In my EMDR therapy, we have identified a very powerful “positive cognition.”
I’m big enough to have options.
This helps me because when I’m lost, anxious, frightened, or helpless, I feel small — probably because (1) I was traumatized by hospital stays and major surgeries when I was a kid and (2) I’m only 5’3” tall.
Also, it always helps to know I have options.
Here and now, I’m big enough to have options about what I share in today’s blog.





I’m big enough to have options to shower with a friend, have ice cream or Nutella whenever I want, play outside or inside, pay attention to or ignore weatherpeople, and avoid bacon because (1) my parents kept Kosher and (2) I associate the smell of bacon with my childhood stays in the hospital.
Let’s see what options I find when I search YouTube for “I’m big enough to have options.”
I’m big enough to have options about how to express gratitude to all who help me create this daily blog, including YOU.


