I’ve gotten out of the USA, temporarily, to visit Italy with friends. There are many reasons to get out of the USA right now and many reasons to get out of our hotel room in Italy.
Do you see reasons to get out in my images for today?
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I always respect my cat and I wonder if we’ll see any cats in Venice!
Going to the Uffizi Gallery was a great reason to get out yesterday.
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Now I need to pack so we can get out of Florence and go to Venice. Thanks for being here!
Every morning when I wake up, my unfinished business includes writing a daily blog post.
Because today is Tick Tock Day, according to the National Day Calendar, we’re all supposed to focus on unfinished business.
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Stop nagging me, National Day Calendar! It’s none of your business how much unfinished business I have. And because I’m on vacation, I want to put business — unfinished and otherwise — aside for this week.
However, because it is Tick Tock Day, I’ll share my latest TikTok video.
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Now to finish the unfinished business of completing today’s blog.
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What I still need to do on Still Need to Do Day (again, stop nagging me, December 29!) is share a video about unfinished business …
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… and to thank YOU!
Yesterday, on Sing Out Day, I heard esperanza spalding sing out and play bass at a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert of Wayne Shorter music.
If you want to hear esperanza sing out with her voice, start at 12:11 of this Wayne Shorter tribute concert on YouTube:
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Joyful, talented, and creative people like esperanza spalding and Wayne Shorter make me want to sing out about humanity.
I also want to sing out my gratitude to my husband Michael for giving me the gift of that amazing concert.
Is there anything in today’s blog post that makes you want to sing out?
On Be Mad Day, I’m going to sing out my two “mad” songs: “I’m Mad About You” and “Other People’s Anger” (not yet on YouTube).
Feel free to sing out about anything in the comments section, below.
Thanks to all who help me sing out every day through this blog, including YOU!
This is what I hear about compliments:
Do you see compliments in today’s post?
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If you wave all your fingers at your neighbor, is that a compliment?
Here’s what I find when I search for compliments on YouTube:
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Thanks to all the wonderful people in my life who deserve more compliments, including YOU!
When days are crappy, what makes you happy?
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When days are crappy, cats, chocolate, music, and connecting with those I love (including blogging) make me happy.
Here’s what I find when I search for “when days are crappy” on YouTube.
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When days are crappy, I focus on gratitude for all my blessings, including YOU.
This trip may be my ideal vacation, because it includes people I love, water, iconic scenery, walking, relaxation, new perspectives, photo opportunities,learning, music, comfortable weather, kindness, respectfulness, animals, natural settings, humor, good food, unlimited Wi-Fi, and plenty of chocolate.
Do you see elements of an ideal vacation in this blog post?
What is your ideal vacation?
My ideal anything always includes connections to wonderful people, including YOU!
The United States of America is approaching its midterm election. I am in such a state about the state of our country that I’m afraid to read what this New York Times article states:
I’d like to state that I live in the state of Massachusetts and I wish that the state of my country and the world weren’t so precarious right now. I hope people are in clear-thinking states of mind when they vote in their local elections. The state of inflation is bad world-wide right now and we can’t overstate how often people vote based on the state of their bank accounts. .
What states can you find in my other images for today?
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Here’s what I find when I search for “states” on YouTube:
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What state are you in? Feel free to state your states in a comment, below.
I’m in a state of gratitude for everyone who helps me state my states every day, including YOU!
‘Twas the day after Christmas,
And all through the house
This creature was stirring
And chasing a mouse.
The presents were present, ‘twas so nice they were there,
It’s a good thing I love chocolate because there’s plenty to share.
‘Twas the day after Christmas and these National Days:
I’ll choose whining ‘cause my stomach lining is acting up in some ways.
‘Twas the day after Christmas, and I hope that you stay
To answer this latest last question of the day:
“Twas the Day after Christmas” was an episode of M*A*S*H
Which I’m now adding to my gladdening “What to Watch” stash.
‘Twas the day after Christmas and as I pass out of view,
I’m exclaiming and reframing a hearty THANK YOU!
In my Coping and Healing groups in the past, present, and future, I have written, I write, and I shall write the important themes on the “Board of Importance.”
I tell my group members that when I write the words “past,” “present,” and “future” on the board I can relax, because I know I’ve captured everything.
At the turn of the year, people seem to think even more about the past, present, and future. Can you see the past, present, and future in the images I captured in the recent past, am sharing with you in the present, and will remember in the future?
There’s the past, present, and future, in one saying: “There is nothing like you, there was nothing like you, and there shall be nothing like you.”.
Now I can relax, because I know I’ve captured everything.
Here‘s a blast from the past: “Past, Present and Future” from The Shangri-Las.
Creating this post is now in the past, I am very grateful in the present, and I look forward to your comments in the future.
As we get closer to November 3, my anxiety is increasing. I know I’m not alone in my anxiety, which helps.
Can you see my anxiety in today’s photos?
Music is usually good for my anxiety. Here’s “My Anxiety” by Cal Scruby,
“Anxiety” by Anna Clendening,
“I Wrote a Song about Dealing with Depression and Anxiety” by Gremlin,
“Anxiety” by Black Eyed Peas featuring Papa Roach,
and, finally, “cute songs to help you deal with anxiety.”
My anxiety is grateful to everyone who is reading “My Anxiety” here and now, including YOU!
