Day 2088: You’re probably asking yourself …

You’re probably asking yourself, “What is this title and what does it mean?”

I’m definitely asking myself, “Why didn’t I set my alarm last night so I could get to physical therapy on time today?”

You’re probably asking yourself, “What photos will Ann share today, if she’s in such a rush this morning?”

Good question.

You’re probably asking yourself, “Should I answer any of those questions?”

I’m asking myself, “Do I probably have time to look for and share a relevant YouTube video?”

The answer is no.

You’re probably asking yourself … how will Ann thank all those who helped her create today’s post and also thank ME?

Day 1485: Ask

Ask for what you want.

Ask for what you need.

Ask for help.

Ask questions.

Ask without fear.

Ask and ye shall receive.

I ask myself these questions, here and now:

• Where do I want to live?
• What will make me happy?
• How can I achieve peace?
• What can I do to make the world better?
• How much time do I have?
• What lyrics should I write to this song?

• What do you want?   A YouTube video that shows a complete performance?

• Do my readers recognize guitarist Pat Metheny and saxophonist Michael Brecker, the two musicians my surgeon played during my open heart surgery on September 21?
• When will I recover from my open heart surgery?
• How do I stay sane in today’s political environment?
• Is somebody trying to sell me something?
• How can people feel safe enough?
• How can I be welcoming to others and also feel welcomed myself?
• Where did I get the inspiration for today’s post?

This person who loves asks that you ask or answer questions in a comment below.

Finally, I ask that you accept my gratitude for all who helped me create this post and for YOU, no matter what you’re asking today.

Day 625: Where am I?

Question:

Where am I?

Answer:

Right here.

Question:

Where is here?

Answer(s):

1. In my kitchen.
2. On my laptop.
3. At WordPress.
4. In Massachusetts, USA.
5. In the midst of my life.
6. On my path.
7. At a specific longitude and latitude, which I don’t know.
8. Wait, there’s an app for that!
9. I can’t remember my password.
10. Where is the password?
11. I found my password.
12. I actually knew my password. I just typed it in wrong, the first time.
13. I typed it in wrong, again.
14. Got it, that time!
15. “Cannot connect to iTunes store.”
16. Who needs longitude and latitude, anyway?  It’s not like I’m friggin’ lost at sea.
17. Exactly where I’m supposed to be.

Question:

Where else am I?

Answer:

Happy that the list, above, had 17 items, since

• today is the 17th and
• 17 is my lucky number.

Question:

Where else am I?

Answer:

At the beginning of a day where I expect to:

1. Publish a good-enough blog post.
2. Help my son (if he needs any help) leave for school.
3. Be as present in the moment, as possible, for him and for myself.
4. Go to work.
5. Orient and register somebody for the therapy groups I do.
6. Facilitate a therapy group of people who have chosen to be wherever we are and wherever we go together.
7. Drink enough water.
8. Eat something.
9. See my cardiologist, Dr. Deeb Salem.
10. Meet all my son’s new teachers, at his high school, which is such a friggin’ labyrinth with so many stairs and confusing room numbers that I’ll probably wonder, “Where am I??” several times.
11. Ask directions, at my son’s school, from people who will help me get to all the right classrooms, on time.
12. Find my car, in the school parking lot.
13. Drive to a house in Arlington, Massachusetts, for the remainder of a Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy board meeting.
14. Drive home.
15. See my boyfriend Michael.
16. Find out about my son’s day. (Where will Aaron be? With his father, at that point on this Wednesday.)
17. Be in the moment as much as possible.

Question:

Where else am I?

Answer:

Wanting to give myself and my readers some gifts.

First, some photos of where I’ve been recently:

Finally, some music.  Where shall I find something

1. appropriate to today’s post,
2. that I love,
3. that you might enjoy, also?

Here’s the best I can do, where I am:

(Question: Where is that YouTube video of Buffalo Springfield‘s “Questions”?  Answer: Here)

 

Thanks to everybody reading this, no matter where you are.

Day 114: Questions in my brain, as I woke up this morning

Question:  What do you want to blog about today?

Answer:  I have no friggin’ idea.  Wait!  I have too many friggin’ ideas.

Question: What is your definition of doing group work, this morning?

Answer: It’s when I get to help make a room safe enough, so that people can talk about themselves in a way that helps themselves and the other people in the room.

Question: Why do you love doing group work so very, very much?

Answer:  Because people are so friggin’ amazing.

Question:  Why do the brains of people, who are so friggin’ amazing, generate harmful thoughts, sometimes?

Answer:  I have no friggin’ idea.

Question:  In reference to that last question, what joke occurred to you?

Answer:  I used to think the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body.  And then I thought, “Look what’s telling me that.”  — Emo Philips

Question:  What else do you want to tell people this morning?

Answer:  Thank you so much — for reading, for thinking, for feeling, for all that you do.