Happiness Diary Day 4
Posted by Cottontimer on 02 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: Me
Really don’t know if this happiness program is making a difference or not. I was darn cranky yesterday but I’m assuming it was from the pressure of putting together my first major blog carnival. Anyhoo, here is my list for day 4.
10 things that I have to be thankful for about my health

Picture courtesy of my dad.
- Strong arms with which to carry Stephen
- Strong back with which to carry Stephen
- Strong legs with which to carry Stephen
- Strong heart with which to carry Stephen (starting to get the message?)
- A brain with a relatively fast processor
- Hearty digestion
- Decent genes
- Tolerable eyesight
- No major allergies
- Ten fingers and ten toes (I once saw a man in Vietnam with an extra thumb and it unnerved me.)
Day 5’s entry requires me to write down 10 people I’m thankful to have in my life but since this will undoubtedly result in hurt feelings, I’ll skip it. In fact, I’m starting to get a little bored doing this. There are probably better uses of my time.
Project abort.
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I think it’s possibly a good idea to abort this project. If you asked me off the top of my head to list 10 things I’m happy about, I’d be incapable of doing so, and then feel depressed that I wasn’t able to come up with 10 things I liked about me or my life etc. It’s silly, because there are many, many things I’m happy about, but just like when people ask me what I want for my birthday or what I want to do when I grow up — my mind goes blank.
I’m sure the Happiness List thingy works for some people, but I don’t think it does for everyone. It wouldn’t for me, in any case.
Mummy’s coming to stay in two weeks, remember so that we can book a date! Would you like to meet up any time this week? We could go to Chinatown together.
LOL Perhaps pick it up another day, Hsien. It can’t hurt, can it??
And here I was so proud of you using that other side of the brain!! You know, whichever half it is that I mostly use.
The main thing is that you have the strength. To carry Stephen, and to carry on.
I was enjoying reading it, and thinking hard about the good things in my life too. The only one that really got me stumped was the 10 things I like about myself…I like my nose which is small and straight, but after that….
Stephen sounds like a daily weight training programme, and one that you can’t put off however much you might feel like it! I think that is one of the hardest things about mothering, no sick-leave!
Rosie: Hey girl. Did you see what your mom said later? She’s egging me on and you’re telling me to stop. lol
Stephen isn’t feeling his best this week, so we probably won’t be able to get together. Have some travel plans coming up but I’ll keep in touch, ok? Hope you’re resting up nicely.
Christina: Nooooooooooooo.
Kerri: I don’t want to intrude into your territory.
Kristina: You put it so eloquently! I feel quite satisfied now.
Snowy: No sick leave indeed! I would love to see your list and a pic of your beautiful nose.
Eh, focusing on being happy all the time is overrated. Focusing on being real, now that’s something I could get behind.
river2sea72: It gets too real around here most of the time.
yeah the 10 things is becoming like one of those pointless LJ memes … anyway, i do agree with the grateful-for-10-fingers-and-toes part. my driving tester in california had a hook for a hand (he fought in Vietnam, so he said) and while i was amazed that he still carried on life with such humour, it caused some distress to me (how would you like a swinging hook when the tester tells you to turn left or park on a hill?)
pei fen: Are you saying I’m pointless?!?! *sob* heehee
As for the hook, I can imagine myself flinching every time he waved it around. Not on purpose but how could you help yourself?