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Day 3333: Obsessions

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Ann Koplow

Because I’m obsessed with interesting numbers, I’m noticing that this is the 3333rd day I’ve been blogging.

Because I’m obsessed with the healing power of groups, I’m working on a presentation about group work for my co-workers at a Boston teaching hospital.

Because I’m obsessed with communicating clearly and effectively, I’m driving myself a little crazy as I’m preparing this. At this point, I’m obsessed with this thought: “I wish I had said NO when they asked me to do the presentation!”

Because I’m obsessed with interesting quotes, here are some quotes about obsession.

Do you see obsessions in my other images for today?

None of my obsessions are on that list of National Days, so I will celebrate this precious day however I choose.

Because I’m obsessed with sharing music or videos that fit the blog post, here’s Toto singing “I miss the rains down in Africa.”

Because I’m obsessed with gratitude, thanks to all who help me create this daily blog, including YOU.

Categories: group therapy, personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: "Africa", cats, letting go of perfectionism, macaroni and cheese, pistachio nuts, quotes about obsessions, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Toto, Twitter | 14 Comments

Day 3332: What we can and can’t control

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Ann Koplow

I can’t control what other people have said about control. However, I can control which quotes I choose to include in this post.

Last night, I asked this question about what we can’t and can control on Twitter:

Many responded that they could not control what other people did, but they could control their reactions to other people.

Is control an issue in the rest of my images for today?

I can’t control what the National Days are, but I can control how I choose to celebrate this day.

Here’s “Cruise Control” by the Dregs.

I can’t control what comments you’re going to leave, but I can control my responses to them.

I can’t control how grateful I am, but I can control how I express that gratitude to you!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: “Cruise Control”, gratitude, National Days for February 14 2022, quotes about control, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the Dregs, Twitter | 8 Comments

Day 3276: Voices

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Ann Koplow

So many have voiced profound thoughts about voices, including these:

Do you see (or hear) voices in my other images for today?

In honor of Go Caroling Day, here are many voices performing “Carol of the Bells.”

I look forward to hearing your voices in the comments section below.

I hope you hear the voices of gratitude from me, every time you visit this daily blog.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: “Carol of the Bells”, Ensign Symphony, gratitude, Jennifer Thomas, Joe Manchin, National Go Caroling Day, quotes about voices, The Daily Bitch Calendar, voices you love to hear, Yogi Tea | 20 Comments

Day 3127: Growing old

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Ann Koplow

Last week in one of my Coping and Healing groups, the older people told the younger people that growing old was not as scary as they feared. The older people talked about the benefits of growing old, which seemed to surprise the younger members of the group.

There are so many negative messages out there about growing old. Let’s see if we can balance those, here and now, with some quotes and images.

Speaking of ending the conversation, let’s see what the Daily Bitch has to say about growing old today.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “growing old.”

What are your thoughts and feelings about growing old?

I am grateful to be growing old and I’m grateful for those who are growing older with me, including YOU.

Categories: group therapy, personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: Ageism, coping and healing groups, letting go of fear, Maria Alejandro, quotes about growing old, Ted Talk, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter | 32 Comments

Day 3126: Gratitude

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Ann Koplow

Gratitude is easy for me to feel and express. I have so much to be grateful for, including waking up to this new day.

I’m grateful for all these quotes about gratitude.

Do you see gratitude in my other images for today?

One way I could answer the question “How are you?” is “grateful.”

Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “gratitude.”

I always end my blog posts with gratitude, so thanks to all who are joining me here on this precious day, including YOU.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: Gratitude: The Short Film, Louie Schwartberg, Mindfulness 360, quotes about gratitude, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, trout with fried rice, Twitter, Yogi Tea | 17 Comments

Day 2985: Confession Time!

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Ann Koplow

Because it’s confession time, here are some quotes about confession:

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
St. Augustine

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.
Karl Marx

Confessions of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and cleaner. I feel stronger for confession.
Mahatma Gandhi

A confession has to be part of your new life.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Acting is a form of confession.
Tallulah Bankhead

Nobody likes to be found out, not even one who has made ruthless confession a part of his profession. Any autobiographer, therefore, at least between the lines, spars with his reader and potential judge.
Erik Erikson

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff — it is a palliative rather than a remedy.
Peter DeVries

Between lovers a little confession is a dangerous thing.
Helen Rowland

My whole act is a confession.
Shelly Berman

Psychoanalysis is the confession without without absolution.
Germaine Greer

The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
J. M. Coetzee

I have a confession to make — I am very fond of junk food.
Siddharth Shukla

You know, I’ve got a confession to make myself. I’m not really a priest, I’ve just got my shirt on backwards.
Harry Styles

Confession Time! Whenever I present quotes, I arrange them by the birthdate of the person I’m quoting.

