What the hell is going on? It sure feels like pandemonium.
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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “pandemonium.”
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Thanks to all who are helping me deal with pandemonium, here and now, including YOU!
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Day 4177: Peace of mind
Who’s looking for peace of mind? I am and I’m guessing I’m not alone.
I hope you find some peace of mind here.
If I were going to write to my late father on this Write to Your Father Day, I’d write, “Dear, Dad. I did a show of my original songs and I got a standing ovation! I think you would have been proud.” This is giving me peace of mind, here and now.
What’s also giving me peace of mind is that I can blog more easily on my new laptop. That means it will take less time for me to give you a piece of my mind every day.
Here‘s what I hear in my mind when I think about “peace of mind.”
Thanks to all those who contribute to my peace of mind, including YOU!
Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes
Tags: blogging, Cambridge, cats, gardens, gratitude, June 9 2024, life, Loggins & Messina, mindfulness, peace, Stop & Shop, thoughts, Twitter, Write to Your Father Day, writing
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Day 4158: Preparation
I am in the middle of the preparation for my first concert of original songs, coming up this weekend!
Let’s see if my images for today help with this preparation.
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Today, I’m going to continue the preparation for my concert by rehearsing “Don’t Kill Yourself” with my friend Carol, who has contributed to my preparation for many important life events.
Here’s what I find on YouTube about preparation:
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Thanks to all who help me with my preparation for each day, including YOU!
Day 4152: Expectations
My expectations about my upcoming concert/live album taping keep changing. Actually, I am trying to let go of expectations in order to stay in the moment and enjoy the process, no matter who shows up and how it all goes.
Do you have expectations about this blog post and do you see expectations in my images for today?
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Here‘s what I find on YouTube when I search for “expectations.”
Thanks to all who helped me create this “expectations” post, including YOU!
Day 4146: Discouraged
Sometimes, I get discouraged. As with any experience, I know I’m not alone.
Are you discouraged by any of my images for today?
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Here’s the tune Chris Delyani (see above) listens to when he gets discouraged:
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I also find this when I search for “discouraged” on YouTube.
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What are your thoughts and feelings about this “discouraged” post?
Thanks to all those who help when I get discouraged, including YOU!
Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes
Tags: 5 Things You Need to Remember When You’re Feeling Discouraged // Stop Feeling Discouraged, “Wings” by Little Mix, Boston, cats, Chris Delyani, eggplant parmigiana, Julia Kristina Counselling, May 9 2024, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter
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Day 4131: Taking chances
Today, I’ll be taking chances as I facilitate two groups, try physical therapy again for what seems to be a chronic (and perhaps unresolvable) problem, practice two of my original compositions with an old friend, and stay out late for the second night in a row at a concert with the amazing Jacob Collier.
Because I wasn’t given too many chances when I was young to survive to my current ripe old age, taking chances seems to come naturally to me. I talked about that last night at a Freedom Seder hosted by dear friends — Jonathan Gershon, Daniella, and their daughter Freedom — in Providence, Rhode Island.
Do you see taking chances in my images for today?
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Whenever I create one of these blog posts, I am taking chances that my photos for the day are going to load properly. Today, I had to work really hard to get any images into this blog, which makes me wonder if I’m taking chances by holding on to my old phone and laptop.
Here‘s what I find when I search for “taking chances” on YouTube.
Chances are that you know that I’ll be thanking all those who help me in taking chances, including YOU!
Day 4041: Bellies
For some reason, I am thinking about bellies today.
Women are way too worried about their bellies, by the way, and no Irish Coffee for me today!
When I search for “bellies” on YouTube, I find this
… this,
… and this.
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Thanks to all who have bellies, including YOU!
Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes
Tags: “How Does the Stomach Function?” from Bayer Global, “How your digestive system works — Emma Bryce” from TED Ed, Belly Laugh Day, cats, colonoscopy prep, how women feel about their bellies, January 25 2023, liquid diet, Teen Titans, The Daily Bitch Calendar
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Day 4031: Quotes
Dear News Media et al,
I am sick and tired of quotes from Donald Trump and you can quote me on that.
Here are quotes I need today:
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Those are quotes I need on this special day and here are some images:
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Here are some more quotes for Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
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Undying thanks to Martin Luther King Jr. and all who helped me create this “quotes” post, including you.
Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes
Tags: cats, Cleveland.com, gratitude, January 15 2023, Martin Luther King Jr Day, MLK, MLK quotes, movies, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter
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Day 4001: Lighten Up
This week in my Coping and Healing groups, people told dark stories of medical problems, systemic injustices, and abuse, and yet were still able to lighten up with laughter. At the end of these groups, the members shared how much it helped to lighten up, even for those brief moments.
I shall now do my best to lighten up in this blog post.
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Thanks to the Daily Bitch, I’m going to lighten up and say that’s it’s okay to have a day when I accomplish nothing.
Here’s what I find when I search for “lighten up” on YouTube.
Thanks to all who help me lighten up, including YOU!!!
Day 3938: Embarrassing
It’s embarrassing that in my three thousand, nine hundred, and thirty-eight days of consecutive blogging, I’ve never written a post with the title “embarrassing.”
It saddens me when people describe their all-too-human feelings, thoughts, and behaviors as embarrassing.
Personally, I can find it embarrassing when I
- don’t get enough sleep,
- am obviously ailing from something (like an arthritic ankle),
- get something wrong,
- seem self-absorbed, or
- reach out and get no response.
It’s embarrassing how much embarrassment can hold us back.
Do you see anything embarrassing in my images for today?
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it’s not embarrassing to use lower case to accept my curves on national curves day.
Is it embarrassing that every other source on the Internet states that National Curves Day is the second WEDNESDAY of October, not the second Saturday? If it is embarrassing, it’s not embarrassing for me.
Here’s what I find when I look for “embarrassing” on YouTube:
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Embarrassing thanks to all who helped me create this “embarrassing” post, including you!!!
