Posts Tagged With: the New York Times

Day 4400: Letting Go

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Ann Koplow

I conduct many mindfulness exercises in my therapy groups where we’re letting go of something that is not serving us well, like anxiety, despair, worry about the future, regrets about the past, harsh self judgment, old patterns of behaviors, unhelpful thoughts including comparisons and personalization, assumptions, and people who are taking up too much space in our heads.

Do you see letting go in any of my images for today?

According to today’s news, it looks like the USA might be letting go of TikTok.

Here’s the first thing I find when I search for “letting go” on YouTube.

What are your thoughts and feelings about letting go?

Thanks to all who helped me create this letting-go post, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Change Your Life by Letting Go, group therapy, How to Let Go of What No Longer Serves You, January 18 2024, Kim Foster MD, oligarchs, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the New York Times, the South Shore of Boston, TikTok, Twitter | 10 Comments

Day 4064: Who Shall I Be

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Ann Koplow

Who shall I be on Who Shall I Be Day?

Maybe I shall be a blogger who shares these words and images.

Here’s what I find when I search for “who shall I be” on YouTube.

Who shall I be? Someone who is grateful every day for YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, Copious Love Productions, February 17 2024, Melissa Kirsch, my concert of original songs, National Days, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the New York Times, Twitter, when you can’t fall asleep, Who Shall I Be Day | 14 Comments

Day 4063: I Read the News Today

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Ann Koplow

Sometimes I consider not reading the news, but that won’t make the news go away.

Here are the rest of my images for this I-read-the-news-today post:

It’s no surprise what I find on YouTube when I search for “I read the news today.”

Thanks to all who help me keep on sharing even when I read the news today, including you.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: A Day in the Life, Aleksai Navalny, cats, February 16 2024, reading the news, the Beatles, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the New York Times | 19 Comments

Day 4045: Why I write songs

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Ann Koplow

I write songs

to help myself and others,
because I love music,
for a creative outlet, and
because lyrics and tunes show up in my brain.

Today, as I’m dealing with issues related to chronic illnesses, I started writing “The Chronic Illness Song.”

When you have a chronic illness

You have to take your pill, yes,

And do other things you may not want to do.

©️ Ann Koplow, 2024

That’s all I have so far, but stay tuned.

Why I write songs is related to why I blog every day: to connect with others through words and imagery.

Maybe I write songs because I’m a curmudgeon, a freethinker, somebody who appreciates the little things (like bubble wrap), and a person who sometimes pushes on a door that says pull.

Here’s what I find when I search for “why I write songs.”

Thanks to all who help me ask and answer questions like “Why do I write songs?” including YOU.

Categories: original song, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “That’s Why I Write Songs”, cats, Jamey Johnson, January 29 2024, living with chronic illness, public figures, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the New York Times, trust, Twitter | 12 Comments

Day 4005: A Weary World

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Ann Koplow

According to The New York Times, this is a weary world.

Sometimes, I get weary of others telling me what kind of world it is (and other restricting labels), but many people I meet are weary these days.

What kind of world do you see in my other images for today?

Here’s what I find when I search for “a weary world” on YouTube.

This video might help a weary world (as it helped my husband Michael and me yesterday):

Thanks to all who help this world feel less weary, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: button pins, cats and dogs, December 20 2023, disposing of fallen tree after storm, photo sessions, so shines a good deed in a weary world, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the New York Times, tilapia and asparagus, Twitter, Willy Wonka | 15 Comments

Day 3979: Why is everyone so grumpy?

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Ann Koplow

“Why is everyone so grumpy?” is the headline of a recent article in The New York Times.

I’m too grumpy to read that article, especially because The New York Times makes me so grumpy lately.

I can think of many reasons why everyone is so grumpy, including

the news,
the way the media covers the news,
rapid changes we cannot control,
physical pain,
emotional pain,
disconnection,
overwhelming responsibilities and experiences,
trauma,
fears about the future,
regrets about the past,
miscommunication,
grumpy strangers, friends, and family members, and
the natural proclivity to focus on the negative.

