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I was part of a project a couple years ago called '3 Good Things'. The idea was, for participants to take a minute every night before going to bed and think about 3 good things they'd experienced that day. They could be big things or small, personal or work-related. There is a lot of research out there that building this into one's day has a real effect. People report being happier, less stressed, and more satisfied with their life when they incorporate it into their day.
This is a scary, hard time. I've been mostly alone for almost 6 weeks which is not conducive to positive thoughts, I can assure you - my wife is up north helping take care of my daughter and her 4 month old as my daughter's husband is overseas.
I'm going to do this a little differently. Instead of doing my '3 good things' by myself, I'm going to post them here. If you want to join in - feel free.
Today's 3 good things:
1) I had an unexpected day off today. Since I work in healthcare, I have to be honest... any day I'm far away from potential infection, I'm thankful for that.
2) I took my bike in to be fixed today. I had a broken spoke, and it needed some maintenance work. They just called me and it's already done - pick it up tomorrow so I can do a little stress-relief riding this weekend.
3) I actually found toilet paper at the local grocery. It's the thinnest, lamest, cheapest toilet paper I've ever seen. But it is toilet paper. And trust me - that's a good thing.
This is a scary, hard time. I've been mostly alone for almost 6 weeks which is not conducive to positive thoughts, I can assure you - my wife is up north helping take care of my daughter and her 4 month old as my daughter's husband is overseas.
I'm going to do this a little differently. Instead of doing my '3 good things' by myself, I'm going to post them here. If you want to join in - feel free.
Today's 3 good things:
1) I had an unexpected day off today. Since I work in healthcare, I have to be honest... any day I'm far away from potential infection, I'm thankful for that.
2) I took my bike in to be fixed today. I had a broken spoke, and it needed some maintenance work. They just called me and it's already done - pick it up tomorrow so I can do a little stress-relief riding this weekend.
3) I actually found toilet paper at the local grocery. It's the thinnest, lamest, cheapest toilet paper I've ever seen. But it is toilet paper. And trust me - that's a good thing.