I’m in the final stages of preparing for my June 1 concert of original songs (and the dress rehearsal with audience the week before). These final stages include:
Setting up an Eventbrite page where people can give to Samaritans or the National Alliance on Mental Illness by purchasing tickets to the concert or by donating using QR codes or links.
Learning to play the drums well enough to accompany myself on “It’s Hard to Get Sh*t Done When You’re Scared Sh*tless.”
Getting all the other sh*t done so I’m ready to entertain people with 17 (!) original songs.
Today is Trust Your Intuition Day and I am going to trust my intuition to make that the subject of today’s blog.
My intuition is telling me to ignore my negative thoughts (which can feel like intuition) and to focus on preparing for my upcoming concert of my original songs, which is the same week as my college reunion.
Can you trust your intuition about my images for today?
In therapy, we often talk about accepting all the feelings, even the ones that make us uncomfortable.
In one of my original songs “Hidden Thoughts” — which I will be performing on May 26 and June 1 — I am going to express all the feelings, nonverbally.
I am feeling insecure about that, so I decided to consult my feelings chart at work for some preparation and inspiration.
Arrrrgh! That’s a feeling I can express non-verbally in that song and I’m feeling it, here and now, because my photos aren’t uploading again today.
Phew! That’s another feeling I can express non-verbally in my song and I’m feeling it, here and now, because I have a Plan B to upload my photos and publish my blog post (even though it will take more time and effort than Plan A).
Do you see all the feelings in my images for today?
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Here‘s what I find when I search for “all the feelings” on YouTube.
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I predict that TED talk will help me with all the feelings I’m going to have preparing for my concert. I also predict that I will recommend that TED talk to my patients, who have all the feelings.
What are all the feelings and thoughts about today’s post?
All the feelings I have include gratitude for YOU.
Even though I’ve forgotten this during some painful times, I’ve always had a life worth living.
A person in my therapy groups says that they don’t have a life worth living if they don’t regain the mobility they had when they were younger. Other group members try to convince that person that they do have a life worth living, here and now. I recognize that different people have different ideas of what makes a life worth living.
Do you see a life worth living in my images for today?
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When I search for “a life worth living” on YouTube, I find this:
I’ve got lists of things I need to do to prepare for my live album taping/concert (coming up soon!). Those lists include decisions about my set list — how many of my original tunes to perform and in what order.
When I feel insecure and scared about doing something for the first time, it helps to list what I do know. For example, it just occurred to me that here in this blog, every day, I make decisions about what to include and in what order, and that works out okay. Some people might think my lists are too long or too short and might disagree with my choices, but (1) you can’t please everybody and (2) maybe people aren’t as judgmental as I fear.
In therapy, I’ve been working on some very old, fixed beliefs, including
I can’t be heard,
It’s not safe, and
If I put myself out there, terrible things will happen.
I’m trying to replace that list of unhelpful beliefs with new ways of thinking.
Do you see more lists in my other images for today?
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Some lists are longer than others. I’ll try to observe World Laughter Day as I (1) do my daily Tai Chi routine, (2) talk to my friend Jeanette, (3) work on the invitation to my concert, (4) take a singing lesson, (5) practice my drumming, (6) go food shopping with my husband Michael, (7) talk to my son and his father, (8) run through my entire set list, and (9) get ready for work tomorrow.
Some people will use bar codes and links (also included in today’s blog) to donate something to Samaritans and NAMI.
I will learn the medical record software Epic well enough to continue to provide individual therapy and group therapy to my patients,
My blog post today will include predictions, definitions, quotes, tarot cards, good food, cats, questions, answers, The Daily Bitch, today’s holidays, a YouTube video, and gratitude.
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What are your thoughts and feelings about predictions?
Thanks to all who are here, now, for this predictions post, including YOU!