same — but my life is completely different!
  2. Neuroplasticity. How cool that our brains are a little like silly-putty. Hahaha!
  3. The chance encounter with Kim at Back to Balance-Achieve Health today.  What a wonderfully fun surprise!