December 16 2023 Archives - The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally

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Day 4001: Lighten Up

Posted on December 16, 2023 by Ann Koplow

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.

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!!!

Categories: group therapy, personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: 6 Ways to Give Your Mind a Break, cats, coping and healing groups, December 16 2023, dream jobs, Morcheeba, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter | 11 Comments

Day 4000: Four thousand

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Ann Koplow

Four thousand days, four thousand blog posts.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, here are four thousand words:

Here are another four thousand words, base pictures.

My friends! You are all a gift to me, four thousand times over.

On Cat Herders Day, I’ll share that herding my wandering and independent thoughts into a cohesive-enough blog post has been like herding cats, four thousand times. I hope it’s been as valuable (and fun!) for you as it’s been for me.

Here’s a valuable video I found when I searched for “four thousand” on YouTube.