Convalescence Day 14, Positive Thinking!?

Ok people, just bear with me here... I normally HATE the whole concept of Thinking Positively! and stuff, and normally my mantra is less Be Happy! and more Be Kind to Yourself - that is, if you feel like sulking in bed and having a tanty and not talking to anyone for a day because it'll make you feel better.... by all means, DO IT. Dammit, I paid my Therapist a fortune to tell me that, and I'm going to spread it far and wide (moreover, I enjoy nothing more than a really good sulk).*

So, now for the But: this morning I read Galadarling's "Things I Love Thursday" post and I found her enthusiasm for her life to be infectious. It's a miserable day, and I decided that I would make a list of things that I loved as a project where I could use my glitter pens, stickers, and write in my diary again (haven't done it forever), and the strangest thing happened. I decided to fill one page with Things I Love, (I thought difficult given my house-ridden-ness and broken ankle and general sulkiness/ambivalence of the last week) and by the end I felt really content with my lot. Um, Happy in fact. And excited.

I encourage everyone to try it. On a scrap of paper... I think decorating and using pretty pens or even typing in interesting fonts makes it more fun... I'm going to do it every week from now on. Because it makes me feel good, and I like it.

 

*NB: I maintain my right to continue to do this, irregardless of anything written here.