7 August - What I'm Thankful for Today

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Good afternoon from a wonderfully cool Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Right now, it's 75 F and feels like 78 F. I'm not going to say today was a good day. Nor will I make this a negative post. I had a meltdown. However, today helped me through what happened. I also learned something about myself in the process, so that's a good thing. If you read yesterday's thankful post, you know I had Writer's Guild last night. It was far from what I expected. We did a critique of each other's work on their work. Pens came out. When I got my two pages of Wilderness Cry back from everyone who read it, I was devastated. Hense the meltdown. I was angry. I saw two pages of notes in margins, lines, arrows, and comments on the back of the second page. I was overwhelmed by it all. I literally couldn't handle it. Everything that happens, happens for a reason and if you can't find something good in the situation, you're not trying hard enough. I'm thankful for today. I'm thankful for rock painting. I didn't want to go, but I didn't want to stay home either. I called my friend to make sure what time she was picking me up. She forgot it was Wednesday. I apologized to her for last night. She said it was okay and Karma as she had things happen too. I'm thankful for the walk along the Fox River Trail and City Deck before rock painting. I walked from the ADRC to the Main Street Bridge. I got some great pictures along the way and talked to a woman Army Recruiter who has been in the Army for 18 years. She even thanked me for my service as a Vietnam Veteran. I was wearing my Navy hat. The walk helped a lot with what I went through last night. I'm thankful for the work I did on Wilderness Cry when I got home from rock painting. I read the comments and found they weren't as bad as I first thought. I could handle it, and did. I'm no longer angry, and feeling much better. I'm thankful for the time I spent here today. It's good to know how you're doing in your world. Thanks for reading. The image belongs to me of a pelican on the river with the Main Street bridge in the background. I had all my steps by the time I got back to the ADRC. What are you thankful for today?