Every Thursday (this week Friday) I share three good things from today, in the past week, and/or in the week or weeks to come, to focus on what is good. I encourage you to share in the comments your three good things too, if you want. I was introduced to thinking on three good things for the week by Deb Nance of the blog Readerbuzz who lists hers every Sunday on her blog.

Like last week, I debated whether or not to post this week, but then thought why not? Just because I’m putting up poems each day for National Poetry Month doesn’t mean that I can’t share three good things too.

Poetry

No. 1 this week is poetry with today being the 10th straight day I’ve shared a poem I wrote plus a poem from one of three sites that share a poem each day. At the end of March, I selected 30 poems that I wrote, in the 1990s and 2000s. It’s been interesting to revisit these poems, most of which I read during a poetry reading at a now-defunct cultural society in suburban Philadelphia in 2004.

I would be remiss if I didn’t encourage you to go read them. Maybe a poem will speak to you, either mine or one by one of the other poets.

Two days off from work

Today and yesterday, I’m off from work. Kim was off yesterday too and we spent much of the day binge-watching silly TV, including finishing up the second season of an Australian comedy on Netflix called Fisk.

Today I’m going to try to read Shift: Managing Your Emotions – So They Don’t Manage You by Ethan Kross. I read his first book, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It, which I found helpful so thought I’d try this.

Therapy

After skipping therapy last month, I went to my teletherapy session on Wednesday. Even though my therapist was late and it was short, the session was good and much needed with everything going on in the world.