Against all odds, I am still here doing this life thing again (and again and again) as I turn 71 on Groundhog Day.
Here are some photos of my life, again.
I love that it’s also Self Renewal Day and World Play Your Ukulele Day, again.
Here’s what I find when I search for Groundhog Day, again.
It’s not a mic drop for me, yet.
Thanks to all who are here with me for Groundhog Day, again! 🎉💕
Well, dear readers, I made it to Groundhog Day, again, and age 70!
Whether or not the groundhog sees his shadow, there is no shadow here and it’s springtime in my soul. I’m so grateful for every precious year I’ve had and thankful that, against all odds, there’s more life ahead.
Even when I repeat mistakes and relearn lessons again (as we all do), it’s been a wonderful ride with no regrets.
Let’s see if there’s any evidence of Groundhog Day, again, in my images for today.
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Even the Daily Bitch is thankful on Groundhog Day, again!
Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “Groundhog Day, again!”
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Thanks to all who are celebrating Groundhog Day, again, with me, including YOU!
Let’s start fresh with a greeting from Los Angeles, California!
Start fresh, no matter what has happened in the past. That’s what Harvard-dropout Henry Gaylord Wilshire did: he moved west in 1884 to start fresh after he didn’t cut the mustard in the family business.
I saw that poster on Wilshire Boulevard yesterday, as I was trying to start fresh and let go of anxiety, assumptions, worries, concerns, and cognitive distortions (including fortune-telling, catastrophizing, mind-reading, personalization, and shoulds) after a five-hour flight and very little sleep.
My flight to L.A. started fresh with The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man. That fun and inspiring documentary has a fresh start, middle, and ending, exploring legendary stories about Bill Murray, who can start fresh by unexpectedly showing up and engaging in other people’s lives. After that movie about starting fresh and being in the moment (and realizing that nothing else matters), I started fresh watching Rami Malek’s fresh and amazing performance in Bohemian Rhapsody. Later in the day, a few miles from my L.A. hotel room, Rami Malek started fresh by winning the Academy Award for best actor.
Will anything in my other photos from yesterday help you start fresh?
Keeping life simple, eating well, handling fragile things carefully, true stories, and remembering that healing is not linear (as I described in this post at the fresh start of this daily blog), all help me start fresh, every day. What helps you start fresh?
Here is Bill Murray, starting his movie career in Meatballs, inviting people to start fresh by reminding them that it just doesn’t matter:
“Nothing really matters to me” is the fresh ending to Bohemian Rhapsody, the song. Here’s Freddie Mercury and Queen — starting fresh and ending strong — with the Live Aid performance replicated in Bohemian Rhapsody, the movie:
Let’s end fresh with gratitude to all who helped me write this “Start Fresh” post and to all who help me start fresh, every day, including YOU.
