And if you're just not feeling it?

Hey friends,

They say (whoever they are) that if you're not feeling particularly grateful, you should make a list of the things your grateful for, and if you do, you'll find the feeling of gratitude that was hidden behind whatever was making you feel not so grateful return. This is where I find myself today. Not that I'm not grateful for all of the wonderful people and other blessings that I have, but you know how some days the bad seems to be on your mind more than the good? At least on the surface? That's the funk I'm in right now.

It wasn't the case until this afternoon when I got a call about some changes to one of the events of the weekend. Since then it's been funk central around here. I'll admit that Fridays aren't my best day right now anyway because of a particularly dreadful class that I teach on Friday afternoons, but I was actually in a pretty good mood until that bit of news arrived. It's just that I thought I had managed this particular situation so that it would be pleasant and not miserable, but I was mistaken. I'm feeling like I can't get a particular monkey off my back AND I JUST WANT THAT DAMNED MONKEY GONE! That's all.

At first I thought, "I just can't do it today...can't do the gratitude post." Then I thought, "now is EXACTLY when I MOST need to do it." Then I procrastinated. Then some more of that. And now I'm here. Still whining; still not getting around to the gratitude part. Ok, here it is...the moving on part of the post.

Yes, there are lots of things that I'm thankful for even in the middle of funk central. Like:

1)  Friday, 4:00. This is when I finish with the class from hell, and I only have six more of them in front of me.
2)  Kitty welcome home. Sometimes they are the best part of my day.
3)  Ann was born today! Well, several years ago today. And for that I'm very grateful.
4)  Toffee nut latte. I didn't go to a Starbucks until I had lived here for almost a year, and when I did, they didn't have TNL. But since, I've found that certain Starbucks here DO have it, and the one I went to this afternoon when I needed a little something to get me through that class had it! Win!
5)  Saturday. Sleeping in, maybe a little shopping, and dinner with fun friends. Fun!

So do I feel better? Yes, a little. If I think about the things that have me down, I get bummed, but if I think about the people in Japan and the things that are getting THEM down right now, I feel silly. Perspective Gina, all you need is a little perspective.

Thanks for listening friends. Hope you're having a lovely day!
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