100 Days of Positivity

Storm sent our backyard fence crashing into the neighbors' property yesterday. I haven't experienced a bigger positive come from a literal natural disaster. : ) Our neighbors are an elderly white couple, polite but reticent. In the past we'd nod or say the occasional hello as we passed each other on the street. Today we spent the day with them and their kids' families, shoring up the fences that line our properties, discussing contractors, drinking coffee and getting to know each other. They had such wonderful stories to tell about our neighborhood where they've lived for nearly 40 years! At the end of the day, my neighbor spoke for us all when she said, "Aren't we glad the wind knocked down the fence?!"

Also, I baked some bread! : )

 

MIL and DIL shopping day. Introduced MIL to a Starbucks' latte. Had a wonderful time with her.

 

May your 'cunning planning' be a roaring success! : ) But seriously, 'swallowing the frog first thing' or 'front-loading your pain' as I heard someone call it recently is a mantra for a happy life. I've learned this the hard way -- suffering now is infinitely preferable to suffering later. Suffering later means suffering in the anticipation of suffering until the actual pain arrives! Might as well suffer once and be done with it. These days when my avoidance tendencies rear their head, I mutter to myself, "front-load your pain Gauri!"

 

Got home after a damp, dull and dreary day, feeling madder than a wet hen. Found piping hot vada-sambar waiting for me. Felt instantly better. So grateful.