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Day 4411: What we can’t and can control

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Ann Koplow

In my therapy groups, we often talk about what we can’t and can control.

For example, we can’t control other people’s behaviors but we can control how we react to them.

We can’t control the present USA administration but we can control how we take care of ourselves and others during the next four years.

I can’t control that our cats like to sharpen their claws but I can control what kind of new sofa we get.

Do you see what we can’t and can control in my images for today?

I can’t control what’s on YouTube but I can control what YouTube video I share in this blog post.

I can’t control what comments people leave but I can control how I ask for them!

Thanks to all who are here for this what-we-can’t-and-can-control post, including YOU!

Categories: group therapy, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cat-scratch-resistant sofa, cats, Empaths Refuge, happy places, January 28 2025, Simon’s Cat, Stop Worrying About Things You Can’t Control!!!, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The USA administration, Twitter | 10 Comments

Day 2948: What people are feeling

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Ann Koplow

Because I’m a psychotherapist, I focus on what people are feeling. These days, people are feeling a lot of different feelings.

Some people are feeling better.

Some people are feeling overwhelmed.

Some people are feeling theoretical.

Some people are feeling joyful.

Some people are feeling scared.

Some people are feeling the Bern.

Some people are feeling minor losses.

Many people are feeling major losses.

Some people are feeling nostalgic for the past.

Some people are feeling inquisitive and playful.

Some people are feeling bananas.

Some people are feeling hungry.

Some people are feeling happy.

I live with heart and my heart tells me that all people’s feelings are okay, even the ones we judge and sometimes disown, like anger, fear, and sadness.

This is what I find on YouTube when I search for “How People are Feeling.”

As I often ask in my therapy groups, “What are people feeling?”

As usual, I am feeling gratitude, so thanks to all the people with feelings who helped me create today’s post, including YOU!

Categories: life during the pandemic, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: 7 Ways to Read Other People’s Energy and Emotions, accepting all feelings, Bernie Sanders, Cod dish, coronavirus statistics, Empaths Refuge, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter, Yogi Tea | 17 Comments