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Day 2563: Anxiety’s moments

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, many moments after creating Day 2562: Moments you dream about, I heard the 1970s Chicago tune, Anxiety’s Moment …

… which lasts only a few moments.

In the 1970s, I had several anxiety’s moments, including when I heard about Chicago’s wonderful singer-guitarist-songwriter Terry Kath‘s untimely death from “an accidental gunshot wound to the head.” That still causes anxiety’s moment when I think about it in this moment.

In these very early moments of the 2020s, many people are already expressing lots of anxiety’s moments. Are you one of them?

Do any of my photos from yesterday add to or relieve anxiety’s moment?

Please no lectures but please do take a moment to leave a comment about this anxiety’s moments post.

As always, I relieve anxiety’s moments by expressing my gratitude to all who help me create this daily blog, including YOU.

Moments after I published this post, I found this video on YouTube, which includes many amazing moments with Chicago and the Beach Boys:

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: 1970s, 2020s, Anxiety's Moment, Boston, cats, Chicago, January 2020 news, salmon dish, Terry Kath, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Wacky Buttons | 20 Comments

Day 2232: What makes me smile

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, I got this in the mail from my friend, Janet, who makes me smile:

It makes me smile to read what Fluffy and Spot are discussing and Janet’s thoughtful note at the end:

Hi Ann! Thought you could use a pick me up after all the not-great news you’ve been getting. Hope this makes you smile. <3 Janet

Janet has made me smile MANY times over thirty-plus years, including the smiles in previous blog posts here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here,and here.

It makes me smile to think of all the great smiles Janet has given me.

Sharing these other recent photos makes me smile:

Those last two photos were taken by our cat Oscar, which makes me smile:

It also makes me smile that one of the linked blog posts, above, including Janet (who, as has already been discussed, makes me smile) involved Oscar posting on Facebook.

Oscar’s mastery of technology and social media makes me smile.

It makes me smile to realize I’m seeing my friend Megan for a birthday brunch today and then my friend Arnie for dinner.

It also makes me smile to realize that all the work I’ve been doing to silence my harsh inner critic, who does NOT make me smile, has been paying off!

It makes me smile to see Chicago‘s Terry Kath, gone way too soon, rocking out on vocals and lead guitar on “Make Me Smile”:

What makes you smile?

Gratitude makes me smile, every day.

Categories: friendship, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: "Make Me Smile", Ben Carson, cats, Chicago, good friends, gratitude, smiles, Terry Kath, the inner critic, what makes you smile | 37 Comments