I love spring because of the leaves and colorful flowers coming back all around me.
I can’t wait until my country will be coming back to its senses and electing better leaders.
Can you see why “Coming Back” is the title of today’s post?
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Here’s what I find when I search for “coming back” on YouTube.
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Thanks to YOU for coming back to this blog, here and now.
I don’t know about you, but emotions are running wild over here.
In therapy, we work on identifying, accepting, and expressing emotions without judgment. We also talk about how emotions are like the weather — that they come and go with different intensities.
On my door at the hospital where I work, I have an emotions chart that I drew in a group session many years ago.
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I think the most important emotion on that chart is hope.
What other emotions are in my blog today?
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Here’s what I find when I search for “emotions” on YouTube:
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What emotions would you like to express in the comments section, below?
I feel gratitude for all who are here for this emotions post, including YOU!
Take heart, my friends.
Take heart, because what else can we do?
Take heart; some heart-related images are on their way from me to you.
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Take heart; I believe in my heart that there are more empathic people than narcissists in this world.
Here’s what I find when I search for “take heart” on YouTube.
Thanks to all who help me take heart every day, including YOU. 💕
Because I’m only slightly extroverted (according to the Myers-Briggs test), I am energized both by being around people and by being by myself. I’m most energized by an even balance of social interaction and alone time.
I’m also energized by love, nature, group therapy, cats, humor, music, kindness, creativity, curiosity, and (perhaps most importantly) hope.
I hope you are energized by my images for today.
I’m also energized by memories of riding my moped to work, relaxation, and realizing that I don’t have to be right all the time.
Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “energized”:
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Thanks to all who help me stay energized, including YOU!
Now is the perfect time to be brave and courageous, because why wait? Life is short, my brave and courageous friends.
Now is the perfect time to look at all my images for now.
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Now is the perfect time to be brave and courageous and now is the perfect time for peace.
Now is the perfect time to tell you that I rocked my workshop and my speech yesterday!
Now is the perfect time to share what I find when I search YouTube for “now is the perfect time to be brave and courageous.”
Now is the perfect time to leave a comment and now is the perfect time to express my thanks and appreciation for all of you!
“Take a breath” is something I often say to myself and to others in therapy. Take a breath to
Take a breath as we look at all my images for the day.
It’s like the world is taking breath after justice has been served for George Floyd, who was deprived of his right to take a breath and live.
Here‘s “Take a Breath” by Raffi.
Take a breath and leave a comment, if you choose.
Take a breath and experience my gratitude for all who help me take a breath and blog every day, including YOU.
It’s incredible how many incredible life moments I’ve been able to share and experience here.
Over the years, there have been so many incredible life moments where the incredible support of my blogging community has nourished and sustained me.
Here are some incredible life moments from yesterday:
Some of my incredible life moments yesterday included:
Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “incredible life moments”:
It would be an incredible life moment if you left a comment, below.
I am grateful for every incredible life moment, including this one I’m sharing now with you.
Yesterday, after Joe Biden was finally projected to be the next President of the United States, there was dancing in the streets!
While there was dancing in the streets all around the world, I took these photos on a gorgeous day:
Michael didn’t dance in the streets with my friend Barbara and me, but he danced in his own way yesterday.
I’m looking forward to many more days of dancing in the streets (which I do when I listen to music, no matter what day it is). There’s sure to be a lot more hope and joy in my street dancing now.
Thanks to Barbara, Michael, everybody dancing in the streets, and YOU!
When you are consumed with fear, anger, hopelessness, or helplessness, looking forward to the future is difficult.
After listening to Vice President Joe Biden’s speech last night, I am looking forward to the future again.
I am looking forward to watching his speech for a second time, here and now.
It’s wonderful looking forward to the future through tears of relief.
I am looking forward to the future and
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Looking forward to the future when there isn’t a national sleep deficit.
Looking forward to telling you that this photo from the past of me looking forward to the future …
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… was taken by my excellent ex-husband, Leon Fairbanks, who reads this blog.
Looking forward to the future of reading your comments, below.
Looking forward to the future, as always, with gratitude for all, including YOU.
I took that last picture for people I graduated high school with in 1970, whom I love. I’m looking forward to seeing them at our Zoom reunion tomorrow evening.
If you love someone, what do you do?
I tell them how grateful I am that they (including YOU!) are still on this earth.
