Monthly Archives: June 2026

Day 4908: Vision Boards

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Ann Koplow

If I had a vision board, it might include pages of the Daily Bitch Calendar.

For anyone who needs one, I just asked for a definition of vision boards.

Because I’m very inquisitive, my vision board might include questions.

Do you see anything else here suitable for a vision board?

Here’s what I find when I search for vision boards on YouTube:

Maybe I’ll create a vision board about my aspirations for my music and my therapy groups.

What would you include on your vision board(s)? I’d include gratitude on mine.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Asking questions, bluefish dish, Bluesky, cats, gratitude, How to Create a Vision Board, Jack Canfield, June 10 2026, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter | 8 Comments

Day 4907: Judgment

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Ann Koplow

This blogger, who has been writing The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally daily since 2013, is feeling judgment about herself and others.

I need to let go of judgment about that, since practicing non-judgment is a life-long process. As I wrote in my About page here 13 years ago:

Do you see judgment in my other images for today?

Here’s what I find when I search for “judgment” on YouTube:

Thanks to all who are here for this judgment post, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, Changing Your Perpsective, healthy meals, June 9 2026, Laurence Louie, Lisa Mateo TED talk, Studios Without Walls at Riverway Park, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Top Chef finale, Twitter and Bluesky | 10 Comments

Day 4906: Outlandish

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Ann Koplow

When I used the word “outlandish” last night, some people seemed to assume a negative connotation for that word.

Maybe this is outlandish, but I don’t think that being outlandish is negative, just remarkable. Although I’m sure that outlandish behavior can be both good and bad.

Do you see anything outlandish in my images for today?

Here’s my most outlandish original song and I still haven’t figured out how to release it:

I have outlandish gratitude for all who here for my outlandish posts, including YOU!

Categories: original song, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “I Don’t Wanna Be Late (Don’t Wanna Be Early Either)”, cats, Fleabag, June 8 2026, remarkable experiences, remarkable things we do for our pets, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Singing Therapist, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter and Bluesky | 10 Comments

Day 4905: Favorite Lines

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Last night, I asked a question on social media about favorite lines.

Do you see more favorite lines in my other images for today?

When I search for favorite lines on YouTube, I find this:

… and this:

One of my favorite lines is Thank You!

Categories: Music, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, Comfort Kitchen, June 7 2026, Mildred Ave Community Center, RedFrost Motivation, The Greatest Quotes of All Times, the South Shore of Boston, Top 20 Best Opening Lyrics in Songs, Twitter, watchmojo | 6 Comments

Day 4904: Giving Yourself Grace

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, in a therapy session, I was talking to somebody about the importance of giving yourself grace. When they asked “What does that really mean —giving yourself grace?” I gave myself grace when I turned to AI for an answer.

My patient so much appreciated that explanation of “giving yourself grace” they asked me to send it to them.

Let’s give ourselves grace as I give you my images for today.

Are you giving yourself grace as you check out my two videos for today?

Thanks to all who are here for this giving-yourself-grace post, including YOU!

Categories: mental health, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, Grace Coyle TED talk, June 6 2026, Popular delusions, Sagrada Família Lego Set, Sagrada Familia, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Tony's Clam Shoppe, Twitter | 10 Comments

Day 4903: Festival of Popular Delusions Day

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Happy Festival of Popular Delusions Day, everybody!

Actually, I’m not really happy about all the popular delusions held by a large proportion of the population of the United States.

Yesterday, I discussed popular delusions over breakfast at a popular local breakfast place with an esteemed college classmate.

We both hope for these popular delusions to dissipate as soon as possible — before our country is damaged too much for repair during our lifetimes.

Here are my other images for this Festival of Popular Delusions Day.

Here’s what I find when I search for “Festival of Popular Delusions Day.”

I also find this:

Thanks to all who are here for this Festival of Popular Delusions Day, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: @The_ThoughtLab, Audacity to Hope Day, cats, Charles Mackay, Craig's Cafe, Extraordinary Popular Delusions, Julia’sNationalHolidays, June 5 2026, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Madness of the Crowd, Twitter and Bluesky | 10 Comments

Day 4902: Look Here

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Look here; look there. No matter where you look, you’ll see people who look at things differently than you do.

Look here! It’s another collection of what I’ve been looking at.

Look here, didn’t we celebrate Hug Your Cat Day last week?

Here’s what I find when I look for “look here” on YouTube:

Thanks to all who look here, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: different perspectives, Hug Your Cat Days, June 4 2026, Look-A-Here, poem by Elizabeth Bishop, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Ramsey Lewis Trio, the South Shore of Boston, tuna casserole, Twitter and Bluesky, what are you looking at? | 12 Comments

Day 4901: Stories I’m Following

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Here are some stories I’m following:

On Repeat Day, I’ll repeat what others have said more elegantly: If we don’t follow stories wisely, unfortunate stories will repeat.

Here’s what I find when I search for “stories I’m following” on YouTube:

Thanks to all who are following my stories here, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: @ShortstoriesTM, cats, Half Man, Jefferson Davis Birthday, June 3 2026, My Brilliant Friend, National Repeat Day, Shaun the Sheep, Still Following Others — Don’t Follow, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky | 8 Comments

Day 4900: Losses and Gains

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, I lost my wedding ring. I also gained this understanding: what’s important to me is the strength of the marriage, not the symbol of it.

The lost ring may turn up. In the meantime, I’ll be gaining a “place holder”ring that evokes the lost one.

Yesterday morning, on my walk to work (when I may or may not have already lost my ring), I gained a new experience.

I saw turkey babies! Nobody else noticed them — everyone else was hurrying by on their way to work. Their loss; my gain.

Do you see losses and gains in my other images for today?

Because I lost sleep last night, I’ve lost any interest in looking up Yell “Fudge” at the Cobras in North America Day. I haven’t lost faith in your ability to investigate that if you want to gain more info.

Here’s what I find when I look up “losses and gains” on YouTube:

Thanks to everyone who is here for this losses-and-gains post, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: baby turkeys, cats, different types of gains, different types of losses, Jane Marie Chen TED talk, June 2 2026, salmon dish, Studios Without Walls, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter, What Losing Everything Taught Me | 12 Comments

Day 4899: Healing Communities

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Ann Koplow

I am fortunate to belong to several healing communities, including friends, family, my blogging and social media circles, and group psychotherapy professional organizations.

I’ve also been told that I provide healing communities through my Coping and Healing groups, which I plan to write about soon.

Healing communities are vital for human growth and survival. What healing communities do you see in my images for today?