Thought Experiment
Today I clutch a book in hand as a security object rather than my phone.
Moments
When moods waver.
New Approach
Practicing mindlessness.
Kleidung
I like the outfit I happen to be wearing this morning, so I’m going to take that as a minor personal victory. I didn’t even plan it!
Tools
Staking a lot of my mental and emotional well-being on this little rectangular box with one glossy surface. Like the Penfield Mood Organ in “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” I adjust the settings and try to strike the right balance to achieve the necessary effect.
Brilliant Idea
I’d like to get a $10 black wig (with floppy bangs) so I could visually re-experience what I looked like 35 years ago. If only for a passing moment, and if only seen in a bathroom mirror.
Unsad
Realizing that I never used the tags “happy” and “love” on my very long-running blog (we’re talking decades, here) until the last couple of days. Only “bored,” “depression,” “lonely,” “frustrated,” and so on. I’m gonna go as far as to call that Life Progress (you think?), and be glad it happened.
Heute
Remembering to breathe calmly and regularly - out with the bad air, in with the good. Today has the potential to be a nice one (they all do, really), as long as I allow it. Maintaining my cool, pausing to enjoy little moments, being kind to both people close to me and strangers who cross my path.
Relics
During challenging moments (that can sometimes draw out into challenging hours, then days, then weeks), I find myself drawn to easily-understood, quick-to-grasp personal comfort items. Like brightly-colored plastic dinosaurs or new wave tapes I bought in 1983. Not certain it helps, but!
Remade / Remodeled
A clean start, a renewed approach, a new commitment to thinking it over / taking a momentary pause. Scavenged Luxury can be reclaimed even under trying circumstances. All it takes is room to maneuver and a few minutes to slow the pulse. I’ll keep reading, writing, drawing, and filing my thoughts.