Good Moods: notes to myself

What is a good mood like for me?

• Usually I'm energetic, occasionally I'm very relaxed
• I'm focused on something good
• I'm doing what I've chosen to do (either because it's fun or because I want it done)
• I don't feel rushed
• Usually I am alone, occasionally I'm with others

What puts me in a good mood?

• Focusing on what I can control rather than what I can't
• Adding positive things to diminish the impact of negative things I can't control (such as pain)
• Looking forward to something good in the future
• Having just completed something rewarding
• Planning how to accomplish something rewarding

Enjoyable things:

• curling up with cats
• reading a book
• being outdoors
• doing a jigsaw puzzle

Rewarding things:

• solving a technical problem at work
• anything that's been a To Do item for a while (fixing the coffee table)
• anything that makes my environment more pleasant (doing dishes, getting rid of clutter)
• getting some exercise

Five-Minute Refresh

Of the top dozen or so entries on my friends page, ALL but one of the comments to ALL the entries that have comments at all were made by...

me.

Time to get off this computer and get something done!! :-O