Day 3530: Reality

The reality is that when I looked at my images for today’s blog it took some time to choose “reality” as the title.

Here are some quotes about “reality.”

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Here are some minute parts of reality I captured yesterday.

I really don’t understand some people’s reality.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “reality.”

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My reality is that I have three more days to work before I’m on a two-week vacation. What’s your reality?

Thanks to all who help me share my reality every day, including YOU.

Day 3529: Messages from the universe

Messages from the universe can appear anywhere, including a hospital gift shop.

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Messages from the universe can also appear on Twitter.

Do you see any messages from the universe in my other images for today?

Maybe you should hydrate more.

It’s a brand new day.

There is art everywhere.

There’s more than one way to commute to work.

I should really visit the Kennedy Library one of these days.

There are dangers and protections everywhere.

What the hell is happening to the United States? Is it strong enough to endure? And, it sure is windy around here.

Maybe I should stop captioning these images and let you see your own messages from the universe.

Messages from the universe are encouraging me to visit a beach, be aware of my grief for those I loved and lost, and remember all those delicious toasted marshmallows.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “messages from the universe.”

I also find this:

Thanks to all who send and receive messages from the universe, including YOU!

Day 3528: According to _____

According to me, this is a good enough title for today’s blog.

According to The National Days Calendar, it’s According to Hoyle Day.

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According to Joan, I bought the right luggage for my trip next week.

According to the Noom app, meditating daily helps everybody.

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According to Nick Adams, a former President is great …

… and according to me and millions of others, he’s very wrong.

According to the GOP, the November elections are going to go their way.

According to me, we’ll find out what happens in November.

According to a store at a local mall, this is a good sign:

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According to me, all my images today are worth sharing.

According to the Daily Bitch, seeing a therapist is not ideal.

According to me and my co-worker Barbara, taking the ferry to downtown Boston is a great way to commute, so I have to leave early this morning to catch it.

According to me, I still have time to share this with you:

According to you, what was your favorite part of this post?

According to me, the best way to end is by expressing gratitude to you.

Day 3527: Blessings

Yesterday, when I was walking around the town of Melrose with my friend Barbara (who has been a blessing to me for over 60 years), I saw this:

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Just now, I searched the Internet for more quotes about blessings.

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Can you see blessings (including the ripples of kind hearts) in my other images for today?

As always, there are many blessings in every day.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for blessings.

Also, I want to share the anxiety-reducing blessings of Marconi Union:

Thanks to all who are blessings to me, including YOU!

Day 3526: Just because

I create this daily blog just because it helps me feel better, no matter what’s happened the day before. And just because I believe all healing is mutual, I share it with you.

I capture images just because I have faith they’ll fit together well enough in my posts. Here are my images from yesterday, just because.

On National Just Because Day, the Daily Bitch expresses her feelings just because.

Just because of the title of these songs, I’m going to share them with you now.

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Just because I enjoy reading your comments, why don’t you leave one?

Just because I’m grateful you made it to the end of this post, I’m sharing these final photos with you!

Day 3525: Too many

Yesterday, I blogged about having too many thoughts which interfere with my being in the moment. From my work in groups, I know that too many people share that difficulty of focusing on the present.

I hope I don’t have too many images to share today — I have to start my work day soon!

Some people get too many likes on Twitter.

Too many of us don’t get the forgiveness we deserve.

I ordered too many harnesses for Joan, but the third one works really well.

Joan ate too many plants, as we found out later in the day (you’ll just have to take my word on that one).

This blog post won’t have too many more captions, because they might distract from the too-cuteness of Joan.

Stop and smell the flowers! (Too many of us forget to do that.)

I’m not too many miles away from Boston.

After taking too many photos of this structure (which I’ve also seen from planes), I still don’t know what it is.

Some people think there are too many graffiti on whatever that is.

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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “too many.”

Thanks to Too Many Zooz, Joan, the Daily Bitch, and too many wonderful others to identify by name, including YOU!

Day 3524: Thoughts

As soon as I wake up, the thoughts start.

“What do I have to do today?” “What do the cats need?” “Am I ready for my trip?” “Is my son okay?” “What am I forgetting?” “Who’s in danger?” “What might go wrong?” “Who hasn’t gotten back to me?” “What’s the next right move?” “Is the November election going to turn out the way I want it to?” “What’s going on with the climate?” “Where are the good people?” “Are we all doomed?” “What mistakes have I made or might make today?” “Who’s mad at me?” and “What would be helpful to blog about?”

What thoughts are in my images for today?

My thought, here and now, is that we all want someone to understand us.

Here’s what I find on Twitter when I search for “thoughts.”

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Any thoughts about this answer to my question on Twitter “What’s in a cat’s brain?”

Feel free to express your thoughts in the comments section, below.

Finally, grateful thoughts for all who help me express my thoughts in this daily blog, including YOU.

Day 3523: What sticks

I tell people in my Coping and Healing groups that what sticks in our minds tends to be negative, so we need to consciously let go of unhelpful and distorted thoughts and reinforce helpful reframes.

What sticks for me, here and now, is

• the new harness for my cat Joan, which uses strips of Velcro for easy on and easy off,
• that somebody on Twitter unexpectedly blocked me, and
• my gratitude for all the people who do keep me in their lives.

What sticks in my images for today?

If I stick to my healthier eating habits, I won’t be having any sticky waffles or pies today.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “what sticks”:

Please stick any thoughts and feelings you choose to share in the comments section, below.

What sticks at the end of my posts is my thanks to all who help me create this daily blog, including YOU.

Day 3522: Great thinkers

A great thinker on Twitter had a great answer to a question I asked last night:

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That got me thinking about great thinkers and I found these two quotes online:

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Do you see great thinkers in my other images for today?

Some great thinker designed a comfortable harness which is easy to put on a cat. Yay!

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “great thinkers”:

I look forward to some great comments from great thinkers, below.

Thanks to all the great thinkers who help me create this daily blog, including YOU!

Day 3521: Vacations

I’ll be taking a vacation from work, but not from blogging, starting two weeks from today.

Here and now, I feel like I need vacations from

• worry,
• negativity, and
• all the cognitive distortions including catastrophizing.

I don’t know why I can’t seem to take permanent vacations from those, but any vacation at all feels great!

Do you see vacations in my images for today?

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In North America, we take vacations; elsewhere, it’s holidays.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “vacations.”

There will be no vacation from gratitude on this blog, so thanks to all who visit here, including YOU!