Positive Thoughts

• I am very appreciative of the fact that I am having days when I feel normal again. Normal I classify as days when I get things done. Today was one of those days.
• Something I have noticed which confirms I am slowly moving back to normal is that I have almost completely stopped taking naps. I no longer feel the need to do so, and, of course, that means I am sleeping better at night. I still have the occasional night where sleep is difficult, but then this was true even before Fred died so as long as it is only occasional, nights when I am awake until the small hours don’t bother me much.
• I called Diane, thanked her for inviting me to Thanksgiving and told her I had decided to stay home because I was getting very anxious about being in a crowd of people most of whom I don’t know. I will not be lonely by myself. Fred always enjoyed Thanksgiving and so we celebrated it, but it is a holiday that doesn’t mean much to me because I grew up in England where it isn’t a part of our culture. I will be fine and if I am fortunate, I may have a Day with Energy again!.
• Now, Christmas is a holiday I would not like to spend alone so I am glad to be going to Mississippi to spend it with my older son and his wife. New Year will be in North Carolina with my younger son. {I have dug out my little camera so he can take a picture of me getting in and out of his HUGE truck!}
• I hope every one who celebrates Thanksgiving has a great day!

Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) English Poet

Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.

– Oscar Wilde

Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone. ~Fred Rogers (Mr. Roger