Happy Thoughts
12.11.08 (4:44 pm) [edit]
There's a school of thought that all emotions are state of mind. If you think happy, you are happy. Well, I'm not so happy so I'm going to think happy.
Things that have made me happy this week:
1. The sound a new white-out makes when you shake it. I've always wondered what's inside - a tiny rock?
2. Walkers Shortbread in Festive Shapes. Ermmmmm, buttery, crumbly goodness shaped like Santa's head.
3. One of my literature students telling me my class inspired her to finish her short story. No teacher could ever hear sweeter words.
4. Bangkok's persitent cold snap. I got to break out my favorite lavendar turtleneck which I almost never get to wear.
5. Belly dancing. Just because.
6. Hearing the story of how popsicles were invented. Strangely enough, heard it twice this week and I still think it's a cute story.
7. The Little Book of the Environment I grabbed from the Oxford Dictionaries' booth at a recent seminar. It has a ton of great vocabulary items I can use on my students.
8. Google Image Search. Fantastic.
9. Finding a really interesting site via Mental Floss. Well, Mental Floss in general.
10. Passive-aggressive notes, courtesy of the site of the same name. These people could totally live in Bangkok!
Final thought: Think happy thoughts!
Things that have made me happy this week:
1. The sound a new white-out makes when you shake it. I've always wondered what's inside - a tiny rock?
2. Walkers Shortbread in Festive Shapes. Ermmmmm, buttery, crumbly goodness shaped like Santa's head.
3. One of my literature students telling me my class inspired her to finish her short story. No teacher could ever hear sweeter words.
4. Bangkok's persitent cold snap. I got to break out my favorite lavendar turtleneck which I almost never get to wear.
5. Belly dancing. Just because.
6. Hearing the story of how popsicles were invented. Strangely enough, heard it twice this week and I still think it's a cute story.
7. The Little Book of the Environment I grabbed from the Oxford Dictionaries' booth at a recent seminar. It has a ton of great vocabulary items I can use on my students.
8. Google Image Search. Fantastic.
9. Finding a really interesting site via Mental Floss. Well, Mental Floss in general.
10. Passive-aggressive notes, courtesy of the site of the same name. These people could totally live in Bangkok!
Final thought: Think happy thoughts!
posted by: Ladyg (reply)
post date: 12.11.08 (12:10 am)
I agree, Happy thoughts are best, rather then dwell on the bad.
I must check out some of those sites that you mentioned.
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 12.11.08 (1:38 pm)
Hurrah! You're back!
posted by: alaskawildflowers (reply)
post date: 12.11.08 (2:34 pm)
there was a thing online yesterday about smiles, and how one can pass happiness to another person just by smiling-- and the benefit lasted up to a year! back to the happy place, back to the happy place. . .
posted by: Smithi (reply)
post date: 12.11.08 (9:57 pm)
:> keep smiling girl ! miss you