thanks for the crap too

Before getting into the gratitude that come to me today, I’ve got to share what the girl child brought home today. Ready? Ta-da!

It’s midterms at the high school so the art projects come home! You can’t really see the feathers so well, but they are kinda cool. Kady, the deer hunter, was deeply, deeply suspicious of the mask. It required much sniffing and circling before it was deemed acceptable to stay in the house.

And the gratitude that came to me since my back is feeling better is to be grateful for the stuff that hurts because it makes me appreciate it when I don’t hurt anymore. It’s like when you are sick and then you finally get better and you are just so happy to be feeling good. The really crappy stuff that happens may or may not in the end lead to something to be grateful for. I can say that in the end, there are things that I can be grateful about from having miscarriages. They have made me more sensitive to others’ pain, more sympathetic to pregnancy issues, and more grateful to have been given the children I do have. While I really, truly do not want to diminish the suffering that people have because sometimes crap is just crap, I think pain can make us better people. I don’t want to be too Pollyanna here so I’m just shutting up now and moving on.

Today’s challenge: I copied the whole thing since it’s a good explanation.
“Envision your number-one goal, and use all five senses to vividly experience it in your mind. For example, if your goal is a promotion at work, how do you feel when you sit in your new chair? What artwork do you see on the walls? How do you interact with your colleagues? If your goal is to get along better with a family member, what does the food taste like at your next holiday get-together? Is there any music playing?”

“Why it matters
Rehearsing for your personal success with visualization is one of the best training tools there is! That’s because mental imagery and visualization have a major impact on the way your brain works. Imagining the sights, sounds, and smells of your dream scenario enhances motivation and builds self-confidence. This can propel you forward and encourage you to work toward your goal.”

So I actually had some trouble thinking of what my number one goal is but then I decided it was to get the sunroom finished sometime in this millennium. So there I am sitting in my new room (having a little trouble with the furniture but it’s a comfortable chair or small squashy sofa) hearing the birds chirping and tweeting and the breeze blowing thru the leaves, smelling the lilacs blooming, holding a new Jennie Crusie, and sipping an iced coffee. Anyone want to join me? There’s at least one more chair there!