Posts Tagged With: Tony’s Clam Shoppe

Day 4981: Stories I Tell Myself

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Stories I tell myself include the following:

People are basically good.
People are stupid enough to believe what they want to believe despite the facts.
Mistakes are fatal.
I can make a difference.
Nobody listens to me.
Nothing matters.
Everything matters.

It helps me to remember that these and countless other assumptions are stories I tell myself. I want to be open to new stories of all kinds.

Are there stories I tell myself in my images for today?

Here’s what I find when I search for “stories I tell myself” on YouTube.

I’m so grateful for all the people who are here for stories I tell myself, including YOU!

Categories: Narrative Therapy, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 22 2026, cats, cognitive distortions, Colleen Georges TED talk, creative people, Re-scripting the stories we tell ourselves, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Tony's Clam Shoppe, Twitter and Bluesky | 6 Comments

Day 4904: Giving Yourself Grace

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, in a therapy session, I was talking to somebody about the importance of giving yourself grace. When they asked “What does that really mean —giving yourself grace?” I gave myself grace when I turned to AI for an answer.

My patient so much appreciated that explanation of “giving yourself grace” they asked me to send it to them.

Let’s give ourselves grace as I give you my images for today.

Are you giving yourself grace as you check out my two videos for today?

Thanks to all who are here for this giving-yourself-grace post, including YOU!

Categories: mental health, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, Grace Coyle TED talk, June 6 2026, Popular delusions, Sagrada Família Lego Set, Sagrada Familia, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Tony's Clam Shoppe, Twitter | 10 Comments

Day 2847: Deep inner feelings

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Ann Koplow

Last night, after I performed my original song “I’m Mad About You” at a remote Open Mic, Joe the M.C. mentioned deep inner feelings, which I had feelings about.

I have deep inner feelings about sharing my songs with you here on WordPress, so here’s “I’m Mad About You.”

Do you see deep inner feelings in the images I captured yesterday?

I overcame my deep inner feelings about trying something new and posted the ending of “I’m Mad About You” on TikTok this morning. We’ll see if anybody has deep inner feelings about that.

I encourage you to express any deep inner feelings in a comment, below.

My deep inner feelings always include gratitude, so thanks to all who help me share my deep inner feelings in these daily posts, including YOU!

Categories: life during the pandemic, original song, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: "I'm Mad About You", accepting all feelings, gratitude, Halloween 2020, Jam'n Java Open Mic, overcoming fear, the South Shore of Boston, TikTok, Tony's Clam Shoppe | 16 Comments

Day 2357: First-Aid for Desperate Moments

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Ann Koplow

When I was having some desperate moments yesterday because of sleep deprivation (among other stressors), I found “First-Aid for Desperate Moments” online at Sundown Healing Arts, with these helpful phrases from Sonia Connolly, LMT, Reiki Master:

“I give thanks for help unknown already on the way.”

“It ended.”

“This problem is already solved.”

“I am doing the right thing.”

“What if this isn’t mine?”

“Don’t go to the hardware store for milk.”

“Don’t compare your insides to someone else’s outsides.”

“I am already good enough.”

“I don’t need fixing.”

“It’s okay to be where I am right now.”

It was more than okay to be at Sonia Connolly’s helpful website.

I would like to believe that, as a group and individual therapist, I provide first-aid for desperate moments, too.

Here are some moments from yesterday:

Dining out near the ocean is definitely first-aid for desperate moments and so is music I love. Here’s “First Circle” from the Pat Metheny Group:

What is your first-aid for desperate moments?

Gratitude is an aid for any moment, so thanks to all who helped me create today’s post and — of course! — to YOU.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, therapy | Tags: "First Circle", Boston, Fenway Park area of Boston, gratitude, helpful phrases, Pat Metheny Group, Sonia Connolly, Sundown Healing Arts, Tony's Clam Shoppe | 16 Comments

Day 2344: The goods

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, as I was looking for

a good haircut,
good people,
good conversation,
good animals,
good gifts,
good places to hang,
good books,
good reflections,
good walks,
good advice,
good neighbors,
good memories,
good homes,
good puns,
good food,
good weather,
good material for this blog,
and other goods,

I encountered the word “good” (and other good words) several times. Can you find the goods in the good amount of photos that I took yesterday?

Did you spot the goods?

Good people who have been reading this blog for a good many years might have recognized our good neighbor Karen and her good dog, Faxy, among all the other good images.

Also, I took two good shots of this good mural …

… during a good walk through the good Neponset River Reservation because my good son and good boyfriend were trying to guess what was on the missing panel (in the upper left corner next to the good bee). What would be your good guess?

What would be a good song to include in this post?

Gratitude is always good, so thanks to all who helped me create today’s good enough blog post and — of course! — to YOU, my good readers.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: "Good Vibrations", Belmont Books, Belmont Massachusetts, Carlos Ruiz Zafón quote, Corrie Ten Boom quote, Dr. Seuss, MiAlisa Salon, Neponset River Reservation, PetSmart, The Beach Boys, Tony's Clam Shoppe | 30 Comments