Yesterday I declared “Confession Time!” on Twitter:

Confession Time! Here and now, I can’t include any other images and I don’t know if I can publish this blog post. WordPress keeps confessing, “You are probably offline” although I don’t see how that is true. I confess that I can’t upload anything from my laptop or my phone and I confess this has never happened before in all my years of daily blogging.

Confession time! I wanted to write a quick blog post this morning so I could watch a special presentation about the musical “Rent.” Oh well.

Confession Time! No photos doesn’t prevent my from quoting the Daily Bitch Calendar for today: “Why is being alive so expensive? I’m not even having a good time!”

Since it is confession time, are there any confessions you’d like to make in the comments section, below?

It’s always gratitude time, so thanks to all the people I quoted, above, and thanks to YOU.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: Erik Erickson, Germaine Greer, Harry Stiles, Helen Rowland, J.M. Coetzee, Karl Marx, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Peter DeVries, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Shelly Berman, Siddharth Shukla, St. Augustine, Tallulah Bankhead | 16 Comments

Day 2915: Giving and getting

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Ann Koplow

This year, we are neither giving nor getting any material gifts, which feels like a gift to me.

Here are some quotes about giving and getting:

Now it’s time to be giving you my latest photos and I hope you’ll be getting them.

Now, on Christmas Eve 2020, I’ll be giving you a question and I hope to be getting some answers: Which of today’s photos best represent this year for you?

When I search YouTube for “giving and getting,” I’m getting this:

I’m also getting this:

If you’re giving the Olsen twins your attention, you’re getting that appreciation is love. As always, you’ll be getting both from me, here and now.

Categories: life during the pandemic, personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: "Giving is Getting" sung by the Olsen twins, "Needing/Getting" by OK Go, Christmas 2020, Daily Bitch Calendar, Fish sandwich, kindness rock project, snow people, South Shore of Boston, Yogi Tea | 22 Comments

Day 2913: Darkest days

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday was the darkest day in a year of darkest days.

Do you see darkest days in these images ?

Every year, I’m relieved when the darkest day of the Winter Solstice is behind me, because there are brighter days ahead from then on.

Here is Black Water County with “Darkest Days.”

What are your thoughts and feelings about darkest days?

Gratitude brightens even my darkest days, so thanks to all who help me blog each and every day, including YOU.

Categories: life during the pandemic, personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: Aristotle, Black Water County, Charles Caleb Colton, Dalai Lama, Dante Alighieri, Dhiman, John Major, lyanla Vanzant, the Winter Solstice 2020 | 22 Comments

Day 2899: Insignificant

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Ann Koplow

Is it insignificant that I did NOT call the Internal Revenue System yesterday about my significantly late tax refund, despite resolving to do so in my morning blog post?

Did I not call because I dislike how insignificant I feel whenever I deal with a huge bureaucracy? Or was it because the work I needed to do yesterday (remote psychotherapy and responding to crisis calls) made my contacting the IRS insignificant in comparison? Or did I have significant fear about what I might find out — that because my identity was stolen my tax refund was stolen too?

Sometimes, my confusion about the motives for my behavior is not insignificant.

Is the actual inspiration for today’s title insignificant?

The Daily Bitch is never insignificant to me. Are today’s other images insignificant?

I’ve done significant work to try to get to the point described in that last quote. Nevertheless, my mood shifted yesterday based on the insignificant actions of somebody else. Significantly, I communicated with that person and my mood shifted again. I believe that is not insignificant, although I clearly have more significant work to do.

Here is “Insignificant” by Spencer Elliott.

I hope you know your reactions to my posts are never insignificant to me.

My expressions of thanks here are insignificant in comparison with the gratitude I feel for all who help me blog every day, including YOU!

Categories: life during the pandemic, personal growth, photojournalism, Psychotherapy, quotes | Tags: Bruno Shulz, Calvin and Hobbes, Laurence Overmire, Mahatma Gandhi, Meaghan Barcelona, Night Sky phone app, salmon dish, Spencer Elliott, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Thomas Merton | 19 Comments

Day 2890: Insights

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Ann Koplow

Here are some insightful quotes about insights:

“When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.” — Socrates

“Knowing many things doesn’t teach insight.” — Heraclitus

“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

“We are surrounded by data, but starved for insights.” — Jay Baer

“To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the condition that made him what he is.” — Margaret Bourke-White

“Insight occurs when, and to the degree that, one knows oneself.” — Andrew Schneider

“Great insight comes from seeing something as odd and finding out why.” — Philip Kotler

“When you let go, you lose pain and gain insight.” — Alexandra Stoddard

“The best vision is insight.” — Malcolm Forbes

“You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.” — Thich Nhat Hahn

“Discovery is the journey; insight is the destination.” — Gary Hamel

“Do not let anyone, of any sex, tell you that your intuitions and insights, your wisdom and your understandings, are somehow second-rate and not to be trusted.” Neale Donald Walsch

Yesterday, I trusted my insights enough to share this on Twitter:

One person’s platitude might be another person’s revelation, and vice versa.

Are there insights in any of these images?