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top five

Every day, in my paper journal, I write down five good things. The goal is to actively appreciate my life. It's a self-helpy, touchy-feely thing to do, but it does help put things in perspective. Sometimes the list has serious things (father's cancerous mole removed safely) and other times it's silly (did not embarrass self at party by talking about squirrel foraging habits).

Today's list:
5. Amusement Parks on Fire is either a guilty pleasure or the band that's providing this year's summer jam, "Venus in Cancer." Maybe both.

4. Therapy was, uh, therapeutic. I feel grounded and confident, ready to take on what needs fixin'. Even the stuff I am a little scared of taking on. After therapy, I had a nice lunch of inari and a cupcake. Those are two of my favorite snacks.

3. Despite the teasing disdain of Ben Calhoun, Chicago Public Radio, I will enjoy watching two hours of pretty Angelina in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. As I told Ben, not everything has to be Fellini.

2. In the morning, I saw Sean at the El stop. It was nice to have a friend to talk with on the way to work. Later, I ran into my sister-in-law Karen, who is always great to see.

1. This extends backwards one day, but yesterday I had lunch with my best friend from grade school. Only a few weeks previous, I'd been talking about how I wish we hadn't lost touch over the years. She e-mailed me last week, and yesterday we saw each other for the first time in 13 years. She's beautiful and as funny and wonderful as ever. We talked and laughed as though no years had passed at all.

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