BIG LOUD WHINE.....THE SUUUUUN IS IN MY EEEEEEYYYYYEEEES..

I am sitting in my chair in my new spot by the window and the sun is actually shining today!  And its shining right smack into my eyes....making it very difficult to see what I am doing here!  Please forgive my inaccuracies!

Again I do not have a whole lot to report.  I don't like to talk about the weather but....we have been having some crazy wild weather lately.  And last night, whilst there was no wind, the rain came down in a way that even if I describe it dead accurately here, you still wouldn't understand.  The only other place I have seen rain like this was in Bamfield.

  Once I saw it in Mission, but it only lasted long enough to almost collapse the huge revival tent we were in for our annual church convention.  There were about 500 or more of us under that massive tent and if it had collapsed we would all have been dead.  I can see the reaction to that headline now, FIVE HUNDRED DEAD FROM EVANGELICAL TENT COLLAPSE!  Heathens could draw cliche conclusions.  Anyway, last night, the rain thundered down, and for a long long long time.  I think thats the difference here, it rains for hours and hours, steadily.

So I could talk about the dog here.  I mean I could talk about the hair he is leaving in balls everywhere. Aren't they supposed to moult in the spring when it starts getting hot?  And soooo much hair.  But I won't talk about that.

And I could talk about what I am making for dinner tonight.  Its just an impossible pie and salad, boring!  So I won't talk about that.

Also, I could talk about a book I am just starting.  It was recommended by Peter.  It's called "The Road to Unfreedom" by Timothy Snider.  Peter mentioned in a conversation the other day how some heads of state are creating a designed chaos that will dismantle democracy.  I argued with him and then realized that I needed to have more info, thus I shall read the book.  Actually I have already started.  Very interesting....to me...but unlikely to you guys so I won't bring it up again.

So there we go....a post not about anything.  Today I am going to make a pact to go out everyday somewhere and see if something happens right in front of me and I can report it.  Maybe a vicious  fight to break up, a lost baby to help find , an unexpected whale breach, a twenty dollar bill to find laying on the ground, a hobo to befriend, a hot dog to buy at the drive in.....I feel like Walter Mitty! If I was into lying I could really make this blog pop!!!  But alas I am not.

So thats it folks.  Stay safe and noodle de doodle.  TTYL

SHARRI AND ARYN:

1.  Laugh:  as medicine this is a pretty good suggestion.  Laughing raises the good positive endorphins in the body. My niece Emily took a weekend course on laughing and what it does for you.  Laughing also releases neuropeptides, small proteins that facilitate communication between neurons.  Now who wouldn't want that.

2.  Sing.  Singing does much the same thing as touch and laughing.

3.  Put a name to your angst.  Like, 'I am feeling lonely' or 'I feel anxious' or 'I am angry'.  As soon as you affix an appropriate label, start to understand the cause of that feeling and go about fixing it.

4.  Ask for help when you need it.  There are all sorts of good reasons to ask for help.  Too many to go into here but trust me, knowing when to ask for help is just plain smart and good for you.

5.  Write a thank you letter.  I liked this section.  Studies have shown that people who keep gratitude journals are generally happier people.  This is what the book says, "That's a good practise if you need to be reminded that, actually, your's probably isn't the most miserable existence in human history."  Haha I love that.  And they suggest sharing with those that have created the reason why you are grateful.  Let them know the positive effect they have had on you.