What I know is that I’ve had to clean out and leave my office of over 10 years. What I don’t know is how it will be working without an office on a different floor of the hospital.
What I know is that I did an Open Mic last night at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge. What I don’t know is the future of my musical aspirations.
What I know is that I found this when I was cleaning out my office yesterday…
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… and what I don’t know is what you think about the synchronicity with today’s Daily Bitch Calendar.
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What I know is that I took a lot of pictures yesterday in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston and in Cambridge’s Central Square. What I don’t know is what kind of story they will tell to you.
I’ve heard people ask “can I have a word?” when they want to communicate something.
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Actually, I don’t want to have a polite, brief, or private word about what’s going on in my country and in the world right now, because it’s too serious to be confidential.
Yesterday, I asked people to come up with a word to describe the current USA Congress.
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There were many other words, believe me.
I also asked people to share a word for how they were feeling.
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Is there a word to describe my other images for today?
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In the above list, I’m particularly noticing these words: forgive, Mom, Dad, recycling, Goddess, awkward, moments, sacrifice, appreciation, and social work.
Here’s what I find when I search for “a word” on YouTube:
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Consider leaving a word in the comments section, below.
Lately, I’ve been talking to friends about the uncomfortable feeling of having to do something that I rarely do, which involves the fear of failing. I have this distressing feeling every time I do my taxes and also a particular task at work.
I’ve said to these friends, “There must be a German word, like schadenfreude, that describes that particular feeling.”
Yesterday I searched for that word and found “unbehagen.”
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I overcame my Unbehagen of accepting an AI overview like that by searching for an English word to describe the feeling.
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I feel unbehagen, unease, discomfort, perturbation, apprehension, disinclination, and awkwardness whenever I prepare for a trip, because I don’t travel that often.
I also feel all those feelings whenever I adjust to a time change, like yesterday, or whenever we are trying to defend and preserve democracy in the USA, like now.
Do you experience unbehagen as you look at my images for today?
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I’ve never searched for “unbehagen” on YouTube before, but I will overcome my unbehagen about that right now.
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Thanks to Nina Hagen, cool cats everywhere, and all my awesome friends who help me deal with unbehagen, including YOU!
Boy, I’ve written a lot of words for this daily blog over the years. No matter what happens, it seems like I’ve got some words (and pictures) to share.
Yesterday, on my commuter ferry ride into Boston, I saw a woman reading a book and the words of the title were something like this: “The Democrats Hate America.” I was tempted to speak these words to her — “No we don’t” — but I didn’t want to have words with somebody that early in the morning.
Sometimes I have no words for what is going on in my country.
What words come up about my images for today?
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That’s a much smaller number of words than unusual in today’s list of holidays and observances. I am going to celebrate International Lefthander’s Day because I’m an international Lefthander (who has had some trouble writing legible words with a pen and especially a pencil).
(Sometimes I wonder whether people actually read all the words in my posts instead of just looking at the pictures. If you are reading these words, please reply “Word!” in the comments, below. )
Here’s what I find when I search for “words” on YouTube.
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I end each blog post with two words that express my gratitude to all those who help me every day, including YOU!
Here’s something that shouldn’t exist, according to somebody:
That caught my eye yesterday, perhaps because I spend so much time, as a psychotherapist, hearing stories about things that shouldn’t exist, including child abuse, discrimination, physical pain, emotional pain, and social injustice.
What helps me and others deal with things that shouldn’t exist? Radical acceptance.
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Do you see things in today’s blog post that shouldn’t exist?
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Speaking of being annoying, I’ve noticed that the readership for this blog has been way down lately — does that mean this blog shouldn’t exist?
Here’s my answer: I blog primarily for my own self care and resilience during challenging times, so I work on radically accepting whatever happens when I send each daily post out into the world.
Here’s what I find when I search for “shouldn’t exist” on YouTube.
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Maybe there are reasons why gratitude shouldn’t exist, but it always exists here!
I’d like to state that the word “state” refers to different states.
Yesterday, I was in the state of Massachusetts in a state of distraction at work when I heard someone state my name out loud. It was Sarah from high school who stated that she reads my blog every day. I just want to state the following: “Hello, Sarah! You made my day!“
What states do you see in my images for today?
Here and now, I am in the same state as the Daily Bitch and in a state of anxiety because of how USA elections of the President go by the states rather than by the popular vote. I’d also like to state that in my Coping and Healing group yesterday people talked about desperation, self love and many other states.
Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “states.”
