Happy List # 4
It is time for another Happy List inspired by the lovely Jamie Ridler and the Happy Book Mail-Around. As the weeks go on, I am getting quite excited about the Happy Book arriving here in Toronto. I have so many wonderful things planned to do with it. Here is what is making me happy this week:
- Being honest: back when we did The Joy Diet, I realized how important it was to speak and live my truth. Somewhere between then and last week, I forgot that lesson. For the past week I have been practicing speaking my truth and it has made me so much happier and has made things much less complicated. For example in therapy I was constantly trying to please my therapist and tell her what I thought she wanted to hear. When I finally spoke up and told her what it was that I was feeling and what I wanted to address, our session became completely different and much more healing.
- Snow: Toronto is known for being quite a snowy place in the winter. This winter however, there really hasn’t been a lot of snow. We got ten centimetres of snow today and it making me grin from ear to ear. Mostly because it means that I can build a snowman, go snowboarding and drink copious amounts of hot drinks.
- The rest in no particular order: watching my favourite Gilmore Girls episodes; reading by candlelight; warm fuzzy mittens, reading questions and answers on Formspring; warm sheets fresh out of the dryer; Pushing Daisies; Gala Darling’s Love and Sequins Podcast; massages; The amazing people I converse with regularly on Twitter; Meeting with other survivors and hearing their stories; social work classes; Mary Oliver’s poetry; Morning pages; Tumblr; realizing how much I have to be grateful for; friends who drop by, leave texts and phone me about gluten free discoveries; receiving surprise hand written notes in the mail; making surprise snail mail packages; reading about Carolyn’s vegan journey on her new blog; the book Gluten Free Girl; setting intentions for the week & finding notes from my darling all around my apartment.
What about you lovelies? What is making you happy this week?
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Thanks for sharing your happy list.. I see some things we share in common (gilmore girls and mary oliver!)
Have a great week.
Posted by: Karen D | February 22nd, 2010 20:52
I lovelovelovelove Mary Oliver. I could crawl inside her poems and live there, and life would be lovely indeed! I’m glad you were able to get back to telling the Truth — it is such a powerful way to live our lives.
Posted by: Sara @Soulspackle | February 22nd, 2010 21:52
I am loving the snow as well! I am excited to be cozy at home working and not have to drive to the office today. I also love Gilmore Girls. It is my favourite show.
Posted by: Kayla | February 23rd, 2010 09:51
I wish I had snow! However like you I have many friends that I converse with on twitter. That makes me happy too! I hope that you have a wonderful week!
Posted by: LissaL | February 23rd, 2010 11:01
Thank you for sharing. Not to stereotype but I do think it’s harder for women to speak their truth. I haven’t figured out if it’s nature or nurture or a mix of both. I’m trying to learn the art of setting firm boundaries yet being mindful of other people’s feelings and needs. It’s a tough balancing act; speaking personal truth without alienating others.
I’ll enjoy your snow vicariously. We haven’t had a flake all winter. El Nino is messing with us here!
Posted by: Nancy S | February 23rd, 2010 11:59
I am *SO* honored to have made your list! As for what’s making me happy, this new diet of mine and also the fact that there is snow falling in Austin today! It’s not sticking, and we certainly won’t get 10 cm but I’ll take what I can get.
Posted by: Carolyn | February 23rd, 2010 12:10
Congrats on your new blog….sounds like a big turning point for you. Did your decision to be more truthful help you with this transition? I struggle with this too…I’m always worrying about hurting feelings, which I now realize is really me avoiding conflict.
Your happy list is terrific…I love fresh snow too. I finally got to be in the snow when I went to New York last week–so lovely.
Posted by: Gina | February 23rd, 2010 19:34
Although I don’t write morning pages regularly when I do they are such a great help. They are definitely a place I feel comfortable speaking the truth but I am finding it easier to do it in other places as well. Have a great week.
Posted by: Ginny | February 23rd, 2010 21:21