Sunday, February 28, 2021

The Sunday Five - Focus on the Positive




Our lives are to some extent a product of the choices we make. I try to focus on the good.  

Sunday five:
  1. What is the kindest thing you have done this past week? 
  2. What are you most grateful for at the moment? 
  3. What have you done to simplify your life in the past year? 
  4. When was the last time you had to consciously practice patience? 
  5. What have you learned from listening? 
My answers:
  1. What is the kindest thing you have done this past week? Reached out a a work colleague to ask about a personal matter, to see if things had improved. 
  2. What are you most grateful for at the moment?  Being employed and having a comfortable home. 
  3. What have you done to simplify your life in the past year? I started setting up automatic payment on expenses.  
  4. When was the last time you had to consciously practice patience? Earlier today, sharing the tiny kitchen.  
  5. What have you learned from listening? The wisdom of age, the energy of youth. 
Please share your answers in the comments. 

12 comments:

  1. Anonymous2/28/2021

    1. Nothing kind to anyone. It is all about me.
    2. A good partner, not having to work, a home I like and most importantly, a good family.
    3. I expect I did some tech things to simplify my life, but nothing comes to the fore.
    4. With my partner.
    5. Not listening, but my niece broke into tears a couple of months ago when she was looking at my step father's budgerigar award certificates. He has been dead for 11 years and I was surprised how emotional she was. Did I give a big comforting hug? Nope. I just said, We all have our emotional moments Leeshy and we never know when they will strike.

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    1. Sometimes patience is kindness

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  2. What is the kindest thing you have done this past week? I seriously cannot think of a thing. But I am, while snarky and sarcastic, a generally nice person so ... ?

    What are you most grateful for at the moment? Life; it's not perfect but it isn't bad. Husband, cats, dog, home, family, love.

    What have you done to simplify your life in the past year? My life isn't complicated at all so I've kept the status quo.

    When was the last time you had to consciously practice patience? This week when someone wasn't listening.

    What have you learned from listening? Listening is the best and hardest part on conversation. So I try to do that as well as I can, and because I am rather observant, I don't really miss much,

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    1. We should have lunch someday,

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  3. What is the kindest thing you have done this past week?
    I SAID SOMETHING NICE TO A WOMAN ON A ZOOM LECTURE WHO READ OUT HER OWN POEM
    What are you most grateful for at the moment?
    MY HOME
    What have you done to simplify your life in the past year?
    STOP THINKING ABOUT MY EX
    When was the last time you had to consciously practice patience?
    LAST NIGHT, URSULA WAS COMMENTING AGAIN
    What have you learned from listening?
    I know fuck all

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    1. You are a good gatekeeper to your psyche, keep out the past, keep out the troll.

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  4. 1 - did some house chores so spouse would not have to

    2 - that I woke up on THIS side of the grass this morning

    3 - since I lost my job in june, I don't have to drag my fat ass outta bed early every weekday

    4 - daily with the spouse; it's a never ending challenge

    5 - different ideas/ways of doing something

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  5. 1. I offered to talk with a friend of a friend who just found out she has breast cancer.
    2. That I have a job I can do from home and I haven't gotten covid.
    3. Working from home seems to have simplified things greatly.
    4. Friday night on a Zoom call.
    5. Many, many things.
    P.S. I use something called Mod Podge to stick things to a painted canvas.

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    1. Thanks for the answer, I remember that from the 70's, I am sure your friend needs either someone to talk with, or simply someone to listen.

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  6. What is the kindest thing you have done this past week? Based on the feedback, I called patients on Saturday to check in on them. They were most grateful.
    What are you most grateful for at the moment? I have gotten through another week.
    What have you done to simplify your life in the past year? Slowly discarded clutter.
    When was the last time you had to consciously practice patience? On the phone with Father
    What have you learned from listening? People often don't want me to do anything but witness their wounds.

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    1. Finding someone to listen, is one of life's great challenges

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