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Day 4811: You’re not alone

“You’re not alone” is something I say and learn in my therapy groups all the time.

“You’re not alone” is something I say to myself when I’m scared, sad, angry, or convinced that I am alone.

Do you see any evidence that you’re not alone in my images for today?

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Here’s a song I wrote that includes the lyrics “you’re not alone.”

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Thanks to all who help me remember that I’m not alone, including YOU!

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Day 4517: Safe Spaces

People in my Coping and Healing groups talk about how these groups provide safe spaces to share, to be vulnerable and to learn that they are not alone. They also comment on the lack of other safe spaces.

I am very gratified to provide a safe space six days every week. I also wish more safe spaces were available to all.

Do you see safe spaces in my images for today?

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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for safe spaces.

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I hope the comment sections in this blog are safe spaces for people to express themselves.

Thanks to all who are here for this safe-spaces post, including YOU!

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Day 4412: Names

I think names are important. I try to make sure that I spell and pronounce all names correctly.

Names have also been in the news lately. For example, he-who-shall-not-be-named renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and nameless cowards are actually going along with this.

What names do you see in my images for today?

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

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I hope the name PBS is still recognizable four years from now.

Thanks to all who helped me create this “names” blog post, including YOU!

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Day 4125: Blah Blah Blah

Yesterday was Blah Blah Blah Day, and here’s some blah blah blah about that:

I guess I observed Blah Blah Blah Day correctly because I blah blah blahed with my physical therapist about my clicking jaw, which has been driving me crazy whenever I blah blah blah since August. After we blah blah blahed about it, he gave me some new exercises to use at home and told me to apply ice or heat in the morning before I blah blah blah, plus two other times during the day. I felt less blah about the future because he said this during our blah blah blah: “When we fix this …” which gave me hope for the future blah blah blah.

Do you see blah blah blah in my images for today?

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There’s probably a lot of blah blah blah on YouTube. Here’s what I find:

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What do you like to blah blah blah about?

Many thanks to all those who read my daily blah blah blah on this blog, including YOU!

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Day 4098: Stuff

Here’s some stuff about stuff:

  • In my groups (where I encourage people not to stuff their feelings), members have been talking about having too much stuff and wanting to get rid of stuff.
  • People seem to focus on getting rid of stuff in the spring.
  • The other day, there was so much stuff about stuff in group that I wrote this line: “How much stuff is enough?”
  • I actually have enough stuff for my concerts in May and June, so I’m not planning on writing any more new stuff; instead, I’m going to focus on the old stuff.
  • When you wake up in the middle of the night worrying about stuff, Tim Box (whose stuff appeared in yesterday’s blog post) suggests that you not get anxious about being anxious.
  • I keep telling my husband Michael not to move my stuff, especially my medical stuff.
  • People can get very territorial about their stuff.
  • As Shakespeare wrote in The Tempest, “we are such stuff as dreams are made on.”
  • I love stuff like that.

Here’s the rest of the stuff for today’s blog post:

I don’t know where and how they come up with that stuff for each day.

Here’s great stuff I found on YouTube:

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Thanks to George Carlin, William Shakespeare, Tim Box, Michael, The Daily Bitch, my friends on Twitter and Threads, the people in my groups, and everyone else who helps me deal with stuff, including YOU!

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Day 2986: What are you looking forward to?

Yesterday, in both my Coping and Healing groups, people shared what they were looking forward to.

I’m looking forward to:

  • another Coping and Healing group today,
  • Michael’s stroganoff for dinner,
  • the weekend,
  • walks by the water,
  • music,
  • dancing,
  • connecting,
  • being in the moment,
  • letting go of regrets about the past and worries about the future,
  • accepting all feelings, and
  • sharing my images from the last two days.

One of my biggest fears used to be singing and playing imperfectly in front of people. I’ve done so much work on that I am truly looking forward to singing “Vaccinated Women” to the tune of “Fascinating Rhythm” tonight at an Open Mic. I’m also looking forward to sharing that imperfect performance with you tomorrow.

Here’s an imperfect performance of mine from two years ago in LA at the great Ron Lynch’s “Tomorrow” show:

What are you looking forward to? I’m looking forward to your comments, below.

If you’re looking forward to my gratitude to you for showing up here today, here it is!

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