To-day could be a challenge. The newspaper said that it was “Blue Monday,” which means that it is generally a depressing day for almost everyone, because the holiday bills have come in; it’s cold and snowy; we’ve failed in our New Year’s resolutions; we need vitamin D; the list goes on….. So I guess that I’ll have to crank up the volume today!!!<\/p>\n
1. Fortunately they had my favourite treat at the Second Cup this morning – orange cranberry scone. They don’t always have it in and it’s all I ever buy. This is good and it’s only 11:20am.<\/p>\n
2. Got out of my parking spot again to-day. My husband needed a push from a neighbour; but I did it, first shot!<\/p>\n
3. Luckily the cat has forgiven me for stepping on him this evening – well black cat on a navy carpet in a darkened room. Cat treats work!<\/p>\n
4. One of winter’s positive sides is food that requires slow cooking. I could become addicted to stews, tagines, cassoulets. Knitting is not an addiction, it is the therapy we use to deal with addictions \ud83d\ude42 I’m lucky we had time to make up a few dishes on Sunday to eat all week!<\/p>\n
5. Two Christmas cards sent by my sister-in-law in Edinburgh arrived – They were postmarked in time – just got sidelined I guess. I’m lucky that they arrived at all.<\/p>\n
6. Sivia Harding posted to my Facebook this quote from Martin Luther King:<\/p>\n
\n“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n
It was a lovely reminder that there is a higher order and there are great people striving to elevate us all! There are days when I need these reminders – Blue Monday was one of them and I’m lucky that this day comes just once a year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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