Wow! November is flying by. December is around the corner. Last year’s resolutions fell by the wayside once again. I have not lost the weight I wanted to lose; I have not cleaned up the dungeon closet; I have not learned how to play the guitar; I have not learned how to take pictures very well either; I have not posted on this blog regularly…in my mind, I was going to post at least once a week and hopefully, daily….WHAT HAPPENED!!! Just thinking about this makes my head hurt.
Today I’m catching up on my magazine pile….I really need to not subscribe to so many. I know that I am suppose to just through them away but I am thinking…what a waste of money to not look at them.
I do like to read the article series “Good Housekeeping” is running about being happy. The articles are written by Gretchen Rubin who writes books and blogs about being happy. I could subscribe to her blog but then I would have one more thing that I would be obligated to read….or rather feel obligated to read.
In the November issue Gretchen talks about the “Lost Wallet Syndrome”. This is when you lose your wallet and think that you will happy forever if only you could find your wallet. Of course, you are happy when you find your wallet but this happiness only lasts for a few minutes….not forever. “Far too often, it takes a catastrophe to make us appreciate what we had.” One of the central aims of the “happiness project” is to appreciate what you have, now, while you still have it.
The way to do this is to have gratitude. I agree. It is very easy take our blessings for granted. The article suggests some ways to cultivate gratefulness such as sitting down at your computer and being thankful that your computer works.
Lately, I have been trying to be more mindful. For example, when I am exercising instead of wishing that the exercise class was over…..I think about my legs getting stronger….how I have legs that can pedal a bicycle. When I do the dishes I think about how fortunate I am to have an automatic dishwasher. The list could go on and on. I have to constantly remind myself about being mindful…which I believe is another was of being grateful….so life does not pass me by.
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