December 27, 2004
10 Things to be thankful for
1. My friends in Chennai, India are ok.
2. I rode my bike to work today.
3. I took a nap after work
4. My friend came back from Laos and Thailand and I'm having lunch with him tomorrow.
5. I'm going to my Aunts house tomorrow night to play cards and socialize with my relatives some more.
6. I'm going to bed early tonight.
7. I'm getting off work early tomorrow
8. I wasn't the only person who biked to work today.
9. I learned something new about my old 35mm camera tonight
10. I read some good blog entries on here tonight that made me think. One interesting question: What does unity really mean?
I can always find something to be thankful for. Sometimes we can use this exercise as a mental and emotional boost. Try listing at least 10 things you are thankful for, and don't stop until you have all ten. Sometimes we really have to look for the positive side of things but looking at the list after we are done is very nice.
As an example, when I said that I rode my bike to work today, I was really thankful for that, but on the way home tonight my pedal fell off again. I had a wrench but this time I couldn't fix it. I didn't let that ruin my whole day. I pushed the bike the rest of the way home. It didn't kill me to walk and was actually quite peaceful. It gave me time to think. But it could have easily destroyed my whole day if I wasn't thankful for a good ride in the morning and wasn't able to see the positive side of pushing my bike home. I'll rebuild that bike even better and it'll be like new at a fraction of the cost of a new bike of the same quality. I enjoyed the walk and the time to think about all the things I'm thankful for today.
Now tomorrow will be a great day.
Posted by carl1236 at December 27, 2004 08:59 PM | Attitude
Comments
Life's like that. Good and bad. i'm sitting here with my 21 year old daughter, worrying about when my 18 year old daughter will come home. 21 yo daughter is a guest, she's a midwife and left home long ago.
Anyway, love my family, ( there is another two under 17!
Just had a call from my 78yo father - had lung capacity test today - 70% - don't know what that means but hope for the best.
'any knowledge of any of these subjects - please respond -thanks
Posted by: archie glen at September 30, 2006 04:04 PM
Hi Archie,
Thanks for the comments. One the subject of lung capacity, recently I went into the doctor to help with a problem I was having with my sinuses/allergies. I did a breathing test and the results indicated I had lower than normal lung capacity. He told me I had asthma. I don't know what that means either. But I'm trying an inhaler before heavy exercise for a couple months to see if it helps my breathing. We'll see what happens.
Best wishes with your daughter. I can understand how difficult that is. Peace.
Posted by: John at September 30, 2006 06:28 PM