find the good and not the fault

Honestly I think I have seasonal affective disorder. I am such a raging, critical, shrill person today, and nothing is good enough for me. Partially this is just a tough week—santa has exploded in the house, and we have so many projects we want to finish before DH goes back to work after the first of the year.

I so strongly feel the need to be kinder, to be a less judgemental person, to love myself and others more gently.

to criticize. it’s so hard to create. it’s so easy to judge. it’s so hard to cheer.

A very stand-offish neighbor’s son just won a spelling bee – I’m going to write the kid a congratulatory note. i’m going to take the cheering into the world. (cheer and the world cheers with you, criticize and well, a lot of people may join you, but what’s that about?)