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Things that make me happy

It has been an… interesting? … year so far. What is going on to the south of us here in Canada is beyond weird- every day makes me feel more and more like I’m living in the world portrayed in the movie Idiocracy. Coming off an end of 2024 that saw the passing of two of our loved ones, it has been a bit much.

But February and March have also been a couple of months wherein my wife and I started to think about fun things we want to have and do in our retirement. We have plans! And some of those plans are actually in progress!

And then I saw a post over on Lou Plummer’s blog that listed the things that make him happy, and that is a bit of inspiration to add to my energy reserve. So what’s on my happiness list?

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Finding things to be grateful for

I mentioned in October that I was not yet practicing daily gratitude. I decided to fix that and, as is the routine for me, I felt compelled to buy a couple of things to get started. Thus far I’ve managed to find several things each day to feel positive about.

I probably couldn’t have picked a worse time to start this, though. The next four years of craziness and likely despair across our Southern border are going to be challenging to set aside each morning. But I am making the attempt, and finding it is a helpful habit to work on.

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