I was just looking at the five photos I took yesterday, trying to identify a unifying theme.
Do I really need a unifying theme for those photos or for today’s post?
What DO I need?
I need:
- Water to drink.
- Good and reliable transportation.
- An awareness of the challenges and obstacles ahead.
- An openness to change.
I also need to breathe and let go of
- worry about the future,
- regrets about the past, and
- automatic, habitual cognitive distortions like all-or-nothing thinking, mind-reading, shoulds, labeling, jumping to conclusions, personalizing, comparisons, negative filter, fortune-telling, and catastrophizing (not pictured).
What do you need, right now?
I need to take my car in to my mechanic this morning, so I need to end this post.
Before I do, here‘s “Agua De Beber,” to go along with that very first need I mentioned above.
And here‘s another song about a different need, not previously mentioned in this needfully short post.
Obviously, I need YouTube.
Do I need a comment from you? I don’t want to seem too needy, but that would be nice.
Finally , I need to thank all the statues, healers, musicians, composers, evolvers, and humans who helped me write this post. I also need to thank you — of course! — for reading it (whether you needed to or not).
The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally 
I’m not sure if I mentioned that you background looks like my floor. Same shade, hue, color, grain, stain, shine (it’s not pine) – it’s’ not mine though, is it yours?
What I need:
* To find list summarizing the things I need to focus on.
* To do the things on the list. If these aren’t on the list, to do these also
* To sleep regularly and notice when sleep drops below 4 hours a day for several days
* To sleep in bed (rather than sitting up with computer on lap) regularly
* To appreciate the things I have more
* To stop inviting random people into our home to live
* To eat less candy
* To show that I care
A wonderful list, Bob. I needed to read that!
I’m with you on needing water because the summer heat has arrived! The world is in need of love for sure, and Jackie DeShannon is a great person to remind us.
You are a great person to remind us about things, too, Lisa!
I need to tell you how awesome the clip of Agua de Beber is! I think I needed that!
I need to tell you how awesome you are!
It seems the baseball players needed a water break and possibly a smoke break as well and then they stood up and became bronze bat wielding statues once again.
Hope your car doesn’t need a lot of work done to it!
I need the way you look at the world!
Hope the car is easy and minor 🙂 Have a great day Ann!
My excellent team of mechanics made it easy, Kate. I need to tell you how great I think you are!
Lo que el mundo necesita ahora…amor. Para todo el mundo. Sounds even sweeter in Spanish. Gracias, Ana. ❤️
I don’t need to use Spanish to tell you how sweet you are, Van!
Without knowing it I needed the laugh I’d get from a picture of a bicycle mounted behind a truck cab–and the feeling of admiration for the driver who recognizes the importance of physical fitness. And I don’t want to take anything away from the two wonderful songs offered here, but what I have in my head is that you don’t always get what you want but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need.
I needed somebody to notice that bike, Christopher, and you did! And I need to tell you that Rolling Stone song is wonderful and so are you.
I need to drink more water, take walks, and stop fretting about cleaning out my closets and just do it.
I need to tell you how glad I am to see you!
You, too, Ann. Please keep well.
We both need to keep well!
I, too, need to remember to drink more water! I also need to be more physically active – walking, biking, dancing. Dancing! Now that sounds GOOD!
I need to tell you, Emilie, that I love dancing too. And, yes, please drink that water so you can keep dancing!
Thanks, Ann. This was just what I needed.
As was this comment, for me.
I’m only just getting back into actually reading/commenting again, so I am glad this is one of the posts I saw. ((hugs)) and 🙂
I need to give you a hug back and a smile! So great to see you today.
Good luck with the mechanic.
-Alan
Thanks for your good luck, Alan. I needed it!
I need to lighten up. Take the serious things seriously, but realize that not EVERYTHING is serious!
I light up when I see you, Claudia!
I need to get the things I need to do done so I can join my dear wife Karen, Elisabeth and George Three on the plane to Colorado early Thursday morning with a clean slate, Ann!
I need to tell you how happy I am for you, Mark!
I need to come here everyday and read your everyday wisdom Ann!
I need your wisdom, too, Maria!
I need to be grateful for all that I have Ann, hope your car runs as good as new once the mechanic has had his way with it! ❤
Diana xo
I think the world needs more love!
All I need is a car that runs and love, Diana! (And I’ve got both.) ❤ ❤ ❤ xoxoxoxo
I need your posts to brighten my morning Ann .. Or late afternoon as the case may be. Maybe I need more time. 😉
I need you to brighten my day, too, Val, and you always do!
I need to be warm………………..
Me, too, Joanne, but not as warm as it is now, with the air conditioning not working!
Torn about the water, because people have got in the habit of carrying it with them – hence all the plastic pollution – taps are good. I learnt from your blog (a while ago) that catastrophizing is what I waste a lot of time doing. I am learning to check myself and laugh.
I need you as a reader, Hilary, and I am so grateful for you.
I need to learn Spanish. Great track
I need to learn more, too, Derrick. Thanks for visiting.