Is it a stupid question to ask, “What is Ask a Stupid Question Day?”
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Looking at that list, I’m asking, “Isn’t it always time for Yoga?” Is that a stupid question? Is it blasphemy?
Are there any answers about Ask a Stupid Question Day on YouTube?
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My last question for this ask-a-stupid-question-day post: Who am I grateful for?
Answer: You!
It’s that time of year when things are getting spooky.
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Are you ready for a spooky blog post?
Is it spooky that I’m reading this on Broadway Musicals Day?
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Here’s the first thing I find when I search for “spooky” on YouTube.
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Thanks to all who helped me put together this spooky post, including YOU!
Age is a topic that adults of different ages often talk about in my therapy groups.
We have so many preconceptions and judgments about age. For example, women aren’t supposed to share their age. Why not? I’m proud that I’ve reached the age of 71.
I hope we can enter an age where there is no discrimination based on age.
Here are some quotes about age:
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Do you see age in my other images for today?
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Here’s a song I wrote which includes my age:
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Thanks to all those who are here for this age post, including YOU!
I had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day yesterday, as I had a bad night’s sleep worrying that I wouldn’t be able to start my car to bring it very early in the morning to the local dealership, found out before I left that I couldn’t connect my computer to the hospital’s Epic system, finally got my car to start, discovered at the dealership that the problem was a known flaw in the starter button that had been covered by a special warrantee until last month, paid a ridiculous amount of money for the repair, got home and realized the car wasn’t actually fixed when it wouldn’t shut off properly, spent an important meeting talking on the phone with Information Systems trying to connect my home computer to Epic, scrambled to talk to all my patients anyway, found out I couldn’t connect because of another friggin’ form I had missed filling out, managed to get through to the car dealership and was told that the mechanic had mistakenly installed the wrong starter button in my car, got horribly triggered by all this because so many machines weren’t working and I depend on a machine (cardiac pacemaker that needs to be replaced next week) to live, brought the car back in, was told the repair would take hours, got home (without my car) just in time to facilitate my two online therapy groups, and then witnessed other people courageously dealing with terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days.
In group, people talked about this book …
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and then when I had retrieved my car after 8 PM and had a very non-terrible, non-horrible, very good meal prepared by my husband Michael,
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… I asked this question on Twitter:
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It’s a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day for countless people in the southeast United States because of Hurricane Helene. My heart goes out to all of them.
Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day:
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Thanks to all who help me get through terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days, including YOU!
Yesterday, when I was at the Seaport District in Boston with my husband eying new couches, this met my eye:
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Is there more than meets the eye in my other images for today?
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Situational awareness involves realizing there is more than meets the eye, don’t you think?
When I search YouTube for “more than meets the eye,” I find this:
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Thanks to all who are here for this more-than-meets-the-eye blog post, including YOU!
When I went for my ophthalmology follow up appointment yesterday, I was nervous because of an abnormality that had shown up on a scan of the back of my right eyeball.
Before I went to the appointment I stopped by my own office and took this picture:
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I felt less nervous when the ophthalmology specialist told me that the abnormality — a “freckle” which had shown up near the optic nerve — had not grown in five months.
Then I was nervous about driving home because my car has been having starting problems and they had dilated my eyes for the appointment.
Which reminds me — when a nervous eye technician came in to ask the doctor a question, “Is it okay for me to dilate a pregnant woman?” I said “Which way?”
Sometime I make jokes when I’m nervous.
I’m still nervous about my car because my mechanic says I should take it to a Honda dealership and I played phone tag with the dealership yesterday.
I’m also nervous about my cardiac device replacement surgery next week and the USA November elections.
Here are the kinds of images I capture when I’m nervous.
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I may be smiling at the Daily Bitch calendar, but I’m nervous about checking my blood INR reading today, because it needs to be between 2.8 and 3.0 for the surgery next week, and that’s a very small margin.
Do I look nervous when I’m performing this song at a live concert?
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I hope you’re not nervous about leaving a comment, below.
Thanks to all who are here for this nervous blog post, including YOU.
When I’m feeling anxious these days, I express those feelings here and elsewhere, practice mindfulness and Qigong, and capture images like these:
Thanks a lot, Daily Bitch.
Here’s one of the songs I wrote when I was feeling anxious.
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Here and now, I’m feeling anxious because I need to get to an 8 AM follow-up ophthalmology appointment in Boston and my car has been having trouble starting. I’m trying not to catastrophize about it.
What do you do when you’re feeling anxious?
Thanks to all who help me when I’m feeling anxious, including YOU!
In hopes of reaching people, I uploaded new, live versions of four of my original songs to YouTube yesterday. Then I shared the new version of Don’t Kill Yourself on Twitter and Facebook.
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So far, I’m not reaching many people, but I’ll keep trying.
Now I’m wondering how I’ll be reaching people with my images for today.
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I’m very grateful to be reaching people like you, here and now.
It’s September 22, 2024, the first day of fall.
It’s also Car Free Day …
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… among many other observances.
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It’s also the the day after National Dance Day, which I was happy to celebrate by dancing and asking this question on Twitter last night:
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It’s also a day when I’m sharing that classic Nicholas Brothers dance routine …
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… as well as these images:
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What day is it? It’s another day to work towards good outcomes for the USA November election.
It’s also another day to express my gratitude to YOU for being here, now.
Because I’m a psychotherapist, I often deal with people’s strong emotions.
Yesterday, I had many strong emotions, including a good cry when I watched West Side Story.
I have no shame about strong emotions, including sadness, fear, anger, and joy. I accept my strong emotions and allow them to flow through me, leaving room for other reactions.
Do you see strong emotions in my images for today?
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Here’s what I find when I search for “strong emotions” on YouTube:
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On World Gratitude Day (and every other day), I have strong emotions of gratitude for YOU.
