On my staycation this week, I am trying to better myself every day by
- going on long walks,
- wearing a mask when I leave the house,
- appreciating the beauty around me,
- spending time with my son, who is home from college,
- getting enough sleep,
- eating relatively healthily,
- showing patience,
- letting go of judgment,
- being aware of others’ pain and suffering without losing myself in it,
- taking achievable next steps towards personal and universal goals,
- coexisting in harmony,
- speaking up against injustice,
- expressing my truth,
- appreciating kindness,
- taking one day at a time,
- having fun,
- listening to music I love,
- learning new things,
- reading,
- writing,
- laughing,
- crying,
- watching enjoyable shows and movies on TV,
- balancing time for myself with connection to others,
- maintaining healthy boundaries,
- letting go of whatever is not serving me well,
- accepting with serenity what cannot be changed,
- having the courage to change what can be changed,
- acquiring the wisdom to know the difference,
- being in the moment, and
- sharing photographs.
Our ailing cat Oscar and my husband Michael (who does not like his picture taken) are bettering themselves every day by spending precious moments together. I better myself every day by listening to Michael, who said about himself earlier this week: “I can talk a dead monkey down from a tree.” I better explain that’s why I took this photo yesterday:
Here‘s “Getting Better” by the Beatles, performed live in 2002 by Paul McCartney and others:
If you were to do one thing every day to better yourself, what might that be?
One thing I do every day to better myself is to express gratitude, so thanks to everybody, including YOU.
