If it involves another person, tell them. Next, for today, find one thing you appreciate. Find those things that are personal to you. If you absolutely can’t come up with anything, use my “New Widow” words. So, start that journal with three things you’re grateful for in the past. It needs to be readable to you, and you alone. You don’t need to worry about penmanship, grammar, spelling, or punctuation. When journaling, a sentence fragment counts. Reading entries from early April, I realize how far my journey has taken me through widowhood toward womanhood. Now, every day, all day long, I reach for my journal, writing when I need, too. Sadly, I would love to read journals from those happy days, but, they remained blank. For years, they stacked up, as VST and I ran around doing all the things we did. I love journals and being a writer, have so many. Yesterday, I ended the blog by suggesting that you start thinking of things you are grateful for. And for that, I strive to find the best thoughts to keep my mind the healthiest it can be in this year of healing. The only thing I really have the slightest control over is my dealings in the present. I can also get a little freaked about the future, as I have shared in my writings about the upcoming Darkest of Winters. I spend my fair share there with VST, and all the things gone so long ago. We are grateful for things that have already happened, we appreciate things that are happening now, and we strive to be optimistic for the future. Gratitude, appreciation and optimism are connected but they are not the same at all. The following are thoughts I collected while listening to this uplifting podcast.
Is that the best life goal ever? I think yes. This morning, the darkness was extreme, when I found a short podcast from William Defoore at “, CREATING HAPPINESS ON PURPOSE”. After tending to my coffee needs and Oliver’s breakfast, I read my email for a few minutes.