Gratitude, Kindness, French Fries

So I allowed myself a pity party for most of a day and then was reminded that being sad and mad at reality is not a winning formula for feeling okay or being of much use to anyone.  Sad and mad are not how I want to feel and don’t help me be how I want to be.  

But sad and mad happen and I gave them their due and then it was time to refocus the lens of my perception on what’s right with this year, this day.  Where can I reach out to those less fortunate? How can I bring joy to my family and friends from here?  How can I take better care of my mind, body, soul so I can have a better shot at showing up how I want to show up for myself and others.— full of patience, tolerance, kindness, and love — the verb version of these things.  

It feels so much better, good even, to be there, in that mode, and I’m grateful I know some ways to get there that work for me.  I have my ingredients, I mix them up differently.  Some of them are rest, nature, movement, meditation, chatting, helping, yoga, cooking, taking care of what I can and letting go of what I can’t, and of course, French Fries.  I’m gonna keep going. 

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