Day 3799: Welcome

Welcome to the latest installment of my daily blog, with quotes,

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… photos,

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… questions and answers:

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… today’s holidays and observances:

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… something I love on YouTube that’s connected to the title of the post:

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… and gratitude to all who welcome me into their lives, including YOU!

Day 3640: The most wonderful time of the year

Even though I think that the most wonderful time of the year is Spring, I recognize that many people think that December is the most wonderful time of the year.

Actually, because living in the moment is most wonderful, I’m going practice believing that it is ALWAYS the most wonderful time of the year, no matter what time of the year it is.

Do my images show that this is the most wonderful time of the year?

Here’s “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”

Thanks to all who make this the most wonderful time of the year, including YOU.

Day 3555: Confetti Moments

While preparing for today’s blog post, I came across the term “confetti moments” and assumed I knew what that meant.

To me, “confetti moments” are when you choose to celebrate …

• something you’ve accomplished,
• somebody/something you love, or
• just being alive.

I remember moments when I would say this to patients who had good news to report: “I wish I had some confetti I could throw right now!” I even fantasized about inventing a reusable confetti-moment device that threw confetti attached to invisible, retractable strings.

In a day filled with confetti moments yesterday, my husband Michael and I had one last night when my car wouldn’t start after we had dinner out at a favorite restaurant. Working together, we figured out the problem and easily fixed it! 🎉

Do you see confetti moments in my images for today?

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

Thanks to all who give me confetti moments, including YOU!

Day 3555: Confetti Moments

While preparing for today’s blog post, I came across the term “confetti moments” and assumed I knew what that meant.

To me, “confetti moments” are when you choose to celebrate …

• something you’ve accomplished,
• somebody/something you love, or
• just being alive.

I remember moments when I would say this to patients who had good news to report: “I wish I had some confetti I could throw right now!” I even fantasized about inventing a reusable confetti-moment device that threw confetti attached to invisible, retractable strings.

In a day filled with confetti moments yesterday, my husband Michael and I had one last night when my car wouldn’t start after we had dinner out at a favorite restaurant. Working together, we figured out the problem and easily fixed it! 🎉

Do you see confetti moments in my images for today?

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

Thanks to all who give me confetti moments, including YOU!

Day 3475: The past, present, and future

In the past, I’ve experienced trauma, fear, sadness, anger, joy, shame, pride, loss, grief, love, friendship, beauty, ugliness, hope, despair, mistakes, lessons learned, the unexpected, the expected, connection, disconnection, injustice, justice, privilege, emotional pain, physical pain, healing, comedy, tragedy, triumphs, disappointments, and many adventures.

In the present, I’m grateful to be writing another blog post for me and for you.

In the future, I’ll be inviting people (including myself) to focus less on the past and future and more on the present.

Can you see the past, present, and future in my images for today?

I see the past, present, and future in today’s National Days. For example, ice cream 🍨🍦is in my future, even if the lottery isn’t.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “the past, present, and future.”

I also find this:

In the present, I’m smiling at one of the comments about that video on YouTube: “Try telling your boss that time is an illusion.”

Thanks to all who read this blog in the past, the present, and future, including YOU!

Day 3243: What does FOMO stand for?

Friends Of Mine, Our Fear Of Missing Out is a Frequently Occurring Malady. Ouch!

Fear Of Missing Out Flings Our Minds On Frantic Odysseys, Many Outrageous.

Fear Of Missing Out Fractures Our Mindfulness Of Fortunate Opportunities, Masking Options.

Fear Of Missing Out on Freshly Observed Manhattan Objects?

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Fear Of Missing One Fabulously Original Musical Opus?

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Finally, Our Major Objective:

Day 3236: What do you need to let go of?

Last night, I realized again that I need to let go of

• regrets about past mistakes,
• worries about the future,
• anxiety,
• fear,
• taking things personally,
• concern about what other people think,
• assuming the worst, and
• everything else that gets in the way of my being present in the moment.

Then, I let go of any concerns about asking this question on Twitter:

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Do you see anything else that needs to be let go of, here and now?

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Soon I’ll need to let go of the 2021 Daily Bitch to make room for 2022.

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Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “what do you need to let go of?”

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I also need to let go of this song in my head:

What do you need to let go of?

I never let go of gratitude for everyone who visits this blog, including YOU.

Day 3235: Be mindful

“Be mindful” is good advice and is something I saw on a sign yesterday near work.

Because I try to be mindful of people I love, I want to wish my friend and co-worker Jan a happy birthday!

Let’s be mindful of all the riches around us.

Let’s be mindful about self care, shall we?

What else is there to be mindful about? What helps you to be mindful?

When I search YouTube for “be mindful,” I find this …

… and this:

Be mindful of the comments section, below.

Finally, be mindful of how grateful I am that you show up here, exactly the way you do.

Day 3151: What can you appreciate in this moment?

What can you appreciate in this moment?

Can you appreciate my images for today?

I can appreciate the Daily Bitch in this moment, among other things.

In this moment, I appreciate this video I found on YouTube:

In this moment, I appreciate YOU.

Day 3144: What can you appreciate in this moment?

I can appreciate, in this moment, this teabag I saw last night:

I can appreciate that today’s images show many things I appreciate.

I can appreciate in this moment that today is National Lazy Day AND National S’mores Day.

I can appreciate what I find on YouTube when I search for “what can you appreciate in this moment?”

What can you appreciate in this moment? I will appreciate any comments you leave.

I hope you can appreciate my gratitude for you, here and now, in this precious moment.