What can we do when everyone is so grumpy? Let’s see if there are any answers in my other images for today.

The Daily Bitch is always grumpy and here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “why is everyone so grumpy?”

Many thanks to Dr. Tracey Marks, kind creatures everywhere, and all those who help me feel less grumpy, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Always Angry? Try This Technique Before The Next Blow Up, cats, Dorchester, Dr. Tracey Marks, made-up holidays, November 24 2023, Thanksgiving, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the New York Times, Twitter, why people are grumpy | 7 Comments

Day 3925: Shutdowns

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Ann Koplow

There’s been a lot of talk about shutdowns lately, so let’s look at two explanations of shutdowns.

Constant threats of shutdowns can cause people to shut down, as a form of self preservation.

While the U.S Government shutdown was averted yesterday, I was relatively shut down because of a strong reaction to the COVID-19 booster. Today, I feel much better and ready to share the rest of today’s images with you.

Too many choices can make me shut down, and not just because I’m an older person.

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

Before I shut down today’s blog post, thanks to all who help me NOT shut down, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: COVID-19 booster shot reaction, Definitions, distractions, Dr. David Puder’s Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast, International Day of Older Persons, October 1 2023, precious pictures, the New York Times, Twitter, Washington Post, What happens during a government shutdown | 10 Comments

Day 3878: What are you looking forward to?

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Ann Koplow

What are you looking forward to? I asked that question last night on the site formerly known as Twitter.

Speaking of dangling prepositions, to what am I looking forward? Among other things, I’m looking forward to a day when my jaw doesn’t click when I open it. Since I talk for a living, maybe my jaw will get a much needed rest next week when I’m on vacation, which I’m looking forward to.

Are you looking forward to my other images for today?

I’m looking forward to many relaxation days, starting (why not?) NOW.

Here’s the first thing I find when when I search YouTube for “what are you looking forward to?”

Now I’m looking forward to comments about what you’re looking forward to, below.

Thanks to all who give me something to look forward to, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: 70 Women Age 5 - 75 Answer: What Are You Looking Forward To?, August 15 2023, Boston Ferry, cats, clicking jaw, feelings chart, Glamour, National Relaxation Day, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the New York Times, The World’s Happiest Man | 13 Comments

Day 3834: International Jokes

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, on International Joke Day, I asked this question on Twitter:

My last question for the (International Joke) day: Who is an international joke?

Because of international joke Elon Musk, I can’t access that question on Twitter at the moment …

… but I can share some of the answers (which I gathered before my “rate limit” was quickly exceeded this morning).

Do you see any international jokes in the other images I was able to capture for today?

On I Forgot Day, I’m going to forget about international jokes Musk, Trump, Putin, and the Supreme Court as I, without limits, work on my book and joke with my husband Michael’s family.

Here’s what I find when I search for “international jokes” on YouTube:

Thanks to Dawn Wong, Wes Anderson, sane people on Twitter, and everyone else who helped me create this International Jokes post, including YOU!

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “rate limit exceeded”, Boston, Dawn Wong, Elon Musk, July 2 2023, South Shore Plaza, the New York Times, Trump, Twitter, Wes Anderson | 7 Comments

Day 3824: Are things worse or better?

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Ann Koplow

I often notice that people believe that things are worse, not better, than they used to be, which is the subject of this piece in the New York Times:

Now I better include this excerpt from that article by Dr. Adam Mastroianni, an experimental psychologist:

Are things worse or better in my other images for today?

I have to say that things are worse in the world rainforests because of certain stupid guys doing their thing, and we better do something about that soon.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “are things worse or better?”

Thanks to all who make my world better, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “picture this” plant identifier, Dr. Adam Mastroianni, Is the World Getting Better or Worse? A Look at the Numbers, June 22 2023, nature, neck exercises, Steven Pinker, suburbs of Boston, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the New York Times, Twitter | 15 Comments