When I was little and my Mom was rehabilitating an injury, she sensed I was troubled and made me speak to a child psychologist. "It will be fun! You get to talk to this lady and play with toys!" she put it. The sessions always started with two questions: What were some of the good things that happened this week, and what were some of the bad things that happened this week? Well, as a kid, I'd blab on and on about the good stuff: Simple childish joys like riding a bike, eating fruit loops for breakfast, getting a gold star in class, watching hilarious "3 Stooges" re-runs, and so on. But the bad stuff? I always struggled with that one. It wasn't that bad stuff never happened, but I just really, really didn't like to talk about it.
But, as a grown up... I don't know what happened. It's like the opposite: I now find the bad stuff much easier to talk about, even more so than the good. And I'm not alone in this either; this is pretty common with grown-ups. I guess maybe once we discover that it's easier to vent, to let off steam, it becomes all TOO easy to do so. Then, sadly, you forget to share the good stuff.
So, I will try to focus on the good stuff. I can't guarantee that I won't occasionally vent if I feel the need, or that something comes up that I feel is relevant and appropriate to discuss, but I will generally try to avoid using this as an exclusive place to rant and vent about negative things.
For example, in the last couple days, I:
-Finished three work-related projects.
-Had a pretty great sandwich at lunch.
-Saw the most beautiful girl I had EVER seen.
-Saw this car that looked like a huge Siamese cat running down the road, and for some reason whenever I see one of these cars, it always makes me smile.
-Saw a couple cars that looked like giant frogs, several others with huge buck teeth, and one that looked like a shoebox on wheels, and laughed about it.
-Successfully chocked off a couple errands I had been needing to get done.
-Had a couple beers with the neighbor who is really cool.
So, did anything happen that bothered, annoyed, or upset me? Maybe, but I don't really want to talk about it.