brokenpurplecrayon

• i found my happy thought! (and my happy place) #
• i ate too much lunch. damn the steak leftovers! #
• why is it, as soon as the universe thinks you’re strong enough, you get another lesson (or, in this case, another *part* of a lesson)? #

and in the vein of “don’t take it personally”…

i was reminded today that other people’s behaviors/actions are *not* because of me. even when they feel terribly hurtful and personal. people react from what is happening in their own lives. their frustrations and perceptions of things. and, in turn, so do i. the interesting part is when you step back and look and see that the perceptions we had of the situation (and each other) were actually not what was really happening.

it doesn’t make things all better - but it does offer up a different view. and in a different view, a different space to sit in and decide how to act.

i’m in a different space. i’m reflecting on my perceptions and actions. anger dissipates much easier when you can step out of things - now i’m focusing on not sitting too long with regrets either (because they are just as unproductive as anger).

• I have glitter painted fingernails. #
• @ohpeasplease super grover rocks!!!!!!!! #
• hormones make evil migraines - suckage. #

• It amazes me how accepting 2 year olds are. Several kids grabbed my hand as we walked in from playing for 10 minutes. So sweet. #

i’m learning to find my random happy places. even if it’s being behind 3 UPS trucks at a stop light on the way to work.

playing around with my camera and photo editing. puddy became my subject and target tonight. the first two shots are fairly simple. in the third, puddy was sitting on the couch by me and sweetie was sleeping on the futon across the room. when i tried to get a shot of both, the flash washed puddy out into nothing more than a white outline and an aura. i let microsoft photo editor jack the color & contrast all out of whack. i like how it came out.