End of Week 1 -- Day 7 -- 3 more good things

This is the end of Week 1 of three good things.  As I think about these seven days, there have a been a lot of good things -- many of which I did not write down or share.  As I hoped, though, the point is perspective.  I lose it a lot -- I don't think I'm the only to lose perspective.  Sometimes, when we are having a shitty day, the hardest thing is to think of a good thing, but it helps with perspective.

I have stolen the phrase -- First World Problems -- to illustrate the point.  In March, I went to Washington DC for a conference.  We stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, which, to say the least, is not a holiday inn.  It is fantastic.

The conference provided good food, alcohol, good people to meet, and good substance.  During the second evening, I was walking to my room.  Next to me, was a woman also walking down the hall.  It was a long walk from the elevator our respective rooms.  As we are walking, she turns to me and complains because of the long walk.  She is bitching and whining about why her room is so far from the elevators.  I listen for 30 seconds or so, and I turn to her and say

"that might be true, but we are walking down the halls of one of the nicest hotels in DC, that we don't have to pay for.  The long walk is a first world problem -- we'll live".

She laughed and agreed -- the point was made.  We need to stop complaining about stuff that really is nothing.

enough of that -- on to my 3 things

1.  I went to the zoo with Lily and Lucy.  We took the train, went to the children's zoo, got face painting, and had a Characature  drawn of the three of us.  We got Popsicles  petted a snake and some goats, and saw the alligator.  This was a good thing.

2.  While Lucy and Lily were at the zoo, Lincoln went to his birthday party.  It was a super hero party.  He loved it and wore his cape and mask as Super Lincoln all day.  This was a good thing.

3.  I met somebody on Friday who works for a local company.  They reached out to me over the weekend because they need some legal work done -- This is a good thing.

I hope that everybody has a great week.  If we can keep perspective, i think that will help.  Enjoy your evening and the rest of your day.

Be easy

-- cp

Day 6 - Three more good things

It is day 6.  It's late (I'm tired), but I have 3

1.  I bought a new sandwich (using the gift certificates from yesterday that I won in the tournament).  I don't  often buy myself stuff like that.  I'm happy that I got it before my trip to Florida in about 10 days.  This was a good things

2.  Went out to the new home site (its taking shape) and talked to the tree guy about some trees for the back corner of our yard.  Might not seem big, but he was very nice and knew what he was talking about. I consider this a good thing.

3.  Last, but not least, the kids had a good day.  We went to a friend's house for a BBQ and they got to play outside for hours and hours with other kids.  They don't do that often during the weekends, especially now that we are in the apartment.  This was a good thing.

I'm almost one week in to 30 days of good things and its going well.  I have liked doing this.  I have also liked, more than my own good things, are the good things that my friends are placing on facebook.   

I hope that everybody has a great Sunday.  

Be Easy

-cp

Day 5 -- Three more good things

Today is day 5 and it has been a good day.  (tribute to  Ice Cube).  It was Friday and I ended the day by playing golf with a good friend and two attorneys from the firm.  All good. I must say that I am beginning to believe in this good thing stuff.  It is helping me keep perspective.  It is reminding me how important the good  things are.

I received a message from a friend yesterday.  She told me that she had been arguing with her son and he said he had a horrible day.  She told him to come up with a good thing that happened that day.  Initially, he said nothing, but after some prodding, he came up with something (there is always something).  The argument ended and he felt better.

I think that if we search for the good things, it can make the ineveitable bad things less important.  There is a lot of good everyday and it can be hard to see them or appreciate them, but this exercise is making them more visible. Now, on to three good things.

1.   I enjoyed a beautiful day playing golf instead of sitting my office wishing I was playing golf. I was able to play with a very good friend and two attorneys from my firm.  Two attorneys that I did not know very well before, but that I had a great time getting to know.  I also won $150.00 in gift cards from Golf Galaxy (closest to the pin).  This was a good thing.

2.  The weather was outstanding today.  It was a beautiful day with a nice breeze.  Sometimes, we should appreciate the weather -- This was a good thing

3.  My son slept until 7 AM.  This was a good thing -- no explanation needed.

I hope that everybody had a good day.  I did.  Have a great nigth and have a great weekend.  I will be posting over the weekend.

Be Easy

--cp

Day 4 -- 3 more things

Today is day 4.  Something that I've found interesting about this process is that I am beginning to look for things that I would consider "good".  Its been good to do this (26 days left).  In any event, a couple of people have started doing the same thing on facebook.  Its been good to see.

1.  I went to the Wine Tap in Belleville with my wife.  Its her birthday.  We talked (just us), had wine, flatbread pizza, and I told her that I bought her Justin Timberlake tickets for her birthday (she was happy) --This was a good thing.

2.  I took all three kids to school today.  After dropping Lily off, Lucy and Lincoln and I went to the new house and watched the men and women work.  They were working on the neighbor's lot.  The foundation for our new house is almost done and it looks great (as far as I can tell).  This was a good thing.

3.  At lunch, I walked to Jimmy John's.  this wasn't good.  What was good was how much I like walking past the Old Courthouse.  I love Old Courthouses and one of the oldest is right next to my building.  This is a good thing.

I hope that each and every one of you have a good day tomorrow.

Be easy

-cp