It’s Monday, so I’ll be taking the ferry into Boston soon to provide in-person individual and group therapy.
I hope my posts on social media provide some kind of therapy for people during difficult times.
Is there any therapy in my images for today?
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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “therapy.”
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Thanks to all who provide therapy for me, including YOU.
Many of us have been taught not to brag.
Those teachings about not to brag often result in people putting themselves down for fear of being conceited or overstating their worth.
Not to brag, but I encourage people to brag about themselves, because I think that is much healthier than their usual self-deprecation.
Not to brag, but I did a concert of my original songs where I got a standing ovation and raised hundreds of dollars for Samaritans and the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Not to brag, but my son wants to travel with me this summer, and we’re hoping to take a train trip across Canada.
Not to brag, but I captured all these images at home.
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Not to brag, but I have some pretty cool eyewear.
Not to brag, but my friend Janet Raye Stevens — who is a fabulous writer whom I met at film school in the 1980s — sent me that photo after she attended my concert.
Here’s what I find when I search for “not to brag” on YouTube.
Not to brag, but I found a really good TED talk about bragging.
Not to brag, but many awesome people read this blog, including YOU!
People have told me that some of my songs have great titles — specifically “I Left the House Before I Felt Ready,” “Everybody’s Somebody’s Asshole,” and “I’d Like to Win a Grammy for Best New Artist.”
Yesterday, when I spoke to some lovely people at Samaritans (where I got the title Ann 1360* when I volunteered for their suicide hotline in the 90s) about contributing proceeds from my June concert and album to them, I mentioned my song with the title “Don’t Kill Yourself.”
I don’t know if “I Love Myself” is a great title, but I started writing this new song yesterday:
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Do you see any great titles in my images for today?
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Here’s a song with a great title: “How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away.”
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Thanks to all who help me find great titles, including YOU!
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* Everyone who volunteers at Samaritans gets a great title comprised of their first name and a number; while I do remember my first name, I’m not sure about that number.