What Moved You Emotionally Today?

[The Albatross]

Day 27: What moved me emotionally mostly yesterday was frustration to the point of irritation over various issues (which means I'm over extended and not using my self calming techniques very often or well) but then I had a between shifts call from friend in the hospital who called to tell me her birthday gift had arrived so she'll have it on her birthday. It broke up the frustration just enough to give me some room to pull out the rest of the day without a frown on my face.

 

[Changing4Best]

I was moved to answer a post here on the forum that I would normally not have answered, but I took pity on the author of that post and replied, because I felt it was the right thing to do, because I wanted to, and because I cared. There were a lot of other emotions too, including shame and regret. That one post put me through the ringer of emotions!

 

[Yvy]

What a great threat! I'm trying to write down positive things every day (which hasn't worked out yet very well) and express my gratitude in my book too but this is great too... Although it's almost 30 days now for all of you!
Can I still pitch in? (or how do you say that in English?) Will the challenge go further?

Here's my positive thing for today:

-I'm watching the sun go down from my room now and it's really beautiful (wish I could post the photo), it's a bright yellow, purple and orange with dark clouds above it (it is the Netherlands after all....;P)

-I have a new friend (I only know her for a few years) and I can call her when I have too much stress or panic, I'm really grateful for that. Sometimes I call her everyday (which is really often), I'm happy that she wants to help me and wants to be there for me in this difficult period for me.

 

[Anrish]

@Yvy: Welcome and don't worry. I don't think that the challenge will stop only because the 30 days are over. ;)

I was moved by a lot of stress breaking down on me after the last week. ...I was tired, sad, exhausted, but also relieved...and it knocked me out physically. ...and my best friend was here to catch me what really helped a lot.

 

[Recovery4Me]

Day 27

Just finally had some sleep after after a two day sleep hi-jack with night terrors and then staying up to pace! Wow, how lovely it feels to be rested and loose some of the zombie eye appeal.

Then I celebrated with a delicious delivery of a loaded steak sub with hot fries on a sunny afternoon.:hungry: Feel like a zippy teenager who hit the jackpot while I jam out to tunes!:headphone:


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@Yvy Belated welcome to the forum as well! I agree with the author of the thread, I will hang in after 30 days as it is good practice for me to wade through emotions to grab the positive ones;). Feels like fishing, you know? Takes patience for me.

 

[ms spock]

Day 24 I am moved by how much I have to do, and that it is possible that I can do it.

 

[jaccat]

Day 28 (a little late), moved to happiness by a phone call from my best friend in which we discussed our plans for our day out on Saturday, as well as talking about our lives in general. She always brightens my day and I don't get to hear from her often enough.

Day 29, moved to feel proud after two compliments from my boss about what a difference I had made with the last couple of days work, and how much things had improved because of that.

 

[Anrish]

By a report about former US-soldiers who served in Afghanistan and how they have to fight to return to a "normal" life. I was moved by the dog of one of those soldiers and how the dog cared for his owner. And I was moved and impressed by a former commanding officer who still had to fight to face his own family but still kept his door open for his former comrades to come by and talk about what they experienced in the war. I was short before crying while watching this report because I also had flashbacks from really violent demonstrations some years ago. ...and I know what it feels like if no one cares and if everybody just expects you to function because you're a "pro".

 

[Changing4Best]

I was moved today by a book I was reading, a biography by a woman who has schizophrenia. She's a college professor, teaching law at the University of Southern California. She did not use a pen name. She was really brave to write the book, and in some of it, I felt like I knew what she was going though, as I too have experienced some of the things she has. I felt a bit scared that the things that were happening to her could slide off the pages into my own mind. It was a really freaky feeling!

 

[The Albatross]

Day 28: I was emotionally moved by 'Hotel Rwanda', about a hotel manager that saved about 1200 people by turning the upscale hotel he was managing into a safe haven for people during the massacre/genocide of just under 1 million people in the 1990's.

 

[ms spock]

Day 25 I was moved by the return of our Papa Bear. He is more fragile. We are getting really good and packing him up to bring him home, and packing it up to take him to respite care. He was so delighted to see us.

 

[Recovery4Me]

Day 28 (Late by 1/2 hour)

I watched Cinderella the original version during the 50's and held onto a good memory in my childhood. The significance for me is that I did not allow my S.O.'s 'dump' (at the same time in reality) to encroach into my appreciation of life.

Day 29
The gym reopened down the street. Guess whose working out and getting life in order? As I said, there are soooo many ways to appreciate life.:clown: No icecream and chic flicks for this day!