Yes – it’s that time of year again, and how lovely it is to see Misty’s eyes!
You have been saved from a post about the dreary and mundane fears that have been bugging me this week. (Nothing serious, just the usual moans and groans….) Tabor had the good idea of making a list of personal happy thoughts and good news, so I thought I would try to do the same. Hope it sets you off too.
- Remembering the family party and the group photo.
- Remembering living in the Western Isles because of a TV programme about the southern isles.
Watching my way through the boxed DVD set of Upstairs Downstairs (1970’s) and reliving happy memories of how life was when I watched the programmes on TV the first time round.- Misty newly shorn for spring
- Crocus and snowdrops in flower
- R&R for HBTW means same for me (no sense dwelling on the nasty virus in the first place, he’s getting better now.)
- 4 new books to read
- Comfort food because anything HBTW can eat is OK
- Lighter evenings and the promise of spring
- Driving the car again to walk the dog – a long story of woe!
- Paperclog cleared
Not a definitive list, just a few things that come to mind this cold Saturday afternoon, and much better than a rant or a worry over all the usual things.
Quite a collection of things to be happy about. It is easier than you’d think isn’t it when you can get into the right mindset? I am trying to do something similar but hadn’t thought of writing them down. A good idea, particularly for someone as negative as I am.
It really is in the little everyday good things that we fine we are truly blessed.
Lovely picture of Misty by the way.
Good list! Laudable effort, too, if you are recuperating and consoling a recuperating hubby at the same time. Thanks for sharing a photo of Misty’s new haircut. Just seeing those sparkling eyes is a happy, even long distance! Thoughts are coming your way for numerous additions to your happy list.
I believe we would all be happier if we stopped and considered the things that make us genuinely happy and contended. When I do, it lifts such a burden from my shoulders. So when things seem dismal, I try to do that. Perhaps I’ll start writing just one thing a day, trying to not repeat for 90 days.
Oh, and Misty looks adorable!
Julie Andrews said it best. We do better if we focus on our favorite things. Postive thinking Norman Vincent Peale called it. I needed to read your blog today. I have been in a funk since I visited my GP yesterday and we got into an argument about weight. Now what can I think about that is positive? How about a stick of celery?
and our big old moon in the US this week!
Making the list helped improve my mood and so did the encouraging comments. Dianne, I’ve had weight issues all my life and I am tired of it. My current doctor tells me it is all relative……. she is being kind, I am at least 35lbs too heavy and at some stage I shall have to take serious steps to lose it. But I need to get better first.
Marcia, we’ve had the same big moon this week in Scotland too!
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