Just Briefly
Sep. 22nd, 2008 07:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
waitingmanToday's my first day off in 33 days... so why did I spend an hour in Debtor's Prison this afternoon? A week ago I joked about becoming institutionalised. Now... it's not funny.
And thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dorukai for raising a seldom-seen-of-late smile with this:
1. Get out of bed feeling excited to start the day.
2. Substitute the answer “Great!” for “I’ve been better” when asked: "How are you?"
3. Go for a walk on the beach without worrying about skin cancer.
4. Fly without demanding a seat next to the emergency exit.
5. Wait for your luggage without panicking it’s on a flight to Guam.
6. Ride in an elevator without expecting the grinding sound that tells you it’s stuck between floors.
7. Touch the pole on the train without pulling your sleeve down to cover your hand.
8. Sleep in a hotel bed without inspecting the mattress for bed bugs.
9. Buy a lottery ticket
10. Don’t assume that the waiter gave you regular instead of decaf.
11. Use the nights you have insomnia to knit a scarf rather than ponder every mistake you’ve ever made.
12. Get through at least one week of “4 weeks to a better body”.
13. Attend a wedding without thinking they’ll be divorced in five years.
14. Eat sushi from a salad bar.
15. Give someone a week to respond to an email without assuming they don’t care about you.
16. If you see hair in the sink, don’t predict you will be bald and alone for the rest of your life.
17. Go to a party without expecting to hate it.
18. Tell a friend “You'll get over him” even if you don’t think she will.
19. Show up at work without worrying you’re about to lose your job.
20. Go out in the pouring rain believing a cab will turn up in seconds.
21. If (s)he tells you (s)he’s busy and can’t talk don’t assume (s)he’s having an affair.
22. Have someone explain why the stock market always corrects itself.
23. When someone tells you “This will pass” don’t ask: “But what if it doesn’t?”
24. Look at an old photograph of yourself without thinking your best days are behind you.
25. Just once, experience what it feels like to say: "Life is good".
And thanks to
dorukai for raising a seldom-seen-of-late smile with this:1. Get out of bed feeling excited to start the day.
2. Substitute the answer “Great!” for “I’ve been better” when asked: "How are you?"
3. Go for a walk on the beach without worrying about skin cancer.
4. Fly without demanding a seat next to the emergency exit.
5. Wait for your luggage without panicking it’s on a flight to Guam.
6. Ride in an elevator without expecting the grinding sound that tells you it’s stuck between floors.
7. Touch the pole on the train without pulling your sleeve down to cover your hand.
8. Sleep in a hotel bed without inspecting the mattress for bed bugs.
9. Buy a lottery ticket
10. Don’t assume that the waiter gave you regular instead of decaf.
11. Use the nights you have insomnia to knit a scarf rather than ponder every mistake you’ve ever made.
12. Get through at least one week of “4 weeks to a better body”.
13. Attend a wedding without thinking they’ll be divorced in five years.
14. Eat sushi from a salad bar.
15. Give someone a week to respond to an email without assuming they don’t care about you.
16. If you see hair in the sink, don’t predict you will be bald and alone for the rest of your life.
17. Go to a party without expecting to hate it.
18. Tell a friend “You'll get over him” even if you don’t think she will.
19. Show up at work without worrying you’re about to lose your job.
20. Go out in the pouring rain believing a cab will turn up in seconds.
21. If (s)he tells you (s)he’s busy and can’t talk don’t assume (s)he’s having an affair.
22. Have someone explain why the stock market always corrects itself.
23. When someone tells you “This will pass” don’t ask: “But what if it doesn’t?”
24. Look at an old photograph of yourself without thinking your best days are behind you.
25. Just once, experience what it feels like to say: "Life is good".
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Date: 2008-09-22 10:59 am (UTC)