Morning Thoughts

I actually heard this on my way in to work this morning, and it made a lot of sense to me. We all have positive and negative things working in our lives every day. How we respond to that is really up to us. The speaker on the radio said that one way to channel positive energy is to exercise, but when you are doing the exercise, give thanks to all the things you have. His examples were that you can give thanks to your health, to your legs that are enabling you to walk and run, among other things. It all sounds somewhat ZEN to me, but I think he has a point.

I guess that is what I was getting at in my entry last night about shifting my focus on how I look at life.

You know, I have so much to be thankful for. Life to me is unbelievable right now. So much is going so well. Kent and I are so happy. We both have jobs, we both have our health. That’s huge!

It is part of my makeup to hate inequalities in life. Right now, my inability to make my life totally complete hinges around being able to fully participate in society. I don’t think I can do that without access to marriage. But, that’s one thing, and it doesn’t have to spoil the pot, so to speak. I also think it’s important to recognize in myself that I do have this big issue with inequality. To me, it’s a big thing; to others, they don’t care.

So, I’m going to focus on what is right in my life. And it comes to mind that the wireless head phones I bought yesterday (to watch TV silently while Kent is sleeping), ROCK! Now, I can listen to my TV while standing in the middle of my yard! How cool is that??!