MENTAL PICTURES - KEEP THE GOOD ONES

This week was a very emotionally draining week. Heidi's brother-in-law, Robison, was killed while longboarding on Thursday afternoon. While sitting in the hospital waiting room cuddling Nixon while Heidi and Peter were in with Robi, I had lots of time to sit and think. Now, I'll tell you one of my talents. My simpleton mind can actually re-play funny sitcoms. Yep, I've seen them that often. I reflected on an episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond". The one where Marie stands up at Robert and Amy's wedding and says that she is afraid he is making a mistake by getting married. At the reception, Ray is making a toast to the still dumbfounded couple and says that they should remember this day by "editing". Remember the good things and edit out the bad things. I think that is good advice. I think remembering all of the good things we have in our life and not dwelling on the negative is the best thing for me to do. It even applies to my dogs. It's easy to get mad when they've had an accident (okay, not an accident but a canine conscious decision to pee or poop) but they're my posse and are with me more than anyone else in the world. It's easy to just dwell on being ticked off or hurt or offended. My sister, Ruthie says "you can't offend me; I have a teenager". I like that and it does ring true for me as well. So, in my quest for happiness I will dwell on the good, not the bad. So, this week's grade on my wannabethin is a C. Went to the gym three times and that's what I'll dwell on. Not the fast food chain that my car just naturally drives to. If there's a smart car, it's my camry. It knows what I'm craving, dammit. It's like it reads my mind. This week, I'll try to change my thought pattern so it will take me to the gym a little more and McDonald's a little less.