Gratitude, Day 2

[ladysprite]

It's a little on the late side, and I'm a little on the tired side, and I spent a good bit of today in social situations that wound up taking energy instead of restoring energy, so there's a part of me that doesn't want to do this right now.... but there's a larger and more stubborn part of me that says this is exactly the time that I should be working on this.

So, something simple, tonight. I'm grateful for the gray ribbed cardigan that I made for myself a few weeks ago. It's soft and warm and it fits just about perfectly, and it lets me keep from freezing when everyone else in the room wants the window open and I'm curled up in a tiny ball trying not to freeze. And not being cold makes everything else so very much easier.

As a second, bonus note, I am grateful that I am learning how to manage my own responses and my anxiety levels, so that when I'm in a situation that, a year or a few months ago, might have wound up triggering a panic attack, I can now take a few minutes, step away, and manage to stay, if not cheery and bright, at least level-headed and self-aware.

It's a step.

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[rickvs.livejournal.com]

*cheer*. Here's to continued progress!