Posts Tagged With: healthy meals

Day 5027: Stories we like to tell

Posted on October 6, 2026 by Ann Koplow

In therapy, we talk a lot about the stories we like to tell. I encourage people to tell the positive stories about themselves, since we tend to remember and focus on the negative.

Do you see stories we like to tell in my images for today?

Apparently, the Daily Bitch isn’t interested in listening to the stories we like to tell.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “the stories we like to tell.”

Colleen Georges likes to tell stories similar to those I like to tell.

Thanks to all those who are here for the stories we like to tell, including YOU!

Categories: Narrative Therapy, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Boston transportation, cats and other creatures, Colleen Georges TED talk, healthy meals, October 6 2026, Re-scripting the stories we tell ourselves, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow, Twitter | 8 Comments

Day 5012: What Matters Most

Posted on September 22, 2026 by Ann Koplow

What matters most, here and now, is sharing the sign that inspired today’s blog.

To me, what matters most is creating safe spaces for people to heal and grow, and I’m spending time on that.

What matters most in my other images for today?

What matters most to you?

Here’s what I find when I search for “what matters most” on YouTube.

What matters most to me, here and now, I expressing my thanks to YOU!

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Barbara Streisand, cats, Ekua Holmes “Time Out”, healthy meals, Longwood Medical Area in Boston, relevant TV shows, September 22 2026, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the media stands up to Trump, Twitter | 6 Comments

Day 5005: Next Steps

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Ann Koplow

After taking so many new steps in Switzerland, it’s time for me to think about next steps.

Next steps for me include

Planning my next solo trip (Japan or Greece),
Preparing for my appearance in October on the protest song teach-out Which Side,
Realizing that I belong up on stages, mountains, and other high places,
Taking time every day to get my healing groups and music out there, and
Letting go of fear, guilt, and shame as soon as possible.

Do you see next steps in my images for today?

Here’s what I find when I look for “next steps” on YouTube.

My next step is to thank everyone who helped me create today’s blog post, including YOU!

Categories: group therapy, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Boston Ferry, Cass McCrory TED talk, cats and other creatures, chocolate babka, Finding Your Best Next Step, healthy meals, September 15 2026, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky, WordPress posting streak | 8 Comments

Day 4985: Make Your Own Luck Day

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Today is Make Your Own Luck Day.

On Make Your Own Luck Day, I’m resolving to make my own luck in Switzerland, no matter what the weather is.

Here are my other images for Make Your Own Luck Day.

Here’s what I find when I search for “make your own luck” on YouTube.

I also want to honor the late, great Dolly Parton, with whom we were lucky to share this earth for many years.

Many thanks to Dolly Parton and to all those who are here on Make Your Luck Day, including YOU.

Categories: in memoriam, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 26 2026, Dolly Parton, healthy meals, Prof. Dr. Christian Busch, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Science of Serendipity TED talk, the South Shore of Boston, the weather in Switzerland, Touch a Heart Day, Twitter and Bluesky | 7 Comments

Day 4974: The News

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Ann Koplow

People in my Coping and Healing groups used to talk about the news.

These days, they barely mention the news. Maybe that’s because the news is hazardous to their mental health.

Last night, I asked a question about the news on Twitter.

Here’s the news I hope you can use.

On National Relaxation Day, I’m wondering if it makes sense to search for “the news” on YouTube.

I really appreciate Tobias Wahlqvist’s TED talk about the news.

Thanks to all who are dealing with the news, including YOU!

Categories: group therapy, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 16 2026, bunnies, cats, healthy meals, how to improve the news media, National Relaxation Day, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Tobias Wahlqvist TED talk, turkeys, Twitter | 6 Comments

Day 4970: Relax

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Ann Koplow

It’s difficult to relax in this nerve-wracking world.

I relax by spending time with kind people in real life, movies, and books. I also relax by looking at nature and cats and by practicing mindfulness.

When wake up in the middle of the night, I relax and go back to sleep by listening to a video like this:

I’m going to share that video with one of my self-critical patients; I hope it helps them relax.

Try to relax as you look at my images for today.

It’s difficult to relax on Presidential Joke Day when we have such a joke of a President.

Now that I’ve finished this daily blog, I can relax and express my thanks to YOU.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 11 2026, Boston Ferry, healthy meals, Presidential Joke Day, relaxing things to do in Lucerne, Sleepy Monk video, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, tomatoes from the garden, Twitter and Bluesky, ways to relax | 8 Comments

Day 4964: Self soothing

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Ann Koplow

These days, the need for self soothing is something people have in common.

Blogging is self soothing for me and I hope my images today promote self soothing for you.

Work Like a Dog Day doesn’t sound very self soothing. Let’s find out.

It’s self soothing for me to realize that even though I work like a dog on every other weekday, Wednesday is my short work day, which allows for more self soothing.

Here and now, it’s self soothing for me to look at images of Switzerland, especially since I had an anxiety dream about travel last night.

Here’s what I find when I search for “self soothing” on YouTube:

Thanks to all who deserve more self soothing, including YOU!

Categories: group therapy, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 5 2026, healthy meals, images of Switzerland, soothing animals, TED talk by Vivi Svendsen, The art of self-soothing, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky, Work Like a Dog Day | 6 Comments

Day 4949: Verisimilitude

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Ann Koplow

The word of the day is Verisimilitude.

Because of Artificial Intelligence, verisimilitude is quite the issue these days.

Speaking of Artificial Intelligence, I’m going to ask ChatGPT to use verisimilitude in some sentences.

In this 4949-day-old blog, I always describe events that really happened (with words and images), and I hope they leave you with a feeling of verisimilitude.

Is there verisimilitude in my images for today?

To maintain the verisimilitude of giving credit where credit is due, I shall reveal that my friend Joe sent me this image yesterday.

Not to brag, but sometimes my images align to give the verisimilitude of research and planning.

Here’s what I find when I search for “verisimilitude” on YouTube.

Is there verisimilitude in my daily gratitude for you?

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Artificial Intelligence, cakes, cats, healthy meals, July 21 2026, protests, Tall Ships, the Boston Ferry, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter, Verisimilitude in Superman | 2 Comments

Day 4942: Too Much

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Lately, I’ve had too much to do at work because we are understaffed.

I’ve been worrying too much because of that, because I’ve felt stuck moving forward with my music, because there is too much noise in my head whenever I talk, and because of too much buyers regret.

When I was younger, I used to worry that my feelings, thoughts, and difficult experiences might be too much for someone else to deal with. I don’t worry too much about that now.

I have so many images to share with you today that I hope it’s not too much!