Hi everyone. Today I’m feeling all over the place. It’s been like this for most of the week. I’ve been struggling with lots of unfamiliar staff sent out to do my support and my day schedule being screwed up for various reasons. However, I’m going to focus on the positive. I’m joining in with Sunny Sunday. Like Leigha, I am going to focus on the things I’m grateful for, from the general to the specific. I am using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a guide.
1. Physiological needs: Food. Particularly, the fact that we had French fries yesterday (oh wait, that’s not a need). My relatively good physical health. A roof over my head.
2. Safety needs: my financial security. The fact that my staff did try to get me a familiar staff person for my one-on-one at least part of the time (although it was after I’d had an outburst).
3. Love and belonging needs: my spouse, who phoned me this evening despite having a headache. A visit from my mother-in-law on Tuesday.
4. Esteem needs: my new day schedule, which will take effet tomorrow, giving me more time to engage in activities I enjoy. Well, technically it’s not more time in total, but the day schedule is less cut up into small parts, so I’ll have a larger time slot in the afternoon for something like polymer clay.
5. Self-actualization needs: renewed motivation for actually doing something creative. It hasn’t yet formed into something concrete, but I’m working on that.
What are you happy about?
nice list of positives! I’m grateful that I might be discharged soon from hospital. xoxo
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I am so grateful about that on your behalf too.
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Most happy because of family love and support
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Thank you so much. I’m happy about that too.
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It is good to take time to notice all you are grateful for! A good list! 🌞
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Thank you so much. Yes, so true, taking notice of the positives is really helpful.
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It sounds like you have everything that you need even if you do have unfamiliar staff and your day schedule is a bit messed up. It’s good that you can find the positives. x
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Thanks so much for putting things into perspective for me. I sometimes really struggle when unfamiliar staff support me, but in a sense, I’m far better off than many people.
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Having had a quite weekend where I could reflect and process is what I have been happy about.
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That’s good. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure, thanks for the question 🙂
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I’m glad things are working out the way you want them
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Thank you. I’m grateful for this too.
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You’re welcome.
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Sending you a big ((HUG)) and praying that all goes as planned and you find happiness in the program.
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Aw, thank you. I’m really hoping it will work out too.
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I’m grateful for where I am right now in life. Life’s good.
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Oh that’s awesome! Thanks so much for stopping by.
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