Ive experienced somethings this week already. What have you done well?


I’ve been thinking about how we practice self appreciation, small success, and the moment. I know it’s Wednesday and anything can happen between now and then but I’m feeling high on the semblance of regular life I’ve had so far this week and want to share.  I also want to ask- what’s good in you life? What have you noticed? And what can we celebrate with you?

1. I messed up my baseline booze consumption last week and got blotto for a couple days. No worries, I killed it Monday. With a great, productive, satisfying 13 hour day in which I just flowed.

2. I have walked the dogs every day since Friday except one, and hope to continue. The alleys in my city look so different in the late fall and that’s something to notice- how months change what we assume is there and suddenly it’s the same-different place. 

3. I colored my hair, not in a look at me way, but just that I hadn’t had the interest in doing so for like 6 months. I over mixed the toner and my blonde parts turned out grey-purple. No biggie- I look good just because I put in the effort.

4. I was able to tolerate my FP not speaking to me for 4- F O U R- days. We planned this- keeping boundaries and all. I went though the panic of they’ll never return, I hate them/hate me, the slowing of time, what if…., I did something/they are lying to me- you know the thing. I came out of that with zero SH and we had a ‘healthy’ discussion around my histrionics/their mental health and how we can curate this relationally. Then they sent me a video of them
playing Joy Division via bass which is just tops.

5. I drank coffee in the late autumn sun outside in a parka and only cared about what the birds were doing.

6. I saw some confusing organization of capitalism and didn’t flip my lid- it already happened and me making fantastic upsetting correlations out of marketing schemes is a one way pass to not being well. 

7. I both have a generally positive attitude and am not feeling crushed or really upset by much- and know that this might be a thing I need to pay attention to as it emerges. But also appreciate that I’m well, for now.

8. I got a new therapist and joined a dbt group just waiting to start.

What’s good with you? Love yinz, this is sometimes the best and sometimes the worst life- let’s talk about the best. Here’s to